Biology A-Level
Heart anatomy
What Heart anatomy means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Heart anatomy
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Reference: OCR
The external and internal structure of the mammalian heart, learned as a labelled three-dimensional organ rather than a flat diagram.
Topics that use Heart anatomy
- Transport in animals (OCR A-Level)
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