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    • Rights: Bioengineering Institute – University of AucklandProfessor Peter Hunter
    Published 21 June 2007 Referencing Hub media
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    A model of a beating heart from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland shows the contraction1 of the ventricle three-dimensionally and graphically.

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    The Auckland Bioengineering Institute
    The University of Auckland

    1. contraction: 1. The reduction of the space matter occupies – by becoming smaller or shorter. 2. When muscles become shorter and pull.

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    Heartbeat calculator

    In this activity, students calculate the number of times their hearts have beaten since they were born. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain that their heart (cardiac ...

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      2. 1. The reduction of the space matter occupies – by becoming smaller or shorter.

      2. When muscles become shorter and pull.

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