Fossa Ovalis Outline Project Proposal:
1. Introduction
a. What is the fossa ovalis?
b. History of the discovery of the fossa ovalis
c. Where it’s located
d. Why it’s there
e. Who does this mainly effect?
f. When it most effects humans
2. Adult Systems (for comparing purposes)
a. Explain the adult circulatory system
b. Explain the adult respiratory system
3. Fetal/Baby Systems
a. Explain the fetal/baby circulatory system
b. Explain the fetal/baby respiratory system
c. Differences of the adult, baby/fetal systems
d. Reasons why differences in adult and baby/fetal systems must differ
4. Processes and Results
a. The process of what happens with the fossa ovalis
b. Timeline of events in the life of the fossa ovalis
c. What everything becomes, what shifts
d. What are the end results
5. When the Fossa Ovalis Doesn’t Close
a. Describe the malfunctions
b. When you can first detect this malfunction
c. What results from this malfunction
d. Why this malfunction occurs
e. What is done to fix this problem
f. What happens if you don’t fix this problem
6. Aneurysm of Fossa Ovalis in Adults
a. What happens with this malfunction
b. Why this malfunction happens
c. Who this malfunction happens to
d. What fixes this problem
e. What happens if you don’t fix this problem
7. Morphometric analysis of fossa ovalis in rheumatic heart disease, congenial heart disease
a. What this malfunction is
b. What happens with this malfunction
c. Why this malfunction happens
d. Who this malfunction effects
e. What fixes this malfuncation
f. What happens if you don’t fix this problem
8. Conclusion
a. Why the fossa ovalis is so important
b. Importance of the hole closing
c. How malfunctions occur
References:
1. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-fossa-ovalis.htm
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826292
3. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054880703000413
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4059070
5. http://www.springerlink.com/content/f35k4375372x441v/
How the work is broken up:
Kristara: Introduction, adult systems
Katie: Child systems, process/timeline
Ashley: Hole in the heart, aneurysm of fossa ovalis
Ceci: morphometric analysis of fossa ovalis in rheumatic heart disease, conclusion