VR Module · Physiology · Healthcare
Cardiac Cycle - VR module.
Watch the heart beat in VR - follow the cardiac cycle through systole and diastole, and link pressure, volume, and valve action across one full beat.
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Learning objectives
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
Describe the phases of the cardiac cycle
Relate atrial and ventricular systole and diastole to valve action
Link pressure and volume changes across one beat
Identify the heart sounds and their causes
Complete a scaffolded assessment on the cardiac cycle
About the module
The cardiac cycle, one beat at a time.
The cardiac cycle is dynamic, and static diagrams struggle to convey it. This module animates a full beat so students can link valve action, pressure, and volume as they happen.
Students step through systole and diastole, see each valve open and close, and relate the events to the pressure–volume story of the heart.
The 7thi AI tutor sits alongside the whole experience, scaffolding the difficult parts and giving subject-aware answers in context. Built-in assessment lets faculty see, per student, who has grasped which concepts - without grading another paper.
University syllabi
We map this module to your institution's own human heart syllabus before deployment. Request a custom mapping.
Competency-based curriculum (Global)
Aligned with competency-based medical and nursing education outcomes. Detailed mapping available on request.
NMC (India)
Supports National Medical Commission competency outcomes. Detailed mapping available on request.
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All subjectsThe full healthcare library, including Cardiac Cycle.
Custom rollout
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7thi and assessment in this module
7thi in this module
Students can ask 7thi questions at any point - about human heart or anything they see in the simulation. 7thi answers in context, without breaking the flow.
Assessment
Session data - concepts mastered, time per scene, assessment scores - appears on the faculty dashboard. Export to your LMS via xAPI.
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What prior knowledge do students need?
Foundation-level understanding of human heart. Suitable for undergraduate students and above.
How long is a typical session?
About 25 minutes for a full run including assessment. Students can pause and resume, and faculty can assign specific parts rather than the whole module.
Can this be used in a flipped classroom?
Yes. Students complete the VR module before the lecture, so class time focuses on analysis and discussion.
Is the assessment graded automatically?
Yes. Assessment scores appear on the faculty dashboard immediately. Faculty can adjust pass thresholds and export results to their LMS.
Which headsets is this module optimised for?
Meta Quest 2 / 3 / Pro, ClassVR, Pico, and any WebXR-compatible browser. It also runs in desktop browsers without a headset. We also support the Meta XR SDK, OpenXR, and any 6DOF headset.
See Cardiac Cycle live in a demo.
Thirty minutes, the full module, your curriculum questions answered.