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Human Health + Systems Flashcards

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Ingestion/eating

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Food is taken in by the body

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Digestion

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Food is broken down

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Absorption

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Digestion food passes into the bloodstream

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Assimilation

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Using the food in the cells of the body

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Elimination

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Getting rid of undigested food

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Physical digestion

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Mouth (teeth)
Stomach (churning)

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Chemical digestion

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Enzymes to break down food

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Enzymes are

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Chemicals that speed up reactions without being used up in the reaction

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Enzymes act on substrate

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And break it down into a product ex. Substrate = starch , enzymes =amylase (saliva)=product =maltose (sugar)

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Most chemical digestion happens

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In the small intestine

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Amylase

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In the mouth

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Enzymes

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In the stomach

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Plasma

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Liquid part of the blood
Pale yellow
Mostly water
Functions:to transport chemicals and heat
Chemicals (useful) food hormones
Chemicals(waste) Co2, salts, urea
Neat:generated from chemical reactions, transported around to maintain 37degrees Celsius
Also carries the red blood cells white blood cells and platelets

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Red Blood Cells

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Round, flattened discs, curve inward near centre
• Small, no nucleus, formed in bone marrow
• Very numerous – approx 5million per drop blood
• Function : transport oxygen to cells
• Red colour comes from haemoglobin
they contain.
• Haemoglobin picks up oxygen in the lungs
• It later releases it in other parts - e.g. muscle

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White Blood Cells

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Larger than Red Blood Cells but fewer in number
• No definite shape – shape can change
• They are also made in the bone marrow
• Function : to fight infection
• Some can surround micro-organisms and destroy them
• Others produce proteins called antibodies
• Antibodies help to destroy micro-organisms such as bacteria

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Platelets

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Smaller than red or white blood cells
• They are formed in the bone marrow
• They are formed from larger cells breaking down into pieces
• Function: help to form blood clots
• When a blood vessel is injured, platelets help to form a clot
• Clotting prevents loss of blood, and prevents micro- organisms getting in
• Clots are temporary barriers while repair and healing is taking place

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System of Tubes + Pump

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Blood being a fluid, needs tubes in which to flow
• These tubes are called blood vessels
• They come in three main types:
– Arteries
– Veins
– Capillaries
• Good blood flow requires the aid of a good pump
• In the human circulatory system this pump is the heart
• In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than 2.5 billion times, without ever pausing to rest

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Arteries

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Carry blood AWAY from the heart
• Flow of blood is strong and at high pressure
• Artery walls are thick and strong to withstand this pressure
• Blood is under pressure – forced to move in one direction
• There is no need for valves in arteries to prevent backwards flow
• All arteries (except pulmonary artery) carry oxygenated blood

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Veins

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Carry blood BACK to the heart
• Flow of blood is weaker and pressure is low
• Vein walls are thinner and weaker than artery walls
• Pressure is low, so there is a danger of backward flow of blood, especially when flow direction is against gravity
• Valves in veins at regular intervals, allow blood to flow forwards, but prevent reverse flow
• All veins (except pulmonary vein) carry deoxygenated blood

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Capillaries

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These are tiny blood vessels
• There are a huge number of them in the body
• Capillaries are found between arteries and veins
• Capillaries have very thin walls which allow materials to pass in and out with the surrounding cells and tissue.

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The heart

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• Is an organ about the size of a clenched fist
• Function: pumps blood around the body
• It pumps blood by contracting periodically
• Cardiac muscle provides the contraction
• Unlike regular muscle, cardiac muscle doesn’t tire easily
• Resting heart rate in adults is about 72 bpm(beats per minute)
• In exercise, the heart beats faster, so that the blood can carry chemicals faster around the body e.g. Oxygen

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Pulse rates

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When the heart contracts, it squeezes blood into the arteries under pressure.
• As blood flows down the arteries, surges of pressure can be felt where the arteries are close to the surface
• Areas where it can be felt are:
– Atthewrist
– Innerarmnearelbowjoint – Atthesidesoftheneck
• A surge of blood felt at these locations is called a pulse
• The pulse rate is at the same pace as the heart rate

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Two blood circuits

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The human circulatory system has what is known as Double Circulation
• Blood passes through the heart twice on its journey around the body
• It consists of two circuits:
• 1: Pulmonary Circulation
– Bloodleavestheheart
– goestothelungstobecomeoxygenated – returnstotheheart
• 2: Systemic Circulation
– Bloodleavestheheart
– travelstootherpartsofthebody – returnstotheheart

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Structure of the Heart

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The heart is split down the middle into two sides by the septum
• Each side has an upper chamber called an atrium (plural atria)
• Each side also has a lower chamber called a ventricle.
• This makes a total of 4 chambers
• Valves between the upper and lower chambers ensure that blood only flows in one direction

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Left versus Right

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Heart diagrams are always shown as if facing the person
• The left side of the heart appears on the right of the diagram, and vice versa
• The left side of the heart always pumps oxygenated blood (shown in red), received from the lungs, and pumps it to the body.
• The right side always pumps deoxygenated blood (shown in blue), received from the body, and pumps it to the lungs

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Blood Vessels of The Heart

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The vena cava (veins) bring blood from the body into the right atrium.
• The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which leads to the lungs.
• The pulmonary vein returns blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
• The left ventricle pumps blood into the aorta (an artery) which leads to all other parts of the body.
• Both the pulmonary artery and the aorta have valves at the base to prevent blood flowing back into the heart.

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Ingredients for energy

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We’ve learned in digestion that food is absorbed into our bloodstream and carried around to all the cells in our body!

The process that releases energy from this food is RESPIRATION.

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• The equation for respiration in words is:

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Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy

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2 types of respiration

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Aerobic Respiration needs oxygen to release energy from food.

Anaerobic Respiration does not use oxygen to release energy from food.

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How does Oxygen get to our Cells??

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Oxygen is carried by the haemoglobin in red blood cells to all other cells of the body.

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Aerobic Respiration

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Takes place in ALL the living cells in the body as well as in most animal and plant
cells.

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Anaerobic Respiration

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Some living things can get energy from food without using oxygen.

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Much less energy is released from food by

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Anaerobic Respiration than by Aerobic Respiration.

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Examples of anaerobic respiration

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Yeast converts sugars to alcohol in “Fermentation” – this produces alcohol for drinks such as beers and wine!

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Breathing

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As you can see from the Equation Oxygen and food are the two important things our cells need to give us energy.
• We’ve learned how the food gets to our cells by digestion.
• The oxygen gets to our cells by breathing!

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Nose and mouth

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These are the openings the air can enter through!

37
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Pharynx

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This is the scientific name for your throat area.

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Trachea

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This is the tube that leads into your lungs.
• It is very strong and is kept open by Rings of Cartilage.

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Bronchus

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As we have two lungs our Trachea divides to branch into each one. These two branches are called Bronchi.

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Bronchioles

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To spread out through all our lungs the bronchi break up to even smaller little branches called BRONCHIOLES.

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Alveoli

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The final place the air we breathe in goes to in our lung is the ALVEOLI.

42
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It is in the Alveoli that Carbon Dioxide is brought into the lungs to be exhaled and oxygen is brought into the body for respiration.

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• This is called Gas exchange. Why do you think it is called this?

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What are capillaries

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Tiny, tiny blood vessels known as capillaries carry blood to and from the alveoli and allow the gases to pass in and out.

44
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So what’s going on??

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Our rib cage is around our lungs to protect them.
• When we take in air the rib cage seems to lift up to give more room for all the air

45
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?

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This is able to happen because the INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES contract between the lungs and the DIAPHRAGM pushes up and down.

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