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Animal tissues, organs and organ systems Flashcards

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What is function of spongy mesophyll

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To allow carbon dioxide to diffuse through the leaf and increase surface area

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What is the function of the layer of palisade cells

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Absorbs light

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What is the function of epidermis

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Allows light to reach the palisade cells

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What is the function of waxy cuticle

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Protects the leaf without blocking out light

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What is xylem and phloem and what do they do

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Tissues which transport substances around plant

  • Xylem - Distributes water and dissolved minerals upward through the plant from roots to the leaves
  • Phloem - Carries food downwards from leaves to the roots
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What is mesophyll

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Tissues which carry out photosynthesis

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What is epidermal tissue

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Tissue which covers the plant

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What are organ systems

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A group of organs that perform a particular function

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What is an organ

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A group of tissues

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10
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What is epithelial tissue

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Covers some parts of bodies providing protection

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What is a glandular tissue

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Produces substances such as enzymes and hormones

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What is a muscular tissue

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A type of tissue that contracts to bring about movement

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What is a tissue

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A group of cells with similar cell structure and function

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How are capillaries adapted to their function

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  • Function : Enables transfer of substances between the blood and tissues
  • Walls are one cell thick - short diffusion path
  • Permeable walls - Substances can diffuse across
  • Narrow Lumen - Blood moves slowly - more time for diffusion
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How are veins adapted to their function

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  • Function : Carry blood towards the heart
  • Wide lumen - enables low pressure
  • Valves - prevent backflow of blood
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How are arteries adapted to their function

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  • Function : Carry blood away from the heart

* Thick muscle layer - adds strength to resist high pressure

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17
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What are 3 types of blood vessels in the body

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  • Arteries
  • Veins
  • Capillaries
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What is the approximate value of the natural resting heart rate

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70 beats per minute

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19
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What is purpose of coronary artery

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Coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood

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What is the purpose of valves in the heart

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Prevent the backflow of blood

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What are four main blood vessels associated with the heart

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•Aorta (left) - Carries oxygenated blood from heart to the body

•Pulmonary vein (left) - Carries oxygenated blood
from the lungs to the heart

  • Vena cava (right) - Carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
  • Pulmonary artery (right) - Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
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Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker

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The left ventricle has to pump blood at a higher pressure around the whole body

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23
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How many chambers does the heart have and what are they called

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4 - right atrium, right ventricle , left atrium, left ventricle

24
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Where does blood pumped by left ventricle go

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Body tissues

25
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Where does blood pumped by the right ventricle go

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The lungs

26
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How does double circulatory system work

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  • One pathway carries blood from the heart to the lungs - where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
  • One pathway carries blood from heart to the tissues
27
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What is the purpose of the circulatory system

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Carries oxygen and other useful substances to bodily tissues and removes waste substances

28
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What is the heart

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An organ that pumps blood around the body

29
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Where is bile made and stored in the body

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Bile is made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

30
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What is the role of enzymes in digestive system

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Enzymes acts as biological catalysts which speed up rate of biological reactions without being used up

31
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What is role of lipases in the digestive system

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Lipases break down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol

32
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What is the lock and key hypothesis of enzyme function

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The shape of the enzyme active site and the substrate are complementary so can bind together to form an enzyme - substrate complex

33
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How does the shape of an enzyme affect its function

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Enzymes have a specific active site which is complementary to their substrate

34
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What is the role of the large intestine in the digestive system

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Absorbs water from undigested food producing faeces

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What is the role of the liver in the digestive system

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Produces bile (stored in the gallbladder) which emulsifies lipids and allows the lipase enzyme to work more efficiently

36
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What is the role of the small intestine in the digestive system

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This is where soluble food molecules are absorbed into the blood stream

37
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What is the role of the stomach in the digestive system

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Produces hydrochloric acid which kills any bacteria

38
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What is the role of the pancreas and the salivary gland in the digestive system

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The pancreas and the salivary gland are glands which produce digestive juices containing enzymes

39
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What is the main function of the digestive system

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To digest food and absorb the nutrients

40
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What is role of lipases in the digestive system

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Lipases breaks down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol

41
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What is a tissue?

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A group of cells with a similar structure and function

42
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What is an organ?

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A group of tissues working together for a specific function

43
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What is an organism ?

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Work together to form organisms

44
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What are 3 main nutrients in food ?

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Carbohydrates (e.g. starch), protein and lipids (fats)

45
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What are main organs that make up digestive system ?

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The main organs that make up the digestive system (in order of their function) are the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus

46
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What do digestive enzymes do?

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Break down large insoluble molecules into smaller soluble ones

47
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Where are digestive enzymes made?

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In glands

48
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What are the three digestive enzymes you need to know?

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Amylase (a Carbohydrase), Protease and Lipase

49
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Where is amylase made?

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The salivary glands, pancreas and small intestine

50
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Where is protease made?

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In the stomach, the pancreas and the small intestine

51
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What does protease do?

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Catalyses the breakdown of proteins into amino acids

52
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Where is lipase made?

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In the pancreas and small intestine

53
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What does lipase do?

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Catalyses the breakdown of lipids (fats and oils) into fatty acids and glycerol

54
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What do enzymes do ?

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Speed up chemical reactions

55
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What happens to the active site?

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It is where the substrate attaches to

56
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What is substrate ?

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Molecule that the enzyme breaks down

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