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what are the four main functions of the circulatory system

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  • Transportation of water, oxygen and carbon dioxide
  • Distribution of nutrients and removal of wastes
  • Maintenance of body temperature
  • circulation of hormones
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what are the three main components of the circulatory system

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Blood, Blood vessels and the heart

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what are the components of blood

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Red blood cells, white blood cells, Plasma and platelets

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What are red blood cells and what is another name for them

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Erythrocytes contain haemoglobin to carry oxygen

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What are white blood cells and what is another name for them

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Leucocytes and they protect our body from disease

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what are platelets and what is another name for them

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Also called thrombocytes, block damage of wounds causing a clot to form

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what is plasma

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liquid component of the blood that holds blood cells, proteins and nutrients

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explain the blood clotting process

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platelets are irregularly shaped and move easily through smooth blood vessels when resting. They activate when they encounter a sharp edge caused by a cut. Release a substance which create a mesh of fibres. Fibres begin to close the wound

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what characteristics of Erythrocytes make them ideal to transport oxygen

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They contain haemoglobin, have no nucleus so there is more room for haemoglobin and they are shaped like biconcave discs which increases surface area

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describe the uptake of oxygen in the lungs

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When there is a high concentration of oxygen, the oxygen combines with haemoglobin to form oxyhemoglobin. Where there is a low concentration of oxygen, the oxygen molecules dissociate from the haemoglobin.

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How is carbon dioxide carried in blood

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7% carried in plasma
23% attaches to haemoglobin
70% is carried as carbonic acid

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what are the three types of blood vessels

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Arteries, Veins and capillaries

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what are the characteristics of arteries

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Thick, carry blood away from heart, high blood pressure and oxygenated blood

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what are the characteristics of veins

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Thin, carries blood towards heart, low blood pressure, deoxygenated blood and have veins to prevent back flow

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what are the characteristics of capillaries

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Very thin (one cell), blood flows from artery to vein

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What is the blood circulation pathway within the body

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Right atrium —> tricuspid valve —> Right Ventricle —> Pulmonary valve —> Pulmonary Artery —> The Lungs —> Pulmonary Vein —> Left Atrium —> mitral valve —> Left Ventricle —> Aortic valve —> Aorta —> Body tissues —> Superior/inferior vena cava

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what is pulmonary circulation

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system of blood vessels that lead to and from the lungs

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what is systemic circulation

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the general body system of blood vessels

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what is systole

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The pumping phase of the cycle, when the muscle contracts

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what is diastole

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The filling phase, as the heart muscle relaxes

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what is the main function of the lymphatic system

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To collect some of the fluid that escapes from the blood capillaries and return it to the circulatory system.

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what does the lymphatic system consist of

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A network of lymph capillaries and lymph nodes

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What is an open circulatory system

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the circulatory system in which transport liquid washes freely over the internal organs. less efficient

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what is a closed circulatory system

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type of circulatory system in which blood is always closed within vessels at all times

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Explain the circulatory system in a fish
Two chambered heart with one atrium and ventricle, oxygenated blood proceeds directly from the gills to the tissues
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Explain the circulatory system in amphibians
Two atria, one ventricle. blood doesn't mix. Deoxygenated blood is sent to the lungs, oxygenated is delivered to the brain
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what are the four characteristics needed for gas exchange
- Moist (gases dissolve in water) - Thin + permeable (quick and easy diffusion) - Large surface area to volume ratio (easy to meet requirements) - Maintain concentration gradient (ensure continuous movement)
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define endothermic
use internal processes to maintain body temp
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What is the pathway of oxygen in the body
Air —> mouth —> Trachea —> Bronchi —> Bronchioles —> Alveoli
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what is the alveoli
Air sac at the end of the bronchioles that provide a moist surface for oxygen to dissolve into.
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what is the epiglottis
small flap that closes off the trachea when eating
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what is the diaphragm
organ that contracts to moves air into and out of lungs Moves down when air comes in, up when air comes out
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what is the trachea
carries gases to the lungs via bronchi and bronchioles. Strengthened by rings of cartilage
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what is the bronchi
two branches of trachea that lead into lungs
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what are the bronchioles
Smaller tubes of bronchi
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how is our breathing rate controlled
by the amount of co2 in the blood
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what are the alveoli
tiny air sac located at the end of the bronchioles
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what happens if fish are taken out of water
Their gills will collapse as air cannot provide as much support as water does. The surface area available to exchange gases decrease dramitcally and the gills are no longer kept mpist
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define digestion
When large complex molecules are broken down into simple substances that are small enough to move across cell membranes
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what are the two types of digestion
Mechanical (chewing/muscle movements) and Chemical (enzymes)
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what is mechanical digestion
Food broken down into smaller pieces via physical means. Increases surface area for chemical digestion
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what is chemical digestion
when enzymes break down substances into simplest forms (eg carbs to glucose)
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what organs make up the digestive system
Mouth, Oesophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, large intestine
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What are the four main roles of the digestive system
- Ingestion: Taking in of nutrients. Occurs in mouth and oesophagus - Digestion: breakdown of complex molecules into smaller ones. occurs in Stomach and small intestine - Absorption: The taking up of digested molecules into cells. Occurs in small intestine - Egestion: Removal of wastes from the body (Large Intestine)
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Describe ingestion in the mouth
Mechanical: teeth grind food into smaller pieces which increases surface area Chemical: Amylase secreted from salivary glands break down complex carbs
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Describe Ingestion in the Oesophagus
Mechanical: Tongue pushes bolus into oesophagus Chemical: Some amylase continues to break down starch
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Describe digestion in the stomach
Mechanical: Walls of stomach relax and contract, muscles churn food Chemical: presence of food stimulates gastric juice to be secreted. Contains HCl (lowers pH of stomach for optimum enzyme efficiency), Pepsin (Break down proteins into smaller chains), Mucus (protects lining of stomach)
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what are the three parts of the small intestine
Duodenum, Jejunum, ileum
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describe digestion in the small intestine
Pancreatic juice enters duodenum. contains bicarbonate (neutralises acid from stomach), Bile (Breaks fats into smaller pieces to increase SA), Lipase (Breaks down fat into fatty acid), trypsin (breaks down polypeptides into smaller chains), Erepsin (completes breakdown of proteins into Amino acids)
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Describe absorption in the small intestine
Lining moist + thin with rich supply of Blood vessels, villi project from surface which increases SA
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describe egestion in the large intestine
Compact undigested food, absorb water + some salts back into body, push wastes through rectum
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what are three parts of the large intestine
transverse colon, Ascending colon, Descending colon
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what are the four unique parts of a cows stomach
Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum and the Rumen
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what is the reticulum
the first chamber of the four chambered stomach of cud chewing animals. Where grass forms ball of cud that is regurgitated and chewed again
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what is the omasum
the fourth chamber of the four chambered stomach of cud chewing animals. contents of rumen empty into here
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what is the abomasum
the true stomach of cud chewing animals
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what is the rumen
the largest chamber of the four chambered stomach of cud chewing animals. where cud goes after being swallowed again, here is mixes with cellulose digesting bacteria
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what is the main function of the lymphatic system
To collect some of the fluid that escapes from the blood capillaries and return it to the circulatory system.
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What does the lymphatic system consist of
A network of lymph capillaries and lymph nodes
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what is lymph
Colourless fluid that circulates through the lymphatic vessels to be returned to blood

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