Organism Flashcards

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What is part of the circulatory system?

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Hart, blood vessels, blood

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What is the pathway of deoxygenated blood?

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1.Vena Cava
2.Right Atrium
3.Through a valve
4.Right ventricle
5.Through a valve
6.Pulmonary artery
7.Lungs

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What is the pathway of oxygenated blood?

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.Lungs
.Pulmonary vein
.Left Atrium
.Through a valve
.Left Ventricle
.Aorta

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What is the name of the muscle divides the left and right side of the hart?

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Septum

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What is the name for contraction of the hart?

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Systol

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What is the name for relaxation of the hart?

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Diastol

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Where do the Arteries carry the blood?

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Away from the hart

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What type of blood do the Arteries carry?

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Oxygenated

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Where do veins carry blood?

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Towards the hart

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What type of blood do veins carry?

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De-oxygenated

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9
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What do capillaries do?

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Link arteries and veins

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What type of blood does the pulmonary vein carry?

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Oxygenated

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What type of blood do the pulmonary artery carry?

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De-oxygenated

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What type of blood does the vena cave carry?

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De-oxygenated

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What type of blood does the aorta carry?

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Oxygenated

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14
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What is cholesterol?

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A fatty substance produced in the liver

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How does the body use cholesterol?

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It is a component for cell membranes

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16
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What does to much cholesterol lead to?

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Coronary heart disease

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17
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What is better HDL or LDL?

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HDL

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What is coronary hart disease?

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Fatty materials build up in the coronary arteries. Leads to lack of oxygen to the hart.

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What is a stent?

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A small medical device made from mesh that keeps arteries open.

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20
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What are statins?

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Drug which reduces cholesterol

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21
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What are disadvantages of a stent?

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Fatty deposit can build up around it

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22
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What is an enzyme?

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A biological molecule that speeds up a chemical reaction

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What enzyme is in your saliva?
Amylase
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What does amylase brake down and into what?
Starch (carbohydrate) into simple sugars (glucose)
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How does saliva help digestion?
Acts a lubricant which makes it easier to swallow food
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What type of protein does the stomach release?
Protease
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What does protease brake down?
Proteins
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How long does it usually take for food to pass your stomach and small intestine?
6 to 8 hours
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What is the pH of stomach acid?
2 to 3
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What is a sphincter?
A ring of muscle that can open and close a tube
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What substance is produced in the liver?
Bile
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Where is bile stored
Gall bladder
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What is bile released into?
Small intestine
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What does bile help break down?
Fats
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What are lipids
Fats
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What enzymes do the pancreas produce?
.Carbohydrase enzymes .protease enzymes .lipids enzymes
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What do carbohydrase enzymes break down?
Carbohydrates
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What does protease enzyme break down?
Proteins
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What do lipase enzymes break down?
Lipids (fats)
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Where does the pancreas release the enzymes it produces?
Small intestine
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What is the function of the small intestine?
To absorb the products of digestion into the blood
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What do the villi do?
They increase the surface area of the small intestine to maximise absorption
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What are cells?
The basic building blocks of all living organisms
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What us the function of the large intestine?
To absorb water and salts from the remaining digested food
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What is a tissue?
A group of cells with a similar structure and function
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What is an organ?
A group of tissues that preform a specific function
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What is bile?
Emulsifier
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What is the active site?
The region of an enzyme that binds to its substrate
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What are the coronary arteries?
The arteries that supply the hart with oxygenated blood
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How does build up of cholesterol occur?
.Eating saturated fats .smoking .alcohol intake
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What is a hart bypass?
A medical procedure in which a section of less important artery is moved to allow blood flow around a blockage in a more important one
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How do roots absorbs water and minerals from the soil?
Water = osmosis minerals = active transport
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What do leaves do?
.Photosynthesis .Controls the flow of water throug( the plant
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What are phloem xylem both examples of?
Tissues
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What does xylem cells do?
Transport water (by osmosis) up the stem
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Where does water evaporate out of the leaf?
Spongy mesophyll layer
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Where does water diffuse out of the leaf?
Stomata
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What are the functions of transpiration?
.providing water for leaf cells .transporting minerals to the leaves