Section 5 Flashcards
What circulation do humans have?
Double circulation
The composition of blood
- plasma
- platelets
- red blood cells
- white blood cells
Plasma
- red and white blood cells
- Carbon dioxide
- digested food
- heat
- urea
- hormones
Adaptations of red blood cells
- small
- bioncave
- contain haemoglobin
- don’t have a nucleus
Phagocytes…
Ingest pathogens
Lymphocytes…
Produce antibodies
Platelets
Small fragments of cells that help blood clot
How do platelets help blood clot?
The clump together to fill in the damaged area
They are held together by a mesh of protein called fibrin
Pulmonary artery
Takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Aorta
Carries oxygenated blood around the body
Pulmonary vein
Brings oxygenated blood from the lungs
Vena cava
Brings deoxygenated blood into the heart
Systole
When the chambers of the heart contract and force blood out into the arteries
Diastole
When the heart relaxes and fills
Hepatic portal vein
Gut–>liver
Pulmonary
To do with the lungs
Hepatic
To do with the liver
Renal
To do with the kidneys
Capillaries role
Carry the blood really close to every cell in the body to exchange substances with them
Arteries role
Carry blood away from the heart at a high pressure
Veins
Carry blood to the heart
Arteries adaptations
- walls are strong and elastic
- walls are thick compared to the lumen
Capillaries adaptations
- one cell thick
- very small lumen
Veins adaptations
- bigger lumen to help the blood flow
- valves to keep the blood flowing in the right direction