Section 5 Flashcards

1
Q

What circulation do humans have?

A

Double circulation

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2
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The composition of blood

A
  • plasma
  • platelets
  • red blood cells
  • white blood cells
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3
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Plasma

A
  • red and white blood cells
  • Carbon dioxide
  • digested food
  • heat
  • urea
  • hormones
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4
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Adaptations of red blood cells

A
  • small
  • bioncave
  • contain haemoglobin
  • don’t have a nucleus
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5
Q

Phagocytes…

A

Ingest pathogens

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6
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Lymphocytes…

A

Produce antibodies

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7
Q

Platelets

A

Small fragments of cells that help blood clot

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8
Q

How do platelets help blood clot?

A

The clump together to fill in the damaged area

They are held together by a mesh of protein called fibrin

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9
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Pulmonary artery

A

Takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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10
Q

Aorta

A

Carries oxygenated blood around the body

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11
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Pulmonary vein

A

Brings oxygenated blood from the lungs

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12
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Vena cava

A

Brings deoxygenated blood into the heart

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13
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Systole

A

When the chambers of the heart contract and force blood out into the arteries

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14
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Diastole

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When the heart relaxes and fills

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15
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Hepatic portal vein

A

Gut–>liver

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16
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Pulmonary

A

To do with the lungs

17
Q

Hepatic

A

To do with the liver

18
Q

Renal

A

To do with the kidneys

19
Q

Capillaries role

A

Carry the blood really close to every cell in the body to exchange substances with them

20
Q

Arteries role

A

Carry blood away from the heart at a high pressure

21
Q

Veins

A

Carry blood to the heart

22
Q

Arteries adaptations

A
  • walls are strong and elastic

- walls are thick compared to the lumen

23
Q

Capillaries adaptations

A
  • one cell thick

- very small lumen

24
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Veins adaptations

A
  • bigger lumen to help the blood flow

- valves to keep the blood flowing in the right direction

25
what are the three main roles of the kidneys?
- removal of urea from the blood - adjustment of salt levels in the blood - adjustment of water content in the blood
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describe ultrafiltration
- blood flows from renal artery to GLOMERULUS | - glomerular filtrate squeezed into Bowman's capsule
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what is the glomerular filtrate?
- water - urea - salts - glucose
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what is NOT icluded in the glomerular filtrate?
- big molecules such as proteins and red blood cells | - they stay in the blood
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where is all the glucose reabsorbed?
in the proximal convoluted tubule
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how is the glucose reabsorbed?
using active transport
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what else is reabsorbed (apart from glucose)?
sufficient salts | sufficient water
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what is urine made out of?
water, salts and urea
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what do the kidneys control?
the body's water content
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what hormone is used to control the water content of the blood?
ADH
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what does ADH do?
it makes the nephrons more permeable so more water is reabsorbed back into the blood
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the release of ADH:
- the brain monitors the water content of the blood | - it instructs the pituitary gland to release ADH into the blood