Topic 10 - Exchange and Transport in Animals Flashcards
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why are exchange systems so important in living organisms?
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- they are vital as they allow the transfer of essential substances in and out of cells ( reactants and waste products )
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SA : V ratio
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- the higher the SA : V ratio, the more efficiently organisms can exchange substances with its’ environment
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why are exchange surfaces needed in complex organisms?
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- they have a smaller SA : V which makes it more difficult to exchange enough substances
- to supply their entire volume from their outside surface alone.
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what else is needed apart from exchange system
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- exchange surfaces gives efficient diffusion and needs a transport system to move substances between the exchange surface and rest of the body
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which 3 factors affect the rate of diffusion?
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1) surface area
2) concentration gradient
3) diffusion distance
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surface area
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- the higher the SA, the faster the rate of diffusion
- more surface available for molecules to move across. they move faster from one side to the other
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concentration gradient
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- higher concentration gradient = faster rate of diffusion
- bigger difference of concentration of molecules between two areas
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diffusion distance
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- the larger the diffusion distance, the slower the rate of diffusion
- thinner the cell membrane of the exchange surface, the shorter distance the molecules have to move
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Fick’s Law
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rate of diffusion ∝ (SA x concentration gradient) / diffusion distance
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alveoli
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- air sacs at the end of bronchioles
- site of gas exchange
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how does the gas exchange work
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- networks of blood vessels ( capillaries) surround the alveoli
- gases diffuse between the air in the alveoli and blood in the capillaries
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how is the concentration gradient in the exchange surface maintained
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- blood constantly flows and supplied to capillary taking O2 away and bringing more CO2.
- blood arriving at alveoli has just returned to the lungs so contains lot of CO2 and very small amnt of O2
- higher concentration of CO2 in capillaries, higher concentration of O2 in alveoli.
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SA
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- collectively all the alveoli have a massive surface area
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diffusion distance
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- very thin walls between alveoli and capillaries so shorter diffusion pathway which leads to higher rate
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moist lining
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- dissolves gases so they can diffuse through the alveolar walls
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purpose of circulatory system
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- delivers useful substances to every cell in the body
- carries waste substances to where they can be removed from the body
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blood
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- tissue that transports substances around the body
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main components of blood
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- RBC
- WBC
- platelets
- plasma
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red blood cells ( ERYTHROCYTES ) purpose and structural adaptions
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- transports oxygen around the body
- bi concave shape to absorb more oxygen
- no nucleus so they can store more haemoglobin to carry more oxygen
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oxyhaemoglobin
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- in the lungs, oxygen diffuses into the blood
- oxygen combines with haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin
- in body cells reverse happens, splits up and releases oxygen into the cells
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WBC
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- defends against microorganisms that cause disease
- phagocytes : engulf pathogens
- b lymphocytes : produces antibodies against microorganisms and antitoxins
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platelets
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- small fragments of cells that help the blood to clot at a wound
- they seal the wound and stops you from losing too much blood and stops microorganisms from getting in
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plasma
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- pale straw-coloured liquid that is the liquid component of blood
- dissolves all the components and makes the blood liquid so it can flow
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blood vessels
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- they transport the blood throughout the body
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arteries function
- carry blood away from the heart at high pressure
- normally carries blood rich in O2 and low in CO2
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arteries structural adaptions
- relatively small lumen compared to walls, to maintain high pressure
- walls have thick layers of muscle to make them thick to withstand
- rings of smooth muscles and elastic fibres allow them to constrict or dilate depending on body's needs
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veins function
- carry blood to the heart
- mostly carry blood high in CO2 and low in O2
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veins structural adaptions
- blood at lower pressure so walls don't need to be as thick as artery walls
- veins have a relatively large lumen to make the blood flow despite low pressure
- valves to keep blood flowing in right direction and prevent backflow
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capillaries functions
- arteries branch into capillaries and capillaries join up to form veins
- they carry blood very close to each cell in body to exchange substances
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capillaries structural adaptions
- permeable walls so substances can diffuse in and out
- walls very thin ( 1 cell ) : increases rate of diffusion as shorter diffusion pathway
- very narrow so can squeeze into gaps between cells. large SA : v ratio
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double circulatory system (1st circuit)
- 1st circuit : heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs to take in oxygen and the oxygenated blood returns to heart
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double circulatory system (2nd circuit)
- 2nd circuit : heart pumps oxygenated blood around the body. blood gives up its oxygen and deoxygenated blood returns to the heart
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4 chambers of heart
- right atrium
- right ventricle
- left atrium
- left ventricle
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blood vessels leading in and out of these chambers
- vena cava
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary vein
- aorta
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blood flow through the heart ( P1)
- deoxygenated blood flows through the right side of the heart and
- oxygenated blood flows through the left side of the heart
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blood flow through the heart ( P2)
- right atrium of heart receives deoxygenated blood from vena cava
- left atrium receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary vein
- atria contract at the same time, forcing the tricuspid and bicuspid valves open and pushing blood into ventricles
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blood flow through the heart ( P2)
- tricuspid and bicuspid valves close
- ventricles contract at same time, pushing deoxygenated blood out of the right ventricle to the lungs via the pulmonary artery
- pushing oxygenated blood out of the left ventricle to the rest of body via aorta
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thickness of atrium walls
- relatively thin as only need to pump blood at low bp a short distance to ventricles so don't require much muscle
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thickness of ventricle walls
- ventricles walls are relatively thick as they need to pump blood further distances
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left ventricle vs right ventricle
- left ventricle wall much thicker as it needs to pump blood much larger distance around whole body
- right ventricle only needs to pump it to lungs
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cardiac output
heart rate x stroke volume
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