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3.1.2 Transport in animals Flashcards

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1
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How many chambers in the human heart?

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4 chambers

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Name the chambers of the human heart

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right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle

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What is the all of muscular tissue separating the two halves of the heart called?

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The septum

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What is the purpose of the septum?

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prevent oxygenated blood from mixing with deoxygenated blood

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Name the 4 valves of the heart

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tricuspid, bicuspid, 2x semi lunar

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What is the bottom of the heart called?

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Apex

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How do the valves in the heart know when to open and close?

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Valves open when the pressure of blood behind them is greater than the pressure in front of them.

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What are the blood vessels on the surface of the heart called?

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coronary arteries

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What do arteries do?

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carry blood away from the heart at high pressures to tissues.

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What do veins do?

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Carry blood at low pressures to the heart

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Are the lumen of arteries narrow or wide?

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Narrow to maintain a high blood pressure.

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12
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Are the lumen of veins narrow or wide?

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wide to carry blood at high speeds

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13
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Name the layers of blood vessels

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endothelium, elastic tissue, smooth muscle, collagen

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14
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What does collagen do in blood vessels?

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Provides structural support to maintain the shape and volume of the vessel

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Why do arteries have thick smooth muscle?

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Strengthens the arteries so that they can withstand high pressures and also contract for reduced blood flow.

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Why is there no need for thick smooth muscle in veins?

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Blood is travelling at low pressures.

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Which blood vessel has valves?

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veins

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18
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Do veins or arteries have more collagen?

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Veins

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Function of capillaries

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to exchange of materials such as oxygen & carbon dioxide between the blood and tissue cells.

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What type of walls do capillaries have?

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very thin leaky walls

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21
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How thin is the lumen of capillaries?

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1 cell thick

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22
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Why is the lumen of capillaries 1 cell thick?

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So 1 RBC can travel through at a time to maintain slower diffusion.

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What are capillary networks calledl?

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Capillary beds

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24
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What is the order of the blood vessels that a red blood cell would pass through as the blood leaves the heart, travels to a tissue, and then returns to the heart?

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Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins.

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Function of venules.

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Transport blood from capillaries to veins.

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Function of arterioles.

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Transport blood from arteries to capillaries.

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27
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What is the contraction of the heart called?

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systole

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28
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What is the relaxation of the heart called?

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diastole

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29
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Explain the cardiac cycle.

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1) Diastole- the heart relaxes.
-The atria fill up with blood from the veins.
-Blood trickles into the ventricles.

2) Atrial systole- the atria contract.
-The atria contract and blood is forced into the ventricles.

3) Ventricular systole- the ventricles contract.
-A fraction of a second later the ventricles contract and the valves between the atria and ventricles close so blood can only be squeezed into the arteries.

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30
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The heart is myogenic, what does this mean?

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The heart has the capacity to create its own impulses

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31
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Where is the sinoatrial node found?

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wall of right atrium

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32
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What is used to measure the electrical activity of the heart?

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electrocardiogram (ECG)

33
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What is tachycardia?

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abnormally fast heart rate of over 100bpm

34
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What is bradycardia?

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abnormally slow heart rate of less than 60bpm

35
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What is an ectopic heart rate?

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An early heartbeat followed by a pause.

36
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Is an ectopic heart rate common or not?

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Yes it is common and usually requires no treatment unless severe.

37
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What is atrial fibrillation?

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An irregular heartbeat which disrupts the rhythm of the heart.

38
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Is atrial fibrillation common or not?

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No and severe cases can be fatal.

39
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What causes the P wave on an ECG?

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The depolarisation of the atria which results in atrial systole.

40
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What causes the PR interval on an ECG?

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The time it takes for the SAN impulse to pass across the aorta.

41
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What causes the QRS complex on an ECG?

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The depolarisation of the ventricles which results in ventricular systole.

42
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Why is ventricular systole the largest wave on an ECG?

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Ventricles have the largest muscle mass.

43
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What is the T wave on an ECG?

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Repolarisation of the ventricles. This results in ventricular diastole.

44
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why does an ECG not show atrial repolarisation?

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The signals are too small and hidden by QRS complex

45
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why is haemoglobin described as conjugated

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each subunit has a prothetic group attached containing a single iron ion (Fe2+)

46
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How many oxygen atoms can a haemoglobin molecule carry?

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8 atoms and 4 molecules (o2)

47
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What varies the affinity of oxygen to haemoglobin?

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the partial pressure of oxygen.

48
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As partial pressure of oxygen increases, what happens to the affinity to haemoglobin?

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increases so oxygen binds to haemoglobin.

49
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What happens during respiration to haemoglobin affinity to oxygen?

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The affinity decreases as the partial pressure of oxygen decreases. Therefore oxygen is released into respiring tissues.

50
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What happens when the first oxygen molecule binds to haemoglobin?

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A conformational change occurs. Makes it easier for successive oxygen molecules to bind.

51
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What is the partial pressure of oxygen like in the lungs?

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High

52
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What is the partial pressure of oxygen like in respiring tissues?

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Low

53
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Where does waste carbon dioxide go that is produced during respiration?

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-very small percentage in blood plasma

54
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explain how carbon dioxide is transported as carbonate ions.

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-co2 dissolves into RBC’s
-Inside the red blood cells carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid.
-Red blood cells contain the enzyme carbonic anhydrase which catalyses the reaction between carbon dioxide and water.
-Without the enzyme this reaction occurs very slowly.
-Carbonic acid disassociates readily into hydrogen and hydrogen carbonate ions.
-Hydrogen ions can bind with haemoglobin which forms haemoglobinic acid which prevents the hydrogen ions from lowering the pH of the red blood cell.
-Haemoglobin is said to act as a buffer in this situation.
-The hydrogen carbonate ions diffuse out of the red blood cell into the blood plasma where they are transported in solution.

55
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What is the chloride shift?

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The movement of chloride ions into red blood cells that occurs when carbonate ions are formed.

56
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What is the bohr effect?

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When a high partial pressure of co2 causes haemoglobin to release oxygen into respiring tissues.

57
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What is affinity

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How strongly two or more molecules want to interact/bind with each other.

58
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What is partial pressure?

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How we quantify how much gas is present in a mixture of gases.

59
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What does an oxygen dissociation curve show?

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The rate at which oxygen associated and dissociates with haemoglobin at different partial pressures.

60
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When haemoglobin has a high affinity for oxygen what happens?

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oxygen binds easily and dissociates slowly.

61
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When haemoglobin has a low affinity what happens?

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It binds slowly and dissociates easily.

62
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Why is there a shallow curve at the bottom of the oxygen dissasociation curve?

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The binding of the first oxygen molecule occurs slowly as the haemoglobin has not undergone the conformational change yet.

63
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Why does it take longer for the fourth oxygen molecule to bind to haemoglobin?

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The haemoglobin molecule is approaching saturation so there are less binding sites.

64
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Does foetal haemoglobin have a higher or lower affinity for oxygen?

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higher

65
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Why does Foetal Haemoglobin have higher affinity for oxygen?

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It obtains oxygen from its mother’s blood at the placenta.

66
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What does the dissociation curve for foetal haemoglobin look like next to the regular haemoglobin curve?

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Shifts to the left.

67
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Is the partial pressure of oxygen lower or higher at high altitudes?

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lower

68
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What are the two opposing forces which decide how much fluid leaves the plasma to form tissue fluid?

A

Hydrostatic pressure
Oncotic pressure

69
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What happens at the arterial end of the capillary in regards to tissue fluid?

A

-Hydeostatic pressure is high so fluid is forced out of leaky capillary walls.
-Proteins remain in blood as they are too large to pass through the wall.

70
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What happens at the venous end of the capillary in regards to tissue fluid?

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-Hydrostatic pressure reduced

71
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Where does the 10% of fluid left over from the arteriole end of the capillary go to?

A

Lymph vessels.

72
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Function of tissue fluid

A

Surrounds all body cells and helps transport materials in and out of cells

73
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Equation for cardiac output.

A

Stroke volume x Heart rate

74
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What is cardiac output?

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The volume of blood that is pumped by the heart (the left and right ventricle) per unit of time.

75
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What is the average adult cardiac output at rest?

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4.7 Litres

76
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Why do fit individuals have higher cardiac outputs than average?

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They have thicker and stronger ventricular muscles in their hearts.

77
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What is stroke volume?

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The volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle during one cardiac cycle.

78
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What is produced when carbon dioxide combines with water?

A

carbonic acid.

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