Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards
section one LO1 understand the cardiovascular system, malfunctions and their impacts on individual's
What do artery’s do ?
Take blood away from the heart
what is the cardiovascular system made up of ?
the heart, arteries, veins and capillaries
does the nucleus carry your DNA ?
yes
what will happen if a cell does not get a blood
supply ?
it will die
what do red blood cells carry ?
oxygen
examples of dead cells
nails, hair
what does an-aerobic mean
without oxygen
what does cellar metabolism mean
how fast or slow your body is able to digest food
what is ATP used for
to create energy
why do cells need oxygen and glucose
the efficient use of glucose in cellar respiration
Erythrocytes
red blood cell
lymphocyte
type of white blood cell
neutrophils
type of white blood cell
monocytes
type of white blood cell
platelet
a small colourless disc-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting
plasma
yellow substance in the blood
what happens if we have a greater surface area
the better our body can function
facts about erythrocyte’s
carry oxygen, produced in the bone marrow , large surface area due to their concave shape and lack of a nucleus
facts about platelets
clotting, clot together to seal a wound, small fragment’s of cells with no nucleus, produced in the bone marrow
facts about plasma
transport’s chemicals .(glucose , minerals , vitamin’s, hormones, antibodies, waste substances) and heat. plasma is 90% water
