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describe the Respiratory system

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Takes in oxygen and excretes carbon dioxide. Allows the process of gaseous exchange.

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describe the circulatory system

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Circulates blood around the body transporting essential nutrients and gases to all tissues.

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describe the Digestive system

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Facilitates the taking in, breaking down and utilizing of nutrients. Excretes excess waste in solid form.

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describe the Urinary system

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Filters and cleans the blood removing waste products in the form of urine.

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describe the Lymphatics system

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Works in conjunction with the circulatory system to take lymphatic fluid and cells around the body to help fight infections.

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describe the Endocrine system

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Produces, stores and releases hormones which are messages sent around the body to affect a reaction.

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describe the Nerves system

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Sends electrical messages around the body to allow it to function, respond to emergencies and move around.

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describe the Skeletal system

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Provides a solid structure to the body, allowing support, protection and shape to the animal and its vital organs. Facilitates movement in conjunction with muscles, tendons and ligaments.

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describe the Muscle system

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Holds the entire body in place and allows movement by contracting and relaxing.

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describe the reproductive system

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the production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process

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what are Turbinate bones

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bones in the nose that Form narrow Passageways with a large surface area to heat and moisten the air before it enters the rest of the respiratory system

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what are the two functions of the respiritory system

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Gas exchange, pH regulation

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What makes alveoli suited to gas exchange

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They have a large surface area

They are one cell thick so it is easy for gases to diffuse across them

They are surrounded by capillaries, giving them an excellent blood supply

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what makes a living organism

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M

Movement

R

Respiration

S

sensitivity

N

Nutrition

E

Excretion

R

Reproduction

G

Growth

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what is an open circulatory system

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the circulatory system when the animal has a heart but the blood is left free in the body, there is no veins (left to find its way round the body.)

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what is haemolymph

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the equivalent to blood for arthropods and molluscs

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what is closed respiritory system

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vertebrates have closed circulatory system where blood is kept in blood vessels and piped around the body. Nutrients have to diffuse through the wall of the blood vessels to get to and from the body. (single circulatory system) (double circulatory system)

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what is a single circulatory system

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when a circluatory system has one ventricle and one atrium found in fish. Blood passes through the heart once per circuit. Two chambers in the heart.

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what is a double circulatory system

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found on mammals, birds reptiles and amphibians. Two circuits : pulmonary circuit (lungs) , systemic circuit (body). Four chambers 2 atria 2 ventricles

Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood towards the heart

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describe the capillary network

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1 cell thick network structure required for diffusion of oxygen nutrients and waste

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describe veins

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thin elastic muscular walls, large lumen contains valves carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

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describe arteries

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thick, elasticated muscular walls, small lumen no valves carry oxygenated blood to the body

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what is an Arteriole

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a small artery with connects to a capillary

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what is the sinoatrial node

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The sinoatrial node is the pacemaker of the heart,

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how does the sinoatrial node work as a pacemaker or the heart
it spontaneously produces an electrical impulse. This electrical impulse travels through the heart via the atrioventricular node, the bundle of His and then the Purkinjean fibers causing the heart muscles to contract in a coordinated fashion. .
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which chamber of the heart is the sinoatrial node located in
right atrium
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what is plasma
a liquid in the blood
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what percentage of the blood in plasma
55%
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what is a Erythrocyctes
a red blood cells
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what is a key ingredient in hemoglobin
iron
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what percentage of blood is iron
45%
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what are Leukocytes
white blood cells
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describe a red blood cell
carry oxygen, bio concave structure which gives a larger surface area. Has hemoglobin which carries oxygen no nucleus to make more room for hemoglobin) 
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what percentage of blood is white blood cells and platelets
less than 1%
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decribe blood composition
55% acellular ( Not cells) + 45% Cellular (cells)
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what are Turbinate bones
bones in the nose. that Forms narrow Passageways with a large surface area to heat and moisten the air before it enters the rest of the respiratory tract Aids detect
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what is an endotherm
gets its body temperature from internal sources
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what is an ecotherm
an animal which gets its body heat from sources outside the body
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what is homeostasis
Maintenance of a constant internal environment
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what does oviparity mean
Lay eggs, internal or external fertilisation
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what does viviparity mean
Live young
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what does ovoviviparity mean
Eggs are retained within the body and hatch at or just before birth
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what is the definition of Copulation
The act of mating
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what is the definition of Fertilisation
The fusing of ovum and sperm cells
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what is the definition of Implantation
a process in which a developing embryo makes contact with the uterine wall and remains attached to it until birth
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what is the definition of Gestation
Pregnancy
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what is the definition of Parturition
birth
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what is the Olfactory bulb
Detect and interpret sensory stimuli to odors
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what is the Soft palate
Closes of the nasial passage and airway during swallowing
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what is the Nasal chamber
Covered in mucus with small receptors to detect smells
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what is the Turbinate bones
Aids detection of odors
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What is the insect equivalent of blood
haemolymph
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How many chambers does the heart have in a single circulatory system
2
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What kind of animals have a single circulatory system?
a fish
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What are the two circuits called in a double circulatory system?
pulmonary systemic
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What is known as the pacemaker of the heart?
Sinoatrial node,
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What makes skeletal muscle suited to its function?
There is a large surface area for muscle attachment Muscles attach to bone via tendons, with an extremely strong bond; Skeletal muscle has a high mitochondria content, so plenty of energy can be produced for contraction It contracts very quickly in response to stimulation by nerve impulses But this means it does tire much more quickly
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What makes smooth muscle suited to its function?
Smooth muscle contracts slowly and rhymical to move ingesta along the digestive tract/the egg along the fallopian tube/the foetus along the birth canal. Contracting slowly means this muscle does not tire easily. Contracting rhythmically means it produces a coordinated movement which enables it to move things through the tubes. It is elastic to allow for adaption to large meals fitting in the stomach / to allow the foetus to grow in the uterus.
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what is meant when describing the fuctionof the skeliton as locomotion
Providing attachment for muscles which operate bones as levers
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what is haemopoiesis
Bone marrow manufactures blood cells
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what is Hoeostasis
Releases minerals when levels in the body fall
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what is Axial
Runs from the skull to the tip of the tail
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what is Appendicular
The limbs and their attachments
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What are the 5 sections of the vertebrae?
Cervical Thoracic lumbar Sacral Caudal
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what is a Pentadactyl limb
A common limb found in all tetrapods (animals with four limbs)
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What are the 5 bones that all tetrapods with the pentadactyl limb have in common?
humerus - radius and ulna Carpals metacarpals Phalanges
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what is a  Sesamoid bone
a bone embedded within a tendon or muscle Irregular
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what are the functions of the nervous system
Receive stimuli from internal and external environments 2. Analyse and interpret the stimuli and information 3. Bring about a necessary response
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what are Afferent neurons
They make up sensory nerves Activated by external stimuli e.g. hearing, vision, touch. (pick up senses) Responsible for receiving and transmitting messages: From nerve impulses to CNS .
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Interneurons
They are located in the CNS They receive impulses from afferent neurons and transmit impulses to efferent neurons
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Efferent neurons
They make up motor nerves Involved in muscular control in the body Responsible for receiving and transmitting messages: From the CNS to muscles and glands .
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what is the peripheral nervous system
The peripheral nervous system is comprised of peripheral nerves in the body.
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what does the Thalamus control
* pain receptors, touch, temperature sensation. | * Movement (locomotion).
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what does the hypothalamus do
The function of the autonomic nervous system. * Intellectual and functional signals. * Temperature regulation and osmoregulation
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what does the Limbic system control
* Long term memory. * Emotional behavior. * olfactory senses (smell)
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what does the MIDBRAIN control
* Reticular formation – controls levels of consciousness, the sleep wake cycle. * Neuron receptors – Takes and processes information from sensory organs
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what does Volatile mean
Easily evaporates at normal temperature and atmospheric pressure
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what does Water Soluble mean
Dissolvable in water to passs across the mucous membrane
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what does Lipid Soluble mean
Because olfactory hair are made of lipids
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How do we smell?
Chemicals dissolve in the mucus Cilia in the nose are covered in receptors Receptors are stimulated and an impulse is sent to the brain
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what is the function and receptor of the Auditory (hear) 
Eardrum detects vibrations in the air  Mechanoreceptors (movement) 
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what is the function and receptor of the Visual (see) 
The retina detects light  Photoreceptors (light) 
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what is the function and receptor of the Gustatory (taste) 
Cilia detect chemicals dissolved in saliva  Chemoreceptors (chemicals) 
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what is the function and receptor of the Olfactory (smell)
Cilia detect chemicals in the air  | Chemoreceptors (chemicals) 
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what is the function and receptor of the Tactile (touch) 
Nerve endings detect sensations and changes in the environment  Mechanoreceptors (pressure),   Thermoreceptors (temperature),  Nociceptors (pain) 
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what is osmoregulation
A homeostatic process that controls the amount of water in body fluids
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how does the hypothalumus assist in osmoregulation whe the water level is to low
The hypothalamus detects blood water levels are too low (blood is too concentrated) and sends nerve impulses to the pituitary gland The pituitary gland secretes a hormone called anti-diuretic hormone, or ADH, into the blood ADH travels in the blood to the kidney, where it acts on the tubules in the nephron, causing them to reabsorb more water back into the blood. Urine becomes more concentrated.
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how does the hypothalumus assist in osmoregulation whe the water level is to high
The hypothalamus detects the water levels in the blood. If water levels are too high (blood is too dilute), the hypothalamus sends nerve impulses to the pituitary gland, which decreases the amount of ADH it is releasing. This causes the kidney tubules to decrease the amount of water they are reabsorbing back into the blood, which means that more water will be lost into the urine. Therefore, water levels in the blood will decrease.

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