Blood, the heart. breathing and gas exchange Flashcards
What is found in the blood
Red blood cells White blood cells Platelets Minerals and ions Glucose Amino acids Oxygen Carbon dioxide Hormones Urea
Blood is a …
Tissue
Blood is based on…
Plasma
Urea
Quite poisonous
Gets turned into urine
WBC help
Fight off pathogen
What are the 2 types of WBC
Lymphocyte
Phagocyte
Lymphocyte
Makes up anti-toxins and also antibodies
Antitoxins
Destroys toxins produced by pathogens and makes antibodies
Antibodies
Protein receptors found on the surface of a WBC that attach to an antigen and destroys it
Phagocyte
Engulfs and digests the pathogen
Oxygenated blood
full of oxygen
Deoxygenated blood
does not have oxygen
process of healing of a skin wound I guess a minor one
Platelets- helps blood clot
small fragment of cell
blood clotting enzyme controlled reaction
Cause fibrogen( protein) to form at the wound
causes protein fibres to form at the wound
this attracts more platelets and RBC
Causes blood to clot
clot will dry to form a clot
platelets help
blood clot
oxygen+hemoglobin in an RBC
Oxyhemoglobin
What causes RBC to change colour to bright red
Oxyhemoglobin
heart
the muscle that pumps blood around the body through repeated rhythmic contractions
Need blood circulation to:
move glucose and other nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones and urea to and from cells
help fight diseases
help stabilize body temperature
hole in the heart means
blood will mix
thud*3 caused by
ventricles opening and closing
where does oxygen get transported to
cells
Describe the movement of diaghram and intercostal muscles
The diaghram relaxes and contracts
when we breathe in our intercostal muscles contract this pulls the rib cage up and out
Both actions increase volume of thorax loweres the pressure on the thorax
Close relationship between alveoli and capillaries
capillaries are wrapped around it
How alveoli adapted
Thin walls- short diffusion pathway
Large surface area- maximises absorption
network of cappilaries- maintains concentration gradient
Ventilation
movement of air in and out of the lungs
Gas exchange
swapping of gasses between alveoli and blood