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Chapter 42: Circulation And Gas Exchange Flashcards

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1
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Small molecules can move between cells and their surroundings by

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Diffusion

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2
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Random thermal motion

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Diffusion

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3
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Diffusion is only efficient over ________ distances

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Small

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In most animals, the circulatory system is functionally linked to the ___________ ___ ______ with the environment and with body cells

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Exchange of gases

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5
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Some animals lack a ___________ system

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Circulatory

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6
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Cnidarians have elaborate _____________ __________

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Gastrovascular cavities

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7
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Gastrovascular cavities function in _________ and __________ of substances throughout the body

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Digestion; distribution

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The body wall that encloses the gastrovascular cavity is only ___ cells thick

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2

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9
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What specimen have a gastrovascular cavity?

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Flatworms

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What 2 things do Flatworms have that minimize diffusion distances

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Flat bodies; gastrovascular cavity

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What 3 things do circulatory systems have?

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Circulatory fluid
Set of interconnecting vessels
Muscular pump, the heart

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12
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The circulatory system connects the ________ that surrounds cells with ________ that exchange gases, absorbs nutrients, and dispose of wastes

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Fluid; organs

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13
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Circulatory systems can be _______ or _________

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Open; closed

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14
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In _________, other arthropods, and some molluscs, have circulatory fluid called __________

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Insects; Hemolymph

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15
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Bathes the organs directly in an open circulatory system

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Hemolymph

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16
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Hemolymph is a part of a ______ circulatory system

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Open

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17
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Blood is a part of a ________ circulatory system

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Closed

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18
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Is confined to vessels and is distinct from the interstitial fluid

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Blood

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19
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Name 3 groups that have closed circulatory systems

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Annelids
Cephalopods
Vertebrates

20
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Allow organisms to use less energy than needed

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Open systems

21
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Allow organisms to grow larger

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Closed systems

22
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Allow organisms to be more active due to effective delivery of oxygen and nutrients

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Closed system

23
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Regulate the distribution of blood to different organs

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Closed system

24
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What is a closed circulatory system in humans and some vertebrates called?

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Cardiovascular system

25
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What does the cardiovascular system include?

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Heart
Blood vessels

26
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What are the 3 main types of blood vessels

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Arteries
Veins
Capillaries

27
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Blood flows ______ way in these vessels

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One

28
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Arteries branch into _________ and carry blood ______ ______ the heart to __________

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Arterioles; away from; capillaries

29
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AKA network of capillaries

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Capillary beds

30
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Sites of chemical exchange between the blood and interstitial fluid

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Capillary beds

31
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Capillary beds have chemical exchange between the _____ and ________ ________

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Blood; interstitial fluid

32
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_______ converge into veins

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Venules

33
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Return blood from capillaries to the heart

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Veins

34
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What are distinguished by the direction of blood flow, not by ____ content

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Arteries; veins; O2

35
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Vertebrates hearts contain ____ or more chambers

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2

36
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Blood enters through _______ and is pumped out through ____________

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Atria; ventricles

37
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Sharks, rays, and bony fish have _________ circulation with a ____-chambered heart

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Single; 2

38
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In single circulation, blood leaving the heart passes through ____ capillary beds before returning

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2

39
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What groups have double circulation?

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Amphibians
Reptiles
Mammals

40
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In double circulation, oxygen-poor blood is pumped from the _______ side of the heart in ___ circuit

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Right; 1

41
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In double circulation; oxygen-rich blood is pumped from the _____ side of the heart in a _________ circuit

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Left; separate

42
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Oxygen-poor blood flows through the __________ ________ to pick up oxygen through the _______

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Pulmonary circuit; lungs

43
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What group(s) have oxygen-poor blood flow through pulmonary circuit

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Reptiles and mammals

44
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Oxygen-poor blood flows through the __________ ________ to pick up oxygen through the _______ and ________

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Pulmocutaneous circuit; lungs; skin

45
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What group(s) have oxygen-poor blood flow through pulmocutaneous circuit

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Amphibians

46
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Oxygen-rich blood delivers oxygen through the _______ circuit

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Systemic

47
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___________ circulation maintains higher blood pressure in the organs than does _________ circulation

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Double; single

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