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Circulation Flashcards

1
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heart

A

Pumps oxygenised blood around the body

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2
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Blood vessel

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carry blood away from the heart

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3
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Arteries

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  • Carry blood away from the heart towards other organs
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4
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Veins

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carry blood towards the heart

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5
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What is the function of the Capillaries?

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carry blood through organs

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6
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Blood

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a transport medium

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7
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How is this heart similar and different to humans?

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Similar - has atrium

            - has a ventricle 
            - Blood enters via a vein and leave through artery

Difference- Only one valve

              - no septum 
             - fewer vessels
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8
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Arteries - is the blood oxygenated or deoxygenated

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Oxygenated except pulmonary artery and umbilical artery

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9
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Arteries - blood pressure

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high

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10
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Arteries - wall thickness

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high

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11
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Arteries - lumen size

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small

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12
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Arteries - valves present

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no

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13
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Example of Arteries?

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Aorta

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14
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Veins - is the blood usually oxygenated or deoxygenated?

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Deoxygenated except pulmonary vein and umbilical vein

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15
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Veins- blood presure

A

Lowest

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16
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Veins - wall thickness

A

Thin

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17
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Veins - Lumen size

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Larger

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18
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Are valves present in veins?

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Yes

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19
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What is an example of a vein?

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Vena cava

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20
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Capillary- blood direction

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Between organs

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21
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Veins - blood direction

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to the heart

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22
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Capilarites - blood oxyganated or deoxygenated

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Oxygenated and deoxygenated

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23
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Capilaries - blood presuure

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low

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24
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Capillaries - wall thickness

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very thin

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25
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Capillaries - Lumen size

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very small

26
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Capillaries - valves present?

27
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What is an example of a Capillary

28
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Which of the blood vessels carries blood containing the most oxygen

29
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Which of the blood vessels carries blood at the lowest pressure?

30
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Which of these blood vessels is most suited for gas exchange? - explain your answer

A

capillary

  • because it is one cell thick
  • short diffusion distance
31
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What can destroy bacteria in the blood and circulatory system?

A

Plasma, platlets

32
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What can carries carbon dioxide in the blood and circulatory system?

A

Capillary and vein

33
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What Pumps blood around the body?

34
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Carries blood to organs in the blood and circulatory system?

A

arteries and capillaries

35
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What carries blood from the organs in the blood and circulatory system?

36
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What carries oxygen in the blood and circulatory system?

A

red blood cells

37
Q

Name the type of blood vessel which has valves.

38
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Compare the heart to other muscles in the body (i.e. what makes the heart muscle different to the rest of the body?)

A

it is made of cardiac muscle - never get tired - involuntary

39
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What does the word pulmonary mean?

A

related to the lungs

40
Q

What is the left and right side of the heart divided by?

41
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Which side of the heart has a thicker muscular wall and why?

A

left - needs to pump blood at a higher pressure

42
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What is the role of valves?

A

to prevent backflow of blood

43
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Describe the Plasma

A

Liquid part of blood, mainly water

44
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Waht is the function of the plasma?

A
  • carries nutients (glucose, amino acids)
  • Carries waste product (carbon dioxide and water)
  • Distribute heat
45
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Describe the Platlets

A

the smallest cell

  • fragments of other cells
46
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What is the function of the platlets?

A

Release chemicals to make blood clot when we cut ourselves

47
Q

What bind to oxygen in our red blood cells?

A

Haemoglobin

48
Q

What are the function of coronary arteries?

A

supply the heart muscles with oxygen and nutrient

49
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What is the name of the vessel that oxygenated blood leaves the heart from?

50
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What is the name of the vessel that deoxygenated blood leaves the heart from?

A

pulmonary artery

51
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Which blood vessel returns blood from the rest of the body to the heart?

52
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What is unusual about the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein?

A

arteries usually carry oxygenated blood where as the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated/

vein usually deoxygenated where as the pulmonary vein carries oxygenated.

53
Q

Normal resting heat rate?

54
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pulmonary circulation

A

deoxygenated blood is pumped to the lungs and oxygenated blood returns back to the heart

55
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Systemic circulation

A

oxygenised blood is pumped to all the organs of the body and deoxygenased blood returns back to the heart.

56
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Short term effect in exercise

A
  • increased rate of breathing

- increase in tidal volume

57
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Long term effect on exercise

A
  • strong diaphragm + intercostal muscles
  • increased number of alveoli
  • increased in vital capillary
  • increased gas exchange
  • more oxygen
  • more efficient removal of
    co2
58
Q

Hepatic portal vein

A

takes blood to the lungs

59
Q

hepatic vein

A

returns blood to the heart

60
Q

hepatic artery

A

oxygenated blood to the liver

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