CIRCULATION AND DIGESTION Flashcards

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1
Q

What is blood?

A

A red viscous liquid that circulates through the circulatory system

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2
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Blood components

A

Is composed of PLASMA (liquid) and BLOOD CELLS

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3
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The 3 types of BLOOD CELLS

A

ERYTHROCYTES (red blood cells)

LEUKOCYTES (white blood cells)

THROMBOCYTES (platelets)

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4
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Characteristics of ERYTHROCYTES

A

NO Nucleolus and HAEMOGLOBIN (transport oxygen)

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5
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Function of ERYTHROCYTES

A

TRANSPORT O2 and CO2

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6
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Characteristics of LEUKOCYTES

A

LARGE and MANY LIMOSOMES

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7
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Function of LEUKOCYTES

A

Fighting MICROORGANISM

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8
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Characteristics of THROMBOCYTES

A

Cell FRAGMENTS

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9
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Function of THROMBOCYTES

A

Stopping HAEMORRHAGE

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10
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3 main types of BLOOD VESSELS

A

Arteries, Veins and Capillaries

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11
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Function of ARTERIES

A

Carrying blood AWAY from the heart

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12
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Function of VEINS

A

Carrying blood BACK to the heart

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13
Q

Where is located the HEART?

A

between LUNGS and THORACIC CAVITY

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14
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what is the Function of the HEART?

A

PUMPING blood

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15
Q

The walls of the heart are made of…?

A

MYOCARDIUM

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16
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where is located the CAVA vein?

A

is located in the RIGHT ARTRIUM

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17
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where is located the PULMONARY vein?

A

is located in the LEFT ARTRIUM

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18
Q

the RIGHT VENTRICLE is conected to…

A

the PULMONARY ARTERY

19
Q

the LEFT VETRICLE is conected to…

A

the AORTA ARTERY

20
Q

how is called the MOVEMENT of the heart when it CONTRACT?

A

SYSTOLE

21
Q

how is called the MOVEMENT of the heart when it RELAX?

A

DIASTOLE

22
Q

which CIRCUITS completes the BLOOD in humans?

A

PULMONARY and SYSTEMIC

23
Q

how is the CIRCULATION in humans?

A

DOUBLE and COMPLETE

24
Q

which are the COMPONENTS of DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

A

DIGESTIVE TRACT and
ACCESORY GLANDS

25
Q

the CHARACTERISTICS of the MOUTH are…

A

is a cavity with TONGUE and TEETH

26
Q

the FUNCTION of the MOUTH is…

A

MIXING food with SALIVA and GRINDING

27
Q

the CHARACTERISTIC of the PHARYNX is…

A

Cavity shared by RESPIRATORY and DIGESTIVE system

28
Q

the CHARACTERISTIC of the OESOPHAGUS is…

A

MUSCULAR tube CONECTING

29
Q

the FUNCTION of the PHARYNX and OESOPHAGUS is…

A

Passageways for BOLUS

30
Q

the CHARACTERISTIC of the STOMACH is…

A

Transform BOLUS into CHYME with GASTRIC JUICES

31
Q

The function of STOMACH is…?

A

FOOD BOLUS is transformed into CHYME with GASTRIC JUICES

32
Q

Red blood cells or….?

A

ERYTHROCYTES

33
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White blood cells or…..?

A

LEUKOCYTES

34
Q

Platelets or….?

A

THROMBOCYTES

35
Q

LIVER produces…?

A

BILE

36
Q

BILE is produced by…?

A

LIVER

37
Q

PANCREAS produces…?

A

PANCREATIC JUICES

38
Q

PANCREATIC JUICES are produced by…?

A

PANCREAS

39
Q

SALIVARY GLANDS produce…?

A

SALIVE

40
Q

SALIVE is produced by…?

A

SALIVARY GLANDS

41
Q

The function of the SMALL INTESTINE is…?

A

CHYME is transformed into CHYLE with BILE and PANCREATIC JUICES

42
Q

The function of LARGE INTESTINE is…?

A

Water is ABSORBED
FACES are maded

43
Q

Where is the TRICUSPID VALVE founded?

A

Between the RIGHT atrium and ventricle

44
Q

Where is the MITRIAL VALVE founded?

A

Between the LEFT atrium and ventricle