Heart Flashcards
3 ways lungs are adaptive for gas exchange
Huge surface area
Lots of capillaries
One cell thick
Normal oxygen saturation
95% to 100%
Life threatening oxygen saturation
Below 70%
Resperation
The release of energy from food
Aerobic resperation
Uses up oxygen
2 things needed for aerobic respiration
Oxygen and glucose
Release of oxygen during cellular respiration
C6 H12 O6+ 6 O2 —> 6 CO2 + 6H2O atp
Glucose + oxygen —> carbon dioxide + water
Glucose comes from…
The digestive system
Oxygen comes from
Lungs
We get rid of carbon dioxide from
Exhaling
Smoking causes
Cancer and emphysema
Emphysema
Alveoli become dry and brittle until it eventually ruptures
Cancer’s
CO2 affects the CO2 diffusion gradient
Carcinogenic chemicals can trigger Tumors
Toxic nicotine paralyzed cilia which normally clean the lungs
How much blood is in the human body
5.6 litres
Cystic fibrosis
Mutation of a single gene which controls salt balance in the lungs
Cardiac muscles on walls of heart
Myocardium
Myocardium
Walls of heart are made up of it
Only found in heart
Never tired but can’t handle lack of CO2
Pericardium
Encloses the heart
Pericardial fluid
In between heart and pericardium to aid movements
Valves
Prevent back flow of veins
Septum
Separates oxygenated blood and non oxygenated blood
Siptolic
Phase in the heart where it contracts
Blood pressure rises
Diastolic
Heart releases
Blood pressure falls
Things that raise blood pressure
Full bladder
Talking
Alcohol
Caffeine
Smoking
Arteries
Thick elastic walls to withstand high blood pressure
Take blood away from heart
Capillary
Allow food and oxygen to pass into body cells and allow waste products out
One cell thick
Veins
Take blood to heart
Thinner valves than arteries
Valves prevent back flow
Red blood cells
Carry oxygen and nutrients
White blood cells
fights off diseases
Plasma
Proteins carry oxygen and nutrients
Platelets
Heal wounds and clots blood
Sickle cell anemia
Deformed red blood cell can’t carry enough oxygen
Hemophilia
Blood doesn’t clot properly
Scientific name for red blood cells
Erythrocytes
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Phalagocytes
Lymphocytes
Phalagocyte
White blood cell
Lymphocytes
White blood cells