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Human Circulatory System Flashcards

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Red blood cell function

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Carry oxygen around the body

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Haemoglobin➕ oxygen

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Oxyhaemoglobin

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haemoglobin

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  • Contained in red blood cells
  • Rich in iron which carries O2
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4
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What gives blood its red colour?

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Haemoglobin

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5
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How is a red blood cell adapted for maximum diffusion of oxygen?

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Biconcave shape 🟰 Large surface area

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How is a red blood cell adapted to have more space to pack lots of haemoglobin?

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No nucleus

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White blood cell purpose

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Prevent disease by destroying microorganisms

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⬆️ haemoglobin ⬆️ 🟰 ❓

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⬆️ oxygen ⬆️

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9
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Lymphocytes

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Produce special chemicals called antibodies

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Phagocytes

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Engulf and digest, microbes in process called phagocytosis

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11
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Lobed nucleus

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Phagocyte

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12
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Purpose of platelets

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Involved in blood clotting process

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13
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Platelets

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Cell fragments

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Blood clotting process

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  1. Soluble plasma protein
  2. fibrinogen
  3. insoluble protein fibrin
  4. meshwork across damaged area
  5. Red blood cells get caught
  6. Blood clots
  7. ⬇️ blood loss⬇️ ➕ ⬇️micro organisms⬇️
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Plasma

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The liquid part of blood

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16
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Plasma purpose

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Transport medium

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17
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What does plasma transport?

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  • Blood cells 🩸
  • food molecules (glucose and amino acids)🌮
  • hormones 😡
  • CO2 💨
  • urea 🚽
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18
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What keeps plasma concentration stable?

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Salts and other chemicals

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19
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What is the concentration of plasma similar to?

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Blood cells

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20
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Why is it important that the concentration of plasma is similar to blood cells?

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Red blood cells placed in water will take in water by osmosis and burst in the process called cell lysis

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21
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Artery: wall thickness

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Thick

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Vein: wall thickness

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Relatively thin

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23
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Capillary: wall thickness

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Very thin (one fell thick)

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24
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Artery: presence of muscle and elastic fibres

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Present

25
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Vein : presence of muscle and elastic fibres

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Present

26
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Capillary : presence of muscle and elastic fibres

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Absent

27
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Artery: blood pressure

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High

28
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Vein : blood pressure

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Low

29
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Capillary : blood pressure

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Low

30
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Artery : valves

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None

31
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Vein : valves

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Yes

32
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Capillary: valves

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None

33
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Artery : direction of blood flow

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Away from heart
(Artery)

34
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Vein : direction of blood flow

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Back into heart
(Vein)

35
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Capillary : direction of blood flow

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LINKS arteries and veins

36
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Levels of oxygen : artery

A

High

37
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Levels of oxygen: vein

A

Low

38
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Capillary levels of oxygen and CO2

A

Mix

39
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What type of blood do arterys (normally) carry?

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Oxygenated blood (blood rich in oxygen) to body organs

40
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What type of blood do veins (normally) carry?

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Deoxygenated blood (blood with little oxygen) from the body organs back to heart

41
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What are the exceptions to the normal direction of blood flow?

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  • pulmonary artery - carries deoxygenated blood 🩸 to lungs 🫁
  • pulmonary vein - carries oxygenated blood 🩸 to heart 🫀
42
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Blood vessel function : pulmonary vein

A

Carries oxygenated blood from lungs 🫁 to heart 🫀

43
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Blood vessel function : aorta

A

Carries oxygenated blood from heart 🫀to body 🕺

44
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Blood vessel function : vena cava

A

Carries deoxygenated blood from body 🕺to heart🫀

45
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Blood vessel function : pulmonary artery

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Carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs

46
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Blood vessel function : hepatic artery

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Carries blood containing oxygen and glucose 🍬 to the liver

47
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Blood vessel function : hepatic portal-vein

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Carries blood containing digested food (glucose and amino acids) from the small intestines to the liver

48
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Blood vessel function : hepatic vein

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Carries blood containing glucose and amino acids from the liver around the body; also, COz (from respiration) back to heart and lungs.

49
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Blood vessel function : renal artery

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Carries blood rich in urea to the kidneys for excretion

50
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Blood vessel function : renal vein

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Carries purified blood (low in urea) from the kidney to the vena cava; also, COz (from respiration) back to the heart and lungs

51
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Right side of heart 🫁

A
  • deoxygenated blood
  • Pumps blood to lungs 🫁
52
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Left side of lungs 🕺

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  • oxygenated blood
  • Pumps blood (that has returned from lungs🫁) around body 🕺
53
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Valves

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  • Prevent back-flow
  • ensure that heart acts as unidirectional pump
54
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Cardiac muscle

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  • In hearts wall
  • never tires
55
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Double circulatory system

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Blood travels through the heart 🫀 twice on one circulation of the body 🕺

56
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How does the heart itself receive blood?

A

Coronary arteries

57
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Coronary arteries

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  • supply heart itself w/ blood
  • branch from the aorta
  • fine blood vessels that run over the outer surface of the heart 🫀
58
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Ways regular exercise benefits circulatory system

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  • strengthens heart muscle💪

➡️ this will lead to ⬆️ cardiac output (⬆️bpm) even when not exercising

➡️ heart is under ⬇️less strain⬇️ bc pumps blood less often to get same amount around body 🕺

GCSE CCEA Biology (15 decks)

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