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Medical science Flashcards

1
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Word equation for word equation for respiration

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Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide and Water

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aerobic respiration

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oxygen present

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anaerobic respiration

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without oxygen

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4
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importance of the respiratory system

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move fresh air into your body while removing waste gases

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5
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What gases are exchanged?

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oxygen and carbon dioxide

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6
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How are gases moved across the gas exchange surface?

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diffusion

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What is breathing?

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the physical process of inhaling air into our lungs and exhaling air out of our lungs.

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What happens to the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm that allow air to be inhaled and exhaled?

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Inhaled=intercostal muscles expand , diagram contracts and moves downwards
exhaled=intercostal muscles contract, diagram relaxes and moves upwards

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9
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Carcinogenic

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having the potential to cause cancer

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10
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Addictive

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causing or likely to make someone addicted.

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The importance of the circulatory system

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carries oxygen and essential nutrients to all cells around the body in arteries and carries the waste products and carbon dioxide in veins

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Arteries, veins & capillaries.

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Arteries carry blood away from your heart. Veins carry blood back toward your heart. Capillaries, the smallest blood vessels, connect arteries and veins.

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13
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structure and function of plasma

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carry substances around the body. 55% in blood.

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14
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structure and function of platlets

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Form clots at damaged sites on the blood vessels to prevent blood loss and infection. 1%small bits of cells with no nucleus

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structure and function of WBC

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Protects body from infection. 1% the biggest type of blood cell with nucleus.

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16
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Structure and function of RBC

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trnsports oxygen. 45% of blood, small round and hollow in centre, no nucleus.

17
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What is respiration?

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Process which cells release the energy they need for their life processes.
Occurs in the mitochondria

18
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Diffusion

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An area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, until reaches equilibrium.

19
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what is gas exhange

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Taking in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide, this process takes place in the alveoli.

20
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Breathing vs respiration

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Breathing = physical process which moves air in and out of lungs
Respiration= chemical reaction where cells break down glucose to release energy.

21
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Importance of blood

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-we have five litres of blood, which takes oxygen to our body cells for respiration.
-blood carries waste products such as carbon and dioxide
-transports nutrients from our digestive system and even moves heat to control our temperature.

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