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1
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Why do cells differentiate and become specialised

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Because the organisms develop different ways of exchanging materials

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Define tissues

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A group of cells with similar structure and functions

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Define organs

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Groups of tissues that preform a particular function

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What does epithelial tissue do

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it lines the inside of organs

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What does muscular tissue do

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it contracts and relaxes to bring about movement

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What do glandular tissues do

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Make and secrete chemicals like enzymes and hormones

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Define organ system

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Different organs combine to form organ systems to carry out major functions in the body

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Define organisms

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An organism is made up of organ systems that work together

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Define Cell

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The smallest unit of all living organisms that are the basic building blocks of all living organisms

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Define Organelle

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A specialized structure inside a cell that carries out a specific function within the cell

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Why do multicellular organisms have a double circulatory system

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To ensure all the nutrients are delivered to all the cells and that waste products are efficiently removed

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Why can’t multicellular organisms not just rely on diffusion

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Because the distance molecules need to travel is too big and the rate of delivery and removal would be too slow to meet the cells demands

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What are the three components that make up the circulatory system

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  • heart
  • blood vessels
  • blood
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What does the heart do in the circulatory system

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the muscle contracts to generate a force to move the blood

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What do the blood vessels do in the circulatory system

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they are tubular structures that carry blood through all organs and tissues of the body

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What does the blood do in the circulatory system

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It is the transport medium that carries nutrients and hormones to the tissues and organs and removes the waste products from them

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What is meant by double circulatory system

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The blood passes through the heart twice per complete circuit around the body

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What are the two routes the blood has to take to complete a circuit around the body

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  • The pulmonary circuit
  • The systemic circuit
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What is the pulmonary circuit

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Where deoxygenated blood passes from the right ventricle to the lungs and then back to the heart oxygenated

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What is the systemic circuit

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where oxygenated blood passes from the left ventricle to the rest of the body and then returns to the heart deoxygenated

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How is cardiac muscle different to skeletal muscle

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  • It never fatigues
  • It doesn’t need impulses from the nervous system to contract - the heart does it itself
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Why does the heart contract

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to generate a force that moves the blood around the body in a double circulatory system

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What happens to the blood when it goes to the lungs

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Gas exchange occurs

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Where are valves present in the heart

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  • between the atria & the ventricles
  • at the start of the aorta
  • at the end of the vena cava
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What is 1

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aorta

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What is 2

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superior vena cava

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what is 3

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pulmonary artery

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What is 4

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pulmonary vein

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What is 5

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Right atrium

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what is 6

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valves between the atrium and the ventricle

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What is 7

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Right ventricle

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What is 8

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Inferior vena cava

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what is 9

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Pulmonary artery

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What is 10

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Pulmonary veins

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What is 11

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left atrium

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What is 12

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valves between the atrium and ventricle

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What is 13

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valves at the start of the aorta

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38
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what is 14

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left ventricle

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What does the aorta do

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carries high oxygen blood to the arteries

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What does the vena cava do

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Carries high carbon dioxide blood back to the heart

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What does the pulmonary artery do

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Carry high carbon dioxide blood to the lungs

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What does the pulmonary vein do

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Carries high oxygen blood from the lungs to the heart

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What do the coronary arteries do

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deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cardiac muscle cells that make up the heart walls

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What does the left side of the heart do

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receive the oxygenated blood

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What does the right side of the heart do

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Receives the deoxygenated blood from the right atrium

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What tissues is the heart made up of

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  • cardiac muscle tissue
  • nervous tissue
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What is the function of the nervous tissue in the heart

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to pass tiny electrical impulses along the nervous tissue causing the muscle cells to contract

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What are the specialized cells called that cause the heart to contract called

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the pacemaker

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What does the pacemaker control

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the natural rate of the heartbeat

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Why would someone need an artificial pacemaker

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If they were born or develop problems with their pacemaker so their heartrate is not controlled properly.

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Where is the pacemaker located

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on the right atrium wall

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How are arteries adapted

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  • thick walls ~ withstand high pressure
  • elastic tissue ~ walls strech when blood is forced
  • narrow lumen ~ maintain high blood pressure
53
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Which artery doesn’t carry oxygenated blood

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Pulmonary artery

54
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how are capillaries adapted

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  • one cell thick walls ~ reduce diffusion distance
  • gaps ~ allows larger molecules to exchange
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What is the function of a cappillary

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  • exchange nutrients into the plasma (glucose)
  • exchange waste products into the plasma (carbon dioxide)
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How are veins adapted

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  • thin walls ~ low blood pressure
  • Valves ~ maintain correct direction of flow
  • wide lumen ~ reduce resistance between blood and walls
57
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Which vein doesn’t carry deoxygenated blood

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Pulmonary vein

58
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What does CHD stand for

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Coronary heart disease

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what is CHD caused by

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a blockage in the coronary arteries

60
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What blocks the coronary arteries

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layers of fatty material building up in the walls

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What are the impacts of a blockage in the coronary arteries

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  • narrowing
  • reduced blood flow
  • lack of oxygen for the heart muscle
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What are the symptoms of CHD

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  • chest pain
  • shortness of breath
  • heart attack
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What are some risk factors for CHD

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  • age
  • family history
  • smoking
  • diabetes
  • high blood cholestrol
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What are stents used for

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to keep the coronary arteries open

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What is a stent

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A metal mesh that is inserted into an artery to keep the lumen of the artery open by pushing the wall outwards

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How is a Stent inserted

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  • A catheter is used to insert a balloon which is inflated ~ opening artery
  • The stent is then inserted and the balloon deflated
  • Catheter and balloon are removed
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Why would someone have a stent fitted

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When an artery narrows due to fatty deposits in the artery or natural narrowing due to age

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What are the advantages of stents

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  • Lowers risk of heart attack for people with CHD
  • Quick effective operation with quick recovery
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What are the disadvantages of stents

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  • complications can occur during surgery (heart attack)
  • Risk of infection from operation
  • Risk of blood clot ~ lead to stroke or heart attack
70
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What do statins do

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Lower blood cholesterol levels

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What does lowering blood cholesterol levels do

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Slow down the rate of fatty material deposited

72
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What do statins reduce

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LDL levels

73
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What do statins increase

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HDL levels

74
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What does HDL and LDL stand for

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  • High-density lipoprotein
  • Low-density lipoprotein
75
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What does LDL cholesterol do

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carry fat to the artery wall and increase the amount of fat deposited in the artery wall

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What does HDL cholesterol do

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carry fat away from the artery wall and decrease the amount of fat deposited

77
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What are the advantages of statins

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  • reduces risk of strokes, CHD and heart attacks
  • may prevent other diseases
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What are the disadvantages of statins

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  • Must be taken regularly over a long period of time (get forgotten)
  • Negative side effects
  • Not immediate effect
79
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What negative side effects do statins cause

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  • headaches
  • kidney failure
  • liver damage
  • memory loss
80
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What are causes of faulty heart valves

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  • heart attack
  • infection
  • old age
81
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What is the function of the heart valves

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maintain the blood flow in one, correct direction

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What do atrio-ventricular valves do

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Prevent backflow of blood from ventricles to atria

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What do semilunar valves do

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prevent back flow of blood from the blood vessel to the ventricles

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What are the consequences of faulty valves

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  • blood doesn’t circulate as efficient and effectively
  • low oxygen supply ~ breathless
  • fatal ~ death
85
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What can faulty heart valves be replaces by

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Using biological or mechanical valves

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What is the difference between biological and mechanical valves

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mechanical values are man made
biological valves are from other humans or animals

87
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What are mechanical valves made from

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titanium and polymers

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What animals can biological heart valves come from

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cattle or pigs

89
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What are advantages of mechanical heart valves

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  • last very long
  • very efficient
  • permanent
  • no ethical issues
  • more cell respiration
90
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What are the disadvantages of mechanical heart valves

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  • require anticoagulants for life ~ due to risk of clotting
  • Open heart surgery needed
  • unsuitable for growing person (children)
  • risk of infection
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What are the advantages of biological heart valves

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  • no medication needed
  • fully effective
  • more cell respiration
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What are the disadvantages of biological heart valves

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  • need replacing after 15 years
  • risk of infection
  • risk of clotting
93
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why have scientist developed artificial hearts

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  • Shortage of donor hearts in UK
  • extends patients life (bides time)
  • to allow the heart to rest
94
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How do artificial hearts work

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It is a mechanical device hat supplies the valves. It doesn’t generate a force, that is generated by an external power source

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What are advantages of artificial hearts

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  • compensates shortage of donor hearts
  • less likely to be rejected ~ metal and plastic isn’t foreign
  • no need to tissue match ~ its plastic
  • no immunosuppressants
  • gains time
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What are the disadvantage of artificial hearts

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  • sizing
  • surgery can lead to bleeding and infection
  • temporary
  • blood flow is not smooth
  • anticoagulants to thin blood
  • may fail
  • not natural
  • battery pack inconvenience
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What is blood an example of

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A tissue

98
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Describe plasma

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liquid component of blood

99
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what is the function of plasma

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carries:
- red blood cells
- white blood cells
- platelets
- nutrients (glucose, amino acid)
- waste products (CO2, urea)
around body

100
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Describe how red blood cells are adapted

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  • biconcave shape ~ increase surface area = more oxygen absorbed
  • no nucleus ~ more room for oxygen
  • contains hemoglobin ~ binds the oxygen
101
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What is the function of a red blood cell

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carry oxygen bound to haemoglobin

102
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What is the equation for red blood cells

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oxygen + haemoglobin -><- oxyhaemoglobin

103
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what is the other word for red blood cell

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erythocyte

104
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describe how a white blood cell is adpted

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  • produces antibodies ~ break down pathogens
  • produces antitoxins ~ break down toxins
  • carries out phagocytosis ~ kills harmful molecules
105
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What is phagocytosis

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The process white blood cells carry out to engulf bacteria or toxins, breaking them down to harmless products

106
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describe platelets

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  • small fragments of cells
  • no nucleus
107
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What is the function of platelets

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start the clotting process by forming a mesh over the wound to trap blood cells

108
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What can lack of platelets lead to

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excessive bleeding and bruising

109
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What are blood products

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components of blood prepared from donated blood

110
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Where are blood products prepared

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in transfusion centres

111
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Why are blood components used

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Because patients usually require a specific component of blood so its a waste to give a patient blood they may not need ~ this is called blood component therapy

112
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What are advantage of using blood component therapy

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  • more patients treated
  • does of required component can be optimized
  • more cost effective and efficient
113
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What is the use of packed red blood cells

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To restore oxygen carrying capacity - anaemia & blood loss

114
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What is the use of fresh frozen plasma

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treating patients with excessive bleeding

115
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What is the use of platelets

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Treating or preventing bleeding in patients with low platelet counts

116
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Why are scientists trying to make artificial blood

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Because whole blood has a short shelf life

117
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What is artificial blood referred as

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A blood substitute

118
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What are the characteristics of any good blood substitute

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  • no rejection
  • long shelf life
  • easy to store & transport
  • no infections
  • good at transporting oxygen
119
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What is important to make sure when saline is transferred

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It has to be without any air bubbles

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