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1
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Artery Function?

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Carry Oxygenated blood away from heart

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Vein Function?

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Carry Deoxygenated blood towards the Heart

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Pulmonary Artery special function?

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  • Only artery that carries deoxygenated blood

- Carried from heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary Vein special function?

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  • Only vein to carry oxygenated blood

- Carried from lungs to the heart

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Aorta?

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-Oxygenated blood flows from the heart to the rest of the body

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Vena Cava?

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-Carries deoxygenated blood into the heart

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Coronary Artery?

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-Blood vessels supplying blood to the heart

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Renal Artery?

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-Oxygenated blood flows to get to kidneys

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Atoms in Water charges?

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  • Oxygen atoms -> Slightly Negative Charge

- Hydrogen -> Slightly Positive Charge

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What does Water include to be important?

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  • Reactant in cells
  • Provides structural support
  • Keeps organisms cool - maintain temp
  • Hydrogen bonding
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Heat of Vaporisation meaning in Water?

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Amount of energy needed to to change one gram of liquid to gas

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Cohesive Properties meaning in Water?

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Strong attraction between molecules due to hydrogen bonds

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Specific Heat Capacity meaning in Water?

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Amount of heat one gram of substance absorbs/loses to change temp by one degree celsius

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Good Solvent meaning in Water?

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Ions and Polar molecules can easily dissolve in water

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Good Metabolite meaning in Water?

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Used or formed in many reactions eg condensation and hydrolysis

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Capillaries function

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Very thin walls for gas exchange between blood and organs

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Location of Capillaries and why it helps?

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  • Very close to body cells
  • Very short diffusion distance
  • Rapid Gas exchange
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Walls of Capillaries and why it helps?

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  • Endothelium is one cell thick

- Allows efficient gas exchange

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Surface Area of Capillaries and why it helps?

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  • Arterioles split into million of capillaries that form networks around body (capillary beds)
  • Create large SA
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Role of the Lymphatic System?

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Recycles excess tissue fluid

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Arterioles

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Small blood vessels which branch from arteries

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Venules

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Small blood vessels that collect blood coming out of capillaries

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Veins

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Vessels that transport blood back to the heart, have a thin muscle wall

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Arteries

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Vessels that transport blood away from the heart to the organ, have a thick muscular wall

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How are substances carried in the capillaries

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Tissue Fluid

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What is Tissue fluid?

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Combination of oxygen, water and nutrients

27
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What is Pressure Filtration?

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Substances that move into the tissue fluid from the capillaries

28
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How does the Pressure Gradient affect Capillaries?

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  • High Pressure Gradient at entrance to capillary bed

- High pressure creates pressure gradient

29
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Movement of Fluid in Capillaries?

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-Flows down pressure gradient into the surrounding space (Pressure Filtration)

30
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What occurs in Right Ventricle?

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  • RA Contracts -> deox. blood -> RV

- RV Contracts -> deox. blood -> Pulm Art -> Lungs

31
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Function of Atrio-Ventricular Valves?

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-prevents blood RV -> RA

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Function of Semi-Lunar Valves?

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-prevents blood Pulm -> RV

33
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What occurs in Right Atrium?

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-Deox enters via Vena Cava

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What occurs in Left Atrium?

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-Oxy blood -> LA via pulm vein

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What occurs in Left Ventricle?

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  • LA contracts -> LV

- LV muscle thicker muscle to transport around body

36
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Effect of Cardiac Cycle on Ventricle Pressure?

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  • Contraction causes massive inc in pressure
  • Slight inc. when ventricles relax
  • Slight inc. atrial contraction
37
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Atria in the Cardiac Cycle?

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  • Contract = inc. pressure

- Relax = dec. pressure

38
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Stages in Cardiac Cycle?

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1) Contraction of atria
2) Blood -> Ventricles
3) Contaction of Ventricles
4) Atrio-Ven valves shut
5) Blood forced out of heart
6) Semi-Lunar valves shut
7) Relaxation of Ven. and atria

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Atheroma

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deposition of materials in the walls of the arteries

40
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Effects of Atherosclerosis?

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  • Endothelium damaged due to lipid and WBC deposited
  • LDL transports cholesterol in blood
  • cholesterol builds up - atheroma formed
  • Overtime they form hard fibrous plaque
41
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Narrow Lumen Consequences - Atherosclerosis

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  • Due to Fibrous Plaque built up (Atheroma)

- Increased Blood Pressure

42
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What is Coronary Heart Disease?

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-Due to lots of Atheromas

43
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What is Atherosclerosis

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-Blockage of an artery due to build up of fatty acids

44
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What can Atherosclerosis Cause

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  • Angina - chest pains

- myocardial infections

45
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What is an Aneurysm

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-Increased blood pressure can cause elastic fibres in the artery to swell

46
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What is Thrombosis

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-Platelets combine to form a clot

47
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3 factors which can cause CVD?

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  • Smoking
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Diet
48
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Smoking effect on CVD?

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-Carbon Monoxide reduces amount of oxygen haemoglobin can take

49
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High Blood Pressure effect on CVD?

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-Can cause Atheromas forming

50
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Diet effect on CVD?

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  • High in fat = higher cholesterol levels

- contributes to formation of atheromas

51
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4 types of treatment for CVD?

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  • Statins
  • Antihypertensives
  • Anticoagulants
  • Platelet inhibitors
52
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Statins treatment

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  • Statins lower cholesterol (LDLs)

- should be taken everyday

53
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Side effects of Statins

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  • Headaches

- Feeling sick

54
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Antihypertensives treatment

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  • Used to treat high blood pressure

- eg beta blocker

55
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Side effects of Antihypertensives

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-Headaches

56
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Anticoagulants treatment

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  • Used to lower the risk of blood clots

- Warfarin

57
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Side effects of Anticoagulants

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  • Nose bleeds

- Severe bleeding

58
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Platelets Inhibitors treatment

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-Prevent platelets combining meaning less chance of clot forming

59
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Side effects of Platelets inhibitors

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  • Excessive Bleeding

- Nausea

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