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Topic 2 - Organisation Flashcards

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What is a tissue?

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A group of similar cells with the same structure and function

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What substance does amylase break down and what are they broken down into?

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Starch into glucose

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Where is amylase found?

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Mouth and small intestine

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Where is amylase made?

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Pancreas, small intestine lining, salivary glands

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What substance does protease break down and what substance does it become

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Protein into amino acids

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6
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Where is protease made?

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Stomach, pancreas, lining of the small intestine

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Where is protease found?

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Stomach and small intestine

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8
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What substance does lipase break down and what is it broken down into?

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Fats into fatty acids and glycerol

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9
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Where is lipase made?

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Pancreas and lining of the small intestine

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10
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Where is lipase found?

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Small intestine

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11
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What are the functions of bile?

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Neutralises hydrochloric acid from the stomach and emulsifies fat

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12
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Where is bile made and stored?

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Made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder

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13
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How can enzymes be denatured?

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pH or temperature

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14
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What is the region of the enzyme which binds to its substrate?

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Active site

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15
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All enzymes have an ……. pH and temperature

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Optimum

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16
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How do you test for starch?

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Use iodine

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17
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What colour is iodine?

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Orange

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18
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What colour will iodine turn if starch is present?

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Blue/black

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19
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How do you test for protein?

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Use biuret

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20
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What colour is biuret?

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Blue

21
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What colour will biuret turn if protein is present?

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Purple

22
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How do you test for glucose?

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Use Benedict’s solution and place in a hot water bath

23
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What colour is Benedict’s solution?

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Blue

24
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What colour will Benedict’s solution turn if glucose is present?

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Green/yellow - brick red

25
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How do you test for fats?

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Use ethanol and then add water

26
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What colour is ethanol?

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Colourless

27
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What colour will Ethanol turn if fats are present?

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You will see white emulsion/cloudy white layer

28
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How can you eat upside down?

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Peristalsis

29
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Why is there hydrochloric acid in the stomach?

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To kill pathogens/because protease has an acidic optimum pH

30
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What does a double circulatory system mean?

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The blood will enter the heart twice in one full circuit of the body

31
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How are lungs adapted for gas exchange?

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Moist walls
Permeable walls
Good blood supply
Large surface area

32
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As you look at an image of a human heart, moving left to right, what are the names of the veins and the arteries which connect directly with the heart?

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Vena cava, pulmonary artery, aorta, pulmonary vein

33
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When the blood has left the muscles, which vein and section of the heart does it feed into?

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Vena Cava and the Right Atrium

34
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Why does the heart have valves?

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To prevent the backward flow of blood

35
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What is the name of the tube that feeds into the lungs?

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Trachea

36
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When the trachea reaches the lungs, what does it branch into?

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Bronchi

37
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Where is the pacemaker located?

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The right atrium

38
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What does the plasma transport?

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Nutrients, hormones and proteins

39
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What blood does the artery transport?

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Oxygenated blood

40
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What is CHD?

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Coronary Heart Disease - When your coronary blood vessel’s lumen becomes too small because of the build up of cholesterol fats

41
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What can CHD lead to?

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A heart attack

42
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What is the major way that CHD can be treated?

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Stents can be used

43
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How does a stent work?

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It is wire mesh inserted into an artery and expanded using a balloon to increase blood flow

44
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What are other ways that CHD can be treated?

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Blood thinning medicines, statins, beta blockers, surgery

45
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What are statins?

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Tablets which reduce blood cholesterol levels

46
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What is cancer?

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Changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and division

47
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What is transpiration?

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The movement of water through a plant from roots to leaves to air

48
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What factors affect transpiration?

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Wind
   - Speeds it up
Humidity
   - Slows it down
Temperature
   - Speeds it up
Number of stomata
   - Speeds it up
Light intensity
49
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What is translocation?

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The movement of sugar through a plant in the phloem from the leaves where it is made to the growing points. This process requires energy

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