Topic 8 - Exchange And Transport In Animals Flashcards
What the equation for cardiac output
Stroke volume X heart rate
What’s the system called for the right side of the heart
The pulmonary circuit
What’s the circuit called from the heart to the body
The systemic system
What vein and artery go to and from the lungs
The pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
What vein and artary go from the heart to the body and back
The aorta and Vena cava
What’s the chemical equation for aerobic respiration
C6H12O6 + 6O2 —– 6CO2 - 6H2O
Why does aerobic respiration release a great deal of energy
Because the glucose is fully oxidised
Why does anaerobic respiration not release a great deal of energy
Because the glucose is not fully oxidised
What’s the formula for anaerobic respiration
Glucose —- lactic acid
Name the 3 ways red blood cells are adapted to their function
Bi-concave digits for large surface area
Contain haemoblobin to form oxohaemoglobin
Have no nucleus to contain more haemoglobin
Name the 3 ways that white blood cells fight infection
- Ingest pathogens
- Produce antibodies that combine with antigens
- Produce anti-toxins that stop toxins harming us
Define homeostasis
Keeping the internal conditions of the body constant
What is urea
Urea is a liquid formed by the break down of amino acids in the liver
How is blood urea and ions controlled
Capillaries filter out excess ions and urea out the blood and send them into the kidneys
How are ions and urea removed from the body
By wee
