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Transport (human only) Flashcards

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Adrenaline

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A hormone produced by the adrenal glands in response to fear or stress. It increases the heart rate and boosts the delivery of blood to the brain and muscles as part of the ‘fight or flight’ response

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Aorta

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The main artery that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body

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Artery

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A type of blood vessel that carries blood at high pressure away from the heart to the tissues

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Atria

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The two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and pump blood into the ventricles

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Blood

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A tissue containing red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma

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Haemoglobin

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The red protein found in red blood cells transports oxygen in the blood

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Heart

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An organ that pumps blood around the body in a double circulatory system

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Hepatic artery

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The artery that supplies the liver with oxygenated blood

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Hepatic vein

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The vein that carries blood away from the liver

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Phloem

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A transport tissue found in plants which is specialised to transport sugars from sources to sinks

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Plasma

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The straw-coloured liquid in blood that transports carbon dioxide, urea, digested food, hormones and heat energy

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Platelets

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Tiny fragments of cells found in the blood that are involved in clotting.

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Platelets

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Tiny fragments of cells found in the blood that are involved in clotting.

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Pulmonary artery

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The main artery that takes deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs

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Pulmonary vein

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The main vein that carries oxygenated blood back to the heart from the lungs

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Red blood cells

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Cells in the blood that transport oxygen. They have a biconcave shape, no nucleus, and contain haemoglobin

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Root hair cells

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Specialised cells responsible for the absorption of water and mineral ions from the soil in plants

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Translocation

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The movement of sugars through the phloem tissue from sources to sinks

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Transpiration

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Water loss from plant leaves and shoots via diffusion and evaporation

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Vena cava

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The main vein that takes deoxygenated blood back to the heart from the body

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Ventricles

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The two lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and expel blood into the arteries

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