Transport in animals Flashcards
Features of an effective transport system
- fluid to carry nutrients, oxygen and waste around the body (blood)
- exchange surfaces that allow substances to enter and leave blood where its needed (capillaries)
- a pump to create pressure to push fluid around the body (heart)
Features of an efficient transport system
- vessels to carry blood by mass flow
- two circuits - one to pick up oxygen and another to deliver it to tissues
Describe the single circulation system in fish
- blood flows through heart once for every circuit of the body
- heart —> gills —> body —> heart
Describe the double circulation system in mammals
- 2 separate circuits: pulmonary circulation that carries blood to lungs to pick up oxygen and systemic circulation that carries oxygen and nutrients to tissues
- blood flows through heart twice for each circuit of the body
- heart —> body —> heart —> lungs —> heart
Disadvantages of single circulatory system in fish
- blood pressure drops as it passes through capillaries in gills
- blood has low pressure blood as it flows towards body, won’t flow quickly
- rate of exchange is limited but fish not as metabolically active as mammals as they don’t regulate their own body temp so need less energy
Advantages of double circulatory system
- the heart can increase the pressure of the blood after it has passed through the lungs so blood is under pressure as it flows quickly to the body
- systemic circulation carries blood at a higher pressure than pulmonary.
- faster delivery of oxygen and nutrients (for respiration for energy as they maintain their own body temp) and removal of toxic waste products
What are arteries?
vessels that carry blood away from heart
What are arterioles?
small blood vessels that distribute blood from artery to capillary
What’s a closed circulatory system?
blood held in vessels
What’s an open circulatory system?
blood not held in vessels
What are veins?
vessels that carry blood back to heart
What are venules?
small blood vessels that collect blood from capillary bed and lead into veins
Disadvantages of open circulatory systems?
- low bp and slow blood flow
- circulation of blood may be affected by body movements or lack of body movements. When movement stops so does blood flow.
Advantages of closed circulatory systems?
- Transport is independent of body movements
- higher bp, faster blood flow
- faster delivery of oxygen and nutrients and removal of carbon dioxide and other wastes
order of layers in walls of artery, vein, venule
1) Lumen
2) Endothelium
3) Elastic fibres
4) Smooth muscle
5) Collagen
Adaptations of arteries
- thick walls to withstand high bp
- narrow lumen to maintain high bp
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inner wall of lumen folded to allow expansion as blood flow increases
3 layers:
1) elastic tissue allows wall to stretch and recoil to maintain bp
2) middle layer of smooth muscle
3) outer layer of thick collagen to provide strength to withstand high pressure and recoil to maintain it.
adaptation of arterioles
- smooth muscle which can constrict diameter of lumen to divert blood flow to regions demanding more oxygen
adaptation of capillaries
- narrow lumen which reduces rate of flow and reduces diffusion distance
- thin walls made of flattened endothelial cells
- leaky walls so plasma and dissolved substances can leave blood
adaptation of venule
- thin layers of smooth muscle, elastic tissue and collagen
adaptation of veins
- walls not thick due to low bp
- thinner layers than artery as they don’t need to stretch and recoil and aren’t actively constricted to reduce blood flow
- valves prevent blood flowing in opposite direction due to low bp
- thin walls can be flattened by action of skeletal muscle.