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Transport Systems (animals) Flashcards

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1
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why is blood transported around the body to deliver?

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oxygen and nutrients to cells for respiration

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why is blood transported around the body to pick up?

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wates such as carbon dioxide so they are removed from the body

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what do red blood cells carry?

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oxygen

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how are red blood cells specialised?

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by being biconcave

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what does haemoglobin combine with in the lungs?

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oxygen resulting in oxyhaemoglobin

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how does oxyhaemoglobin become oxygen again?

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it releases oxygen at tissues

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what does the heart do?

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pumps blood around the body

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what are the 4 chambers of the heart?

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right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle

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what is the pathway of blood through the heart?

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vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta

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10
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what do the heart valves prevent?

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blood flowing backwards

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why is the left ventricle of the heart thicker than the right?

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the left ventricle has to pump blood to the whole body whereas the right ventricle onlt has to pump blood to the lungs

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12
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where does the heart muscle get blood from?

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the cornorary arteries

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what are the three types of blood vessel?

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arteries, capillaries and veins

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why are the capillaries thin walled?

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to allow the exchange gases, food and wastes

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where does oxygen go after it leave the capillaries?

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into tissues and cells

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where does carbon dioxide go after it leaves the tissues/cells?

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in the capillaries

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17
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what do veins carry to the heart?

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carbon dioxide and wastes

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18
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what are exchanged in the lungs?

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gases

19
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whats the windpipe also called?

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the trachea

20
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what is the trachea held open by?

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rings of cartilage

21
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what does the trachea divide into?

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two bronchi

22
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what do the two bronchi divide up into?

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bronchioles with air sacs called alveoli at the end

23
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what traps dirt and germs in the trachea?

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mucus

24
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what is cilia?

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the tiny hairs in the trachea which sweep the mucus containing germs up to the mouth

25
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why are the lungs efficient at gas exchange?

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they have lots of alveoli to create a largfe surface area

26
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what are nutrients from food required by animals for?

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growth,movement, reproduction and warmth

27
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what are the chemical elements in carbohydrates?

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carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

28
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what are the chemical elements in fats?

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carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

29
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what aret the chemical elememts in proteins?

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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen

30
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why do we need carbohydrares?

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to provide us with energyv

31
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why do we need fats?

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heat insulation an dnergy store

32
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why do we need proteins?

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growth and repair

33
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what are simple units of carbohydrates?

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sugars e.g glucose

34
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what are simple units of fats?

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fatty acids and glycerol

35
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what are simple units of proteins?

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amino acids

36
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what are fats broken down by and what into?

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broken down by lipase enzymes into fatty acids and glycerol

37
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what are carbohydrates broken down by and what into?

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broken down by amylase enzymes into sugars

38
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what are proteins broken down by and what into?

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broken down by pepsin emzymes into amino acids

39
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what does the digestive system consist of?

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mouth, salivary glands, oesphagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, small intensine, appendix, rectum and anus

40
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what is peristalsis?

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the movement of food through the gut. it involves muscles contracting behind the food and muscles relaxing in front of the food

41
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what are the 4 types of teeth?

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incisors, canines, pre-molars and molars

42
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where are nutrients of food absorbed?

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into the villi of the small intestine

43
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what does the network of cappilaries in a villus absorb?

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glucose and amino acids

44
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what does a lacteal absorb?

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fatty acids and glycerol

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