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Transporting Materials Flashcards

1
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What does the circulatory system consist of

A

Blood vessels, the heart, and blood

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2
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The heart is a ………. Organ which is actually ….. Pumps held together

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Muscular

Two

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3
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How does the right pump help pump blood around the body

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It forces deoxygenated blood to the lungs where it picks up oxygen and loses co2

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4
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After returning to he heart what happens to the oxygenated blood

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It is pumped to the rest of the body by the left pump

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5
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How many chambers does the heart have

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4

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6
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What are the upper chambers of the heart called

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Atria

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7
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Where do the Atari receive blood from

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The vena cava on the right and the pulmonary vein on the left

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8
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How does the blood move t the ventricles

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The atria contract to move the blood into the lower chambers

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9
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When the ventricles contract what happens

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They force blood into the pulmonary artery from the rich and the aorta from the left.

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10
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What prevents blood flowing in the wrong direction

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Heart valves

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11
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The heart is supplied with oxygenated blood via the ……….l ……….

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Coronary arteries

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12
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What does the actions on the two sides of the heart result in

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Double circulation

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13
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What is the circulation sequence

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Veins -> atria -> ventricles -> arteries

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14
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What do arteries do

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Carry blood away from the heart

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15
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What do arteries have

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Thick walls containing muscle and elastic tissue

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16
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What do valves have

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They have thinner walls than arteries

Often have valves along their lengths to prevent back flow of blood

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17
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What are capillaries

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Narrow, thin walled vessels

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18
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What do the capillaries do

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Carry the blood through the organs and allow the exchange of substances with all the living cells in the body

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19
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What happens if blood vessels are blocked

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The blood will not flow efficiently and organs will be deprived of nutrients and oxygen

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20
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What are stents

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Metal mesh which is placed in arteries to keep them open

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21
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When are stents useful

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They are useful for widening the coronary artery which become narrowed due to fatty deposits, which cut off the blood supply to the heart muscle

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22
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What could happen if you have leaky valves

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Blood could flow in the wrong direction

23
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What can be put in to replace damaged valves

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Artificial or animal valves

24
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How are stents implanted

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The stent in implanted with a ballon, the balloon is inflated to open the blood vessel and then the balloon is popped and the stent holds the artery open

25
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What is blood

A

A. Tissue

26
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What does plasma contain

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Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

27
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What’s plasma

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The clear yellow liquid part of the blood which carries dissolved substances and blood cells around the body

28
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What are platelets

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Fragment of cell in the blood which is vital for the clotting mechanisms to work

29
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What does plasma transport

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Co2 from the organs to the lungs
Soluble products of digestion from the small intestine to the organs
Urea from the liver to the kidneys where urine is made

30
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What shape are red blood cells

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Biconcave discs

31
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So red blood cells have a nucleus

A

No

32
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What pigment do red blood cells

A

Haemoglobin

33
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How do red blood cells make oxyhemoglobin

A

The cells combine oxygen with haemoglobin

34
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What happens when the red blood cells carry the oxygen to all the organs

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The oxyhaemoglobin splits int haemoglobin and oxygen

35
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Do white blood cells have a nucleus

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Yes

36
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What are white blood cells important for

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Forming a part of the body’s defence system against microorganisms

37
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Do platelets have a nucleus

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No

38
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What are platelets useful for

A

Helping the blood to clot at the site of a wound

39
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What can blood from donors be separated into

A

Cells and plasma

40
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What must be done to donated blood

A

Refrigerated sometimes it can be frozen

41
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How can blood be given to patients

A

By transfusion to increase blood volume

42
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What is artificial blood called

A

Perfluorocarbons

43
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What is an advantage of Perfluorocarbons

A

The don’t need to be refrigerated

They don’t contain cells so blood does not need to be matched

44
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What are the disadvantages of Perfluorocarbons

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It is expensive
They don’t carry as much oxygen as whole blood
Some types are insoluble in water so do not mix well with blood
Some cause unpleasant side effects

45
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What may heart sufferers need

A

A new heart

46
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Due to the lack of heart donors what needs to be developed

A

Artificial hearts

47
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What is an advantage of artificial hearts

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They do not need to match the persons tissue

No need for immunosuppressant drugs

48
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Disadvantages of artificial hearts

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Problems with blood clotting
Long stays in hospital
Expensive

49
Q

What do flowering plants have

A

Separate transport systems

50
Q

What do xylem tissue do

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Transports water and mineral ions from the roots to the stem, leaves and flowers

51
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What is the transpiration stream

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The movement of water from the roots through the xylem and out of the leaves

52
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What do phloem tissue do

A

Carry dissolved sugars from the leaves to the rest of the plant, including the growing regions and the storage organs

53
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What do large organisms need in order to transport materials around the body

A

A transport system

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