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Unit 2-Transport systems (Animals) Flashcards

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1
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Transports nutrients, oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body

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Blood

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2
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Pumps blood around the body

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Heart

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3
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The side of the heart that contains deoxygenated blood

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Right

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4
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The side of the heart that contains oxygenated blood

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Left

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5
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Where the deoxygenated blood becomes oxygenated

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Lungs

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Thin walled chambers at the top of the heart

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Atrium

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7
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Thick walled chambers at the bottom of the heart

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Ventricles

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Between the atria and ventricles to prevent the backflow of blood

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Valves

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Blood vessel that brings blood from the body to the right atrium

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Vena Cava

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Blood vessel that transports blood from the right ventricle to the lungs

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Pulmonary artery

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Blood vessel that transports blood from the lungs to the left atrium

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Pulmonary Vein

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12
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Blood vessel that transports blood from the left ventricle to the body

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Aorta

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13
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Blood vessel that provides the heart muscle with oxygen and glucose

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Coronary artery

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14
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Blood vessels with thick muscular walls that carry blood under high pressure

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Arteries

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15
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Blood vessels with thin walls and valves that carry blood under low pressure

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Veins

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Blood vessels that are thin walled to allow exchange of materials with cells

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Capillaries

17
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Characteristics of capillaries that make them efficient for the exchange of materials with tissues

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Thin walled Large surface area Extensive network

18
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Cells that transport oxygen

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Red blood cells

19
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Molecule in red blood cells that combines with oxygen in the lungs

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Haemoglobin

20
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Molecule formed when haemoglobin combines with oxygen

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Oxyhaemoglobin

21
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Type of white blood cell which engulfs pathogens

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Phagocyte

22
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Type of white blood cell which produces antibodies

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Lymphocyte

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