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4.2.1 - Systems in the human body > Untitled Deck > Flashcards

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1
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What is the purpose of respiration?

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To release energy

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2
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What are the reactants of aerobic respiration?

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Glucose and oxygen

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3
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What are the products of aerobic respiration?

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Carbon dioxide and water

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4
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What are the reactants of anaerobic respiration?

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Glucose

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5
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What are the products of anaerobic respiration?

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Lactic acid

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6
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What is the effect of excess lactic acid?

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Cramp/muscle fatigue

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7
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Where in the cell does anaerobic respiration occur?

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Cytoplasm

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8
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Where in the cell does aerobic respiration occur?

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Mitochondria

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9
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Which type of respiration is more efficient?

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Aerobic

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10
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When are you more likely to carry out anaerobic respiration>

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During exercise

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11
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What is an oxygen debt?

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The amount of oxygen required after exercising to break down lactic acid

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12
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Where in the lungs does gas exchange occur?

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Alveoli

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13
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How do gases move in and out of the blood?

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Diffusion

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14
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Why do exchange surfaces have large surface areas?

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To speed up absorption (by diffusion or active transport)

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15
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Why do exchange surfaces have thin walls?

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To reduce the distance of the diffusion pathway

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16
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Why do exchange surface have a good blood supply?

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To maintain high concentration gradients to speed up diffusion

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17
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What gives the small intestine a large surface area?

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Villi

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18
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What is the function of the heart?

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Pumps blood around the body

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19
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What are the top two chambers of the heart called?

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Right and left atrium

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20
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What are the two bottom chambers of the heart called?

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Right and left ventricle

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21
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What is the function of the arteries?

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To carry blood away from the heart

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22
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What is the function of the veins?

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To carry blood towards the heart

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23
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What is the function of the capillaries?

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Gas exchange within muscles and organs

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24
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How are the arteries adapted to carry blood at high pressure?

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Elastic walls which recoil and return to their original shape

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How are the veins adapted to carry blood at low pressure?

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Valves to prevent backflow of blood

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26
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What is the purpose of valves?

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To prevent the backflow of blood

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27
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How are capillaries adapted for gas exchange?

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Thin walls - one cell thick

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28
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What are the four components of blood?

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Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, plasma

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29
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What are the three types of blood vessels?

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Arteries, veins and capillaries

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30
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What is the function of the red blood cells?

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Carry oxygen

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31
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What do red blood cells contain which binds to the oxygen?

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Haemoglobin

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32
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What is the function of the white blood cells?

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They are part of the immune system

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33
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What is the function of platelets?

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Help the blood to clot and form scabs

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34
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What is the function of plasma?

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The liquid part of the blood which allows blood to flow

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35
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How are red blood cells different to any other animal cell?

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They do not contain a nucleus

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36
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What is the function of the aorta?

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Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body

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37
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What is the function of the vena cava?

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Carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart

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38
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What is the function of the pulmonary artery?

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Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

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39
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What is the function of the pulmonary vein?

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Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

40
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Which side of the heart contains oxygenated blood?

41
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Which side of the heart contains deoxygenated blood?

42
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Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than the right?

A

The left ventricle pumps blood around the whole body so needs to build up higher pressure

43
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Name two substances carried by plasma (not blood cells or platelets)

A

Glucose, carbon dioxide, urea, salts, hormones, amino acids, fatty acids

44
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Name three parts of the body where digestion occurs

A

Mouth, stomach, small intestine

45
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Define digestion

A

Large, insoluble molecules are broken down into small, soluble molecules

46
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What biological catalysts speed up digestion?

47
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Name the enzyme which digests starch

48
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Name the products of starch digestion

A

Simple sugars/ glucose

49
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What enzyme digests protein?

A

Protease or pepsin

50
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What are the products of protein digestion?

A

Amino acids

51
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Name the enzyme which digests lipids (fats)

52
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Name the products of lipid digestion

A

Fatty acids and glycerol

53
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What enzyme does saliva contain?

54
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Give two examples of mechanical digestion

A

Teeth/chewing and stomach churning

55
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Name the acid produced by the stomach

A

Hydrochloric

56
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State two reasons why the stomach produces acid

A
  1. To kill pathogens/bacteria on food and 2. To provide optimum conditions for pepsin to digest proteins
57
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What are the two functions of bile?

A

To neutralise stomach acid and to emulsify lipids

58
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Why do lipids need to be emulsified?

A

To increase their surface area and speed up digestion by lipase

59
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Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood?

A

Small intestine

60
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What organ produces the enzymes needed for digestion?

61
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Where is water absorbed into the blood?

A

Large intestine

62
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Where is bile stored before release?

A

Gall bladder

63
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State the reagent used to test for starch

64
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State the reagent used to test for lipids

65
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State the reagent used to test for sugar

A

Benedict’s

66
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State the reagent used to test for protein

67
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Describe the positive result for the test for starch

A

Brown –> Blue/black

68
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Describe the positive result for the test for lipids

A

Clear –> Cloudy

69
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Describe the positive result for the test for sugar

A

Blue –> Orange/red

70
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Describe the positive result for the test for protein

A

Pale blue –> Lilac

71
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What must be done when testing for sugar?

A

Heat sample and Benedict’s to at least 85 degrees

72
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What is a stimulus?

A

A change in the environment

73
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What is a receptor?

A

Something which detects a change

74
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Give an example of a receptor

A

Sense organs, e.g. eyes, ears

75
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What are the three types of neurone?

A

Sensory, motor, relay

76
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Which neurone carries impulses from the receptor to the CNS?

77
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Which neurone carries impulses from the CNS to the effector?

78
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Which neurone carries impulses within the CNS?

79
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What is a synapse?

A

A gap between two neurones

80
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How are nerve impulses transmitted across a synapse?

A

Chemical neurotransmitters diffuse across

81
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What is an effector?

A

A muscle or gland which carries out a repsonse

82
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What are the two parts of the central nervous system (CNS)?

A

Brain and spinal cord

83
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What is a reflex action?

A

An involuntary, rapid response which does not pass through the brain

84
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What is the purpose of a reflex action?

A

To prevent/reduce harm

85
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Define what a gland is

A

An organ which produces hormones

86
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Define what a target organ is

A

An organ which a hormone acts on

87
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What is a hormone?

A

A chemical messenger carried in the blood

88
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Name the hormone produced by the adrenal glands

A

Adrenaline

89
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The “fight or flight” response ic caused by which hormone?

A

Adrenaline

90
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Name the hormone produced by the thyroid

91
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Which hormone regulates your metabolism?

92
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What is the endocrine system?

A

The glands and hormones which regulate our internal environment

93
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What is an organ?

A

different tissues working together to perform a specific job

94
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What are the three different types of blood vessel?

A

arteries, veins and capillaries.

95
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What are the three main types of digestive enzymes?

A

protease, lipase and carbohydrase.

96
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What is the difference between receptors and effectors

A

Receptors are cells which detect stimuli, whereas effectors produce responses to stimuli.

97
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What are the chemical messengers produced by glands of the endocrine system ?

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