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Where do arteries take blood

Away from the heart

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Where do veins take blood

Into the heart

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What are capillaries used for

Gas exchange

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Why is the heart a double pump

It pumps blood to two different places simultaneously

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What three components makes up the circulatory system

Heart, blood vessels, blood

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Where are pacemaker cells located

In the right atrium

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Where does the pulmonary artery take blood

To the lungs

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Where does the aorta take blood

The body

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Where does the vena cava return blood from

The body

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Where does the pulmonary vein take blood from

The lungs

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Is blood oxygenated or deoxygenated in the aorta

Oxygenated

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Is blood oxygenated or deoxygenated in the pulmonary artery

Deoxygenated

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Is blood oxygenated or deoxygenated in the vena cava

Deoxygenated

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Is blood oxygenated or deoxygenated in the pulmonary vein

Oxygenated

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Is the pressure high or low in the artery

High

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Is the pressure high or low in the vein

Low

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Is the pressure high or low in the capillaries

Low

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Is the lumen narrow or wide in the artery

Narrow

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Is the lumen narrow or wide in the vein

Wide

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Is the lumen narrow or wide in the capillaries

Narrow

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Is the wall thick or thin in the artery’s

Thick

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Is the wall thick or thin in the veins

Thin

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Is the wall thick or thin in the capillaries

Thin

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What four things make up blood

Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, plasma

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What do red blood cells do

Carry oxygen

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What do white blood cells do

Prevent infection, produce antibodies

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What do platelets do

Clot blood

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What does plasma do

Carry’s carbon dioxide, digested food molecules, urea and hormones

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Where are coronary arteries located

Around the heart

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What do coronary arteries do

Supply the heart muscles with blood

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List 4 ways to treat coronary heart disease

Statins, artificial heart, artificial valves, stents

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What do stains do

Reduce blood cholesterol levels

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What do stents do

Hold the artery open/ widens the lumen

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What is a communicable disease

A disease that can be spread between people

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What causes non-communicable diseases

Genetics and lifestyle choices

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What ways can pathogens be passed (list 4)

coughing and sneezing, direct contact, infected food or water, vectors

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What is a risk factor

Any aspect of a persons life that has been linked to an increased rate of disease

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What is a carcinogen

A chemical that causes or significantly increases the risk of cancer

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What is a benign tumour

A growth of abnormal cells that are contained in one area, usually within a membrane and does not invade other tissues

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What is a malignant tumour

Often called a cancer and can invade neighbouring tissues and spread to different parts of the body in the blood where they can form secondary tumours

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What is chemotherapy

Drugs are used to destroy cancer cells

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What is radiotherapy

High energy radiation is used to shrink tumours and kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA

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What are monoclonal antibodies

Identical copies of the same antibody.

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What animals is used to get monoclonal antibodies

Mice

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What are the white blood cells that produce antibodies when making monoclonal antibodies called

B lymphocytes

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Why are tumour cells added to the b cells

Because they tumour cells can divide rapidly

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What is the mixture of tumour cells and b cells called

Hybridoma cells

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What is the name of the hormone produced in the early stages of pregnancy

HCG

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What are nitrate ions needed for

Protein production

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What are magnesium ions needed for

To make chlorophyll

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What do nematodes do

Reduce the mineral ions and water that can pass into the root

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What do aphids pierce

The phloem

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What are symptoms of rose black spot

large black spots on leaves or stems, foliage turning yellow, leaves dropping prematurely, fewer flowers produced, plant weakens

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How is rose black spot spread

Through spores that are carried through the wind

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What does TMV stand for

Tobacco mosaic virus

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How is TMV spread

Through direct contact with a diseased plant

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How does TMV affect plants

It stops chloroplasts forming

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How is crown gall disease spread

Direct contact

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Where is the bacteria that causes crown gall disease usually found

In soil

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How do poisons act as a defence for plants

Animals will avoid plants that they know will make them feel unwell

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How do thorns act as a defence for plants

They are unpleasant/ painful to touch so animals will avoid touching them

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How do bark on trees act as a defence for plants

It forms a protective layer that is hard to penetrate and when it falls of the pathogens fall of with it

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How does mimicry act as a defence for plants

Animals are tricked into thinking the plant is unappealing or something else

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