AQA GCSE Y10 Heart and Blood

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Left Atrium

What's the name of the labeled chambers

<p>What's the name of the labeled chambers</p>
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Right Atrium

What's the name of the labeled chambers

<p>What's the name of the labeled chambers</p>
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Left Ventricle

What's the name of the labeled chambers

<p>What's the name of the labeled chambers</p>
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Right Ventricle

What's the name of the labeled chambers

<p>What's the name of the labeled chambers</p>
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Atrium

A heart chamber that receives blood.

<p>A heart chamber that receives blood.</p>
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Ventricle

A heart chamber from which blood is pumped out

<p>A heart chamber from which blood is pumped out</p>
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Vein

A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.

<p>A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.</p>
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Artery

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

<p>A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart</p>
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Valve

A flap of tissue in the heart or a vein that prevents blood from flowing backward.

<p>A flap of tissue in the heart or a vein that prevents blood from flowing backward.</p>
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Coronary arteries

Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle

<p>Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle</p>
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Heart attack (myocardial infarction)

A reduction in the supply of blood to the heart resulting in damage to the mucked of the heart.

<p>A reduction in the supply of blood to the heart resulting in damage to the mucked of the heart.</p>
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Vena Cava

A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart

<p>A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart</p>
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Aorta

Largest artery in the body

<p>Largest artery in the body</p>
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Capillaries

Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.

<p>Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.</p>
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Red blood cells

Blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells.

<p>Blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells.</p>
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White blood cells

Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease-causing microorganisms

<p>Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease-causing microorganisms</p>
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Platelets

Fragments of cells that are needed for blood clotting

<p>Fragments of cells that are needed for blood clotting</p>
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Plasma

Liquid part of blood

<p>Liquid part of blood</p>
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Pacemaker cells in the SA node

Control the rate of heartbeat

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Double circulation

-One system pumps blood to the lungs where it becomes oxygenated

-Oxygenated blood enters the second circuit where it is pumped to the rest of the body

<p>-One system pumps blood to the lungs where it becomes oxygenated</p><p>-Oxygenated blood enters the second circuit where it is pumped to the rest of the body</p>
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Lumen

The space within a blood vessel

<p>The space within a blood vessel</p>
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Stent

Wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open

<p>Wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open</p>
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Thrombosis

Blood clot

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Cholesterol

A fatty substance that travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body

<p>A fatty substance that travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body</p>
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Statins

Drugs used to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream

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Communicable disease

A disease that is spread from one host to another

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Non-communicable disease

A disease not capable of being spread from one person to another

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Health

The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

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Risk factors

Actions or behaviors that represent a potential health threat

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