Biology Topic 1 Circulatory system

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What are the two functions of the circulatory system?

Transportation (blood cells, food molecules, hormones, co2, urea) and protection against diseases

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What are the components of the blood?

Red blood cells, White blood cells (lymphocyte and phagocyte), platelets and plasma

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What are the adaptions of the red blood cells?

Contain haemoglobin which is rich in iron and oxygen joins to it, has a large bi con cave shape which increases the surface area and there is no nucleus allowing more room for oxygen to b e transported

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What are the two types of white blood cells?

lymphocyte and phagocyte

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What is a lymphocyte?

It is a white blood cell that produces antibodies and causes microbes to clump together. It has one large nucleus

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What is a phagocyte?

It is a type o white blood cell that engulf microbes in a process called phagocytosis. It has many small nuclei

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What are platelets?

They convert fibrin into fibrinogen during blood clot when a cut is formed to produce a scab to prevent bleeding.

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What is plasma?

Plasma is a straw coloured liquid which transports blood cells, food molecules, co2 and urea.

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What is the order of the circulatory system? (people always have renne rapp hair, very purple hair)

Pulmonary artery, aorta, hepatic portal vein, renal artery, renal vein, hepatic vein, vena cava, pulmonary vein, hepatic artery

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What is the pulmonary artery and vein connected to?

The lungs

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What is the hepatic vein/artery and the hepatic portal vein connected to?

The liver

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What are the renal artery and vein connected to?

The kidney

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Name the components of the heart

vena cava →right atrium →right ventricle →pulmonary artery

left ventricle →left atrium → pulmonary vein

<p>vena cava →right atrium →right ventricle →pulmonary artery </p><p> left ventricle →left atrium → pulmonary vein </p>
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What is the journey of blood through the body?(vaping always varies people’s life. people always vapoe anyways bro)

vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle →pulmonary artery →lungs → pulmonary vein →left atrium →left ventricle →aorta → rest of the body

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What causes a heart attack?

Cholesterol build up

Causing narrow arteries

Causes blockages/blood clots

Glucose and oxygen cant get through to heart

heart muscle cells die due to lack of oxygen

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What causes a stroke?

Blockage in arteries in brain

Reduced blood flow to brain

Cells are deprived of oxygen and glucose

Cells die due to no respiration

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What are treatments for cardiovascular disease?

Angioplasty and stents or drugs

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What is angioplasty and stents?

Angioplasty is a medical treatment where a ‘balloon’ widens and opens diseased arteries so that the mesh stents can be inserted into blood vessels

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What drugs are used to treat cardiovascular disease?

Aspirins and stains are most commonly used to treat this

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What do stains do?

These help reduce cholesterol, prevent blockage in the artery and allow blood to flow more easily

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