Circulatory system
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Tissue fluid
small molecules that leave the capillaries and bathe the body.
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Cardiac cycle
complete heartbeat
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muscular pump
Heart → ________ that moves blood around the body.
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Adrenaline →
________ produced by the adrenal gland, it increases the heart rate in times of stress.
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High altitudes
________ → less oxygen in the air.
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Humans
________ have a double circulation.
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high pressure
The blood can be pumped thanks to the ________ that the heart builds up.
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Lymph nodes
swelling of the lymph.
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Diastole →
________ aria and ventricles relax and blood enters the heart.
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Carbon monoxide → gas
________ taken up instead of oxygen.
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tissue fluid
Some ________ drains into blind- ended capillaries and becomes lymph.
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red blood cells
Cytoplasm full of haemoglobin
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platelets
non nucleated cell fragments
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blood group
caused by proteins antigens in red blood cells
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blood
fluid that transport dissolved substances around the body
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blood vessel
tubes that carry the blood to all parts of the body
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blood structure
55% plasma
45% blood cells
45% blood cells
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adrenaline
produced by the adrenal gland
it increases the heart rate in times of stress
it increases the heart rate in times of stress
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Cardiac cycle centre
area of the brain that initiates nerve impulses
