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Semilunar valves
________ are found within the pulmonary arteries and the aorta.
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Lymphocytes
________- produces antibodies and antitoxins.
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Haemoglobin:
iron containing pigment pick Oxygen and drops.
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Septum
________: Muscle wall that seperates two sides of the heart preventing the mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
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Aspirin
________: Dilutes blood and so reduces blood clotting.
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Plasma
________ is forced out of the capillary to become tissue fluid.
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Muscle cells
________ in the heart need their own supply of blood to deliver oxygen and glucose.
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Arterioles
________: Smaller branches of an artery that eventually form capillaries.
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Coronary bypass surgery
________: Piece of blood vessel is taken from patients lef or arm.
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Mammals
________ have double circulation and a 4 chambered heart.
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Venules
________: Small vessels formed from the joining of the capillaries and combine to form a vein.
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blood flows
Deoxygenated ________ from the body to the right atrium through the vena cava.
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Angioplasty
________: Catheter threaded through the groin up the blocked vessel.
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Walls of capillaries
________ are thin; water dissolved substances can easily leak out of them.
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Valves
________: Prevent the backflow of blood and ensure one way flow.
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Sensitive cell membrane detecs chemicals
________ produced by pathogen.
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coronary arteries
Blood is supplied by ________.
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Platelets
________ release chemicals that stimulate the conversion of**== soluble fibrinigen ā Insoluble fibrin,==** forming insoluble mesh trapping RBCs and froming a clot.
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Main artery
Aorta
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Shunt vessels
________: Connect blood directly from arterioles to venules forming an alternative route dor blood flow.
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Ventricles
________: Have a thicker muscle wall than the atria because they pump blood at higher pressure.
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right ventricle contracts
The ________ (semilunar valve opens) blood is pushed through semilunar valves into pulmonary artery.
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ā Leaky walls
________ allow blood plasma to leak out and forn tissue fluid surrounding cells.
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lymphatic system
The ________ is composed of lymphatic vessels which carry "lymph "and lymph nodes which produce lymphocytes for immunity.
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Arterioles
________ have muscular /elastic walls that can constrict & dilate in order to regulate blood flow.
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Circulatory system
System of blood vessels with a pump and valves to ensure one way flow of blood
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RIGHT
recieves deoxygenated blood from body (atrium) pumps to the lungs (ventricle)
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LEFT
revieves deoxygenated blood from lungs (atrium) pumps to body (ventricle)
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Veins
Carry blood towatds the heart
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Septum
Muscle wall that seperates two sides of the heart preventing the mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
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Ventricles
Have a thicker muscle wall than the atria because they pump blood at higher pressure
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Atria
The right and left atrium contracts to pump blood into the right and left ventricles respectively
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Valves
Prevent the backflow of blood and ensure one way flow
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Anaerobic Respiration
GlucoseāLactic acid
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Aspirin
Dilutes blood and so reduces blood clotting
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Angioplasty
Catheter threaded through the groin up the blocked vessel
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Coronary bypass surgery
Piece of blood vessel is taken from patients lef or arm
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Arterioles
Smaller branches of an artery that eventually form capillaries
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Venules
Small vessels formed from the joining of the capillaries and combine to form a vein
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Shunt vessels
Connect blood directly from arterioles to venules forming an alternative route dor blood flow
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Red Blood Cells
Transport Oxygen from lungsāRespiring tissues
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Plasma
Transporting carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat
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Plateles
Blood clotting
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