Biology Unit 3 Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages and disadvantages of things

Advantages of increased heart rate and breathing rate:

• Arteries dilate so increased blood flow to the muscles, which means increased oxygen and glucose supply
• Increases the rate of carbon dioxide removal - good for RESPIRATION
• Glycogen gets broken down into glucose which the muscles use as energy for respiration
• Heat removed from the body through sweat

Advantages of kidney dialysis:

• Readily available
• Can be done at home
• No rejection can occur

Disadvantages of kidney dialysis:

• Very restricting - sessions can take up to10 hours at a time
• Has to be done regularly i.e every few days
• Life revolves around it
• Diet had to be regulated

Advantages of kidney transplant:

• Less restricting-don't have to spend hours connected to a machine
• Cheaper
• Can lead a normal life afterwards i.e. don't have to regulate diet
• High success rate

Disadvantages of a kidney transplant:

• Rejection can occur
• Have to take immunosupressant drugs which makes you more prone to disease
• Bone marrow has to be irradicated
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