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transports oxygen around the body from the lungs and has a biconcave shape
red blood cells
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Connects bones to bones
ligaments
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prevents backflow of blood (also found in veins)
valves
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what arteries branch in to and have permeable walls (substances can diffuse in and out)
capillaries
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Release oily synovial fluid to lubricate joints- helping them to move more easily
membranes
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Method to treat sprains
RICE
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during exercise, your heart rate and blood pressure....
increase
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a way of measuring fitness
BMI
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injury via excessive exercise
dislocation
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detects temperature of blood
hypothalamus
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blood vessels close to the skins surface get bigger in diameter
vasodilation
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happens when you're cold. Muscles contract rapidly and increase rate of respiration to warm tissue around cells
shivering
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illness when the pancreas stops producing insulin
type 1 diabetes
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cars can be made to run on. Made out of ethanol (waste product of anaerboic respiration with yeast)
biofuels
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a gene from one organism is transferred to another
genetic modification
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type of technology can be added to packaging to make food last longer and to keep out oxygen and moisture
nanotechnology
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all the outputs from processes and stores within the system are recycled
perfect closed loop
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what outputs from stable ecosystems are balanced by
gains
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a reason why vegetation is beneficial for stable ecosystems
reduces soil erosion
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type of pollution when the input of nitrates in an ecosystem is much higher than usual, therefore polluting lakes
eutrophication
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meeting the needs of todays population without harming the environment so future generations can meet their own needs
sustainability
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type of unsustainable fuel that humans use as an energy source and is running out
fossil fuels
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Card 2

Front

Connects bones to bones

Back

ligaments

Card 3

Front

prevents backflow of blood (also found in veins)

Back

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Card 4

Front

what arteries branch in to and have permeable walls (substances can diffuse in and out)

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Release oily synovial fluid to lubricate joints- helping them to move more easily

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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