Biology

Created by: ballygirl1
Created on: 20-03-19 19:45

Why is the left side of the heart thicker?

It is thicker because it is having to use so much pressure to pump the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the rest of the body. Whereas with the right side, its weaker because its only having to pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

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Name 2 things that can increase Coronary Heart Disease:

Obesity and High blood pressure

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Which blood vessels take blood back to the heart?

Veins

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Which blood vessels take blood away from the heart?

Arteries

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What is the route oxygen takes into the blood?

Mouth-Trachea-Bronchi-Bronchiols-Alveoli

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What is the adaption of the Alveoli?

They have been adapted to having a larger surface area which can allow them to rapidly exchange gases.

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What happens in the Ribosomes?

Protein Synthesis

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How do you calculate the amount of breaths each minute?

Breathing rate= number of breaths/ number of minutes

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What are the lifestyle risk factors linked to heart disease?

Smoking, Diabetes, lack of exercise and an unhealthy diet.

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Describe what CHD is:

A block in the hearts blood supply (fatty substance)

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What are Eukaryotic cells?

They are complex cells and all animal and plant cells are eukaryotic cells.

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What are Prokaryotic cells?

They are smaller and simpler cells and Bacteria is a prokaryotic cell.

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Card 2

Front

Name 2 things that can increase Coronary Heart Disease:

Back

Obesity and High blood pressure

Card 3

Front

Which blood vessels take blood back to the heart?

Back

Card 4

Front

Which blood vessels take blood away from the heart?

Back

Card 5

Front

What is the route oxygen takes into the blood?

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