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  • Created on: 11-05-12 21:02
Why do multicellular organisms need transport systems?
They have a small surface area to volume ratio, so cannot obtain glucose and oxygen from their outer membranes
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An open circulatory system means...
Blood flowa freely through the body cavity
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The mammalian circulatory system is...
Double
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What is the name of the valve that attaches the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle?
semilunar valve
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What is the function of valves in the heart?
To stop blood flowing the wrong way
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Why has the left ventricle got the thickest walls?
It needs to contract more powerfully to pump blood all around the body
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If there's a higher pressure behind a valve, it's forced ....
open
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The ________ cycle pumps blood around the body.
Cardiac
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What is the name of the node that is in the right atrium that initiates the heartbeat?
SAN- sino atrial node
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Cardiac muslce is myogenic, what does this mean?
It can contract and relax without recieving signals from nerves
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The SAN is like a pacemaker, it sets the rythm of the heartbeat by sending out regular...
waves of excitatiom
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On an electrocardiograph, the main peak of the heartbeat is called the...
QRS complex
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xylem vessels transport...
water and ions
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