the ability to return to original shape and size following stretching.
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Card 7
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the compound formed when haemoglobin accepts free hydrogen ions in its role as a buffer in the blood.
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Card 8
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chemical mixture containing phospholipids and both hydrophilic and hydrophobic proteins, which coats the surfaces of the alveoli and prevents them collapsing after every breath.
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Card 9
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the bony flap covering the gills of bony fish. Part of the mechanism that maintains a constant flow of water over the gas exchange surfaces.
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Card 10
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the gaseous exchange organs of fish, comprised of gill plates, gill filaments and gill lamellae.
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Card 11
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graph showing the relationship between oxygen and haemoglobin at different partial pressures of oxygen.
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Card 12
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blood that has passed through the gas exchange organs (e.g. lungs) and is high in oxygen.
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Card 13
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the volume of air that is left in the lungs after forced exhalation. It cannot be measured directly
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Card 14
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the volume of air which moves into and out of the lungs with each resting breath.
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Card 15
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the sum of the vital capacity and the residual volume.
