Topic 1 - Key Definitions

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Mass Transport
The bulk movement of substances through transport systems for the efficient supply of materials
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Double Circulatory System
Blood passes through the heart twice on its journey so the friction caused by blood flow can be overcome
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Systole
Period when heart contracts
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Diastole
Period when heart relaxes
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Atrial Systole
The atria fill with blood and the pressure in the atria increases. The atrioventricular valves are forced open and blood flow into the relaxing ventricles. The two atria contract simultaneously, forcing blood into the ventricles.
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Ventricular Systole
The ventricles contract which increases pressure in the ventricles so the atrioventricular valves close. Blood is forced into the aorta and pulmonary artery. The semi-lunar valves open and blood begins to flow into the relaxing atria.
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Blood Pressure
Force exerted per unit of blood upon the walls of the artery
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Atheroma
A build up of fatty deposits that forms within the endothelium of an artery
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Cardiovascular Disease
The conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels
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Risk
Measure of the probability that damage to health will occur as a result of a given hazard
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Risk Factor
Anything that increases the chance of a risk occurring
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Cohort Studies
Follows a large group of people over a period of time to see who develops the disease and who doesn't
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Case-control Studies
A large group of people with the disease are compared with a control group of individuals who don't have the disease
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Blood passes through the heart twice on its journey so the friction caused by blood flow can be overcome

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Double Circulatory System

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Period when heart contracts

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Period when heart relaxes

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The atria fill with blood and the pressure in the atria increases. The atrioventricular valves are forced open and blood flow into the relaxing ventricles. The two atria contract simultaneously, forcing blood into the ventricles.

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