Transport systems in mammals - key words

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Closed circulation
Blood flows within vessels
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Open circulation
Blood flows freely round the body
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Single circulation
Blood only passes through the heart once each circulation of the body
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Double circulation
The blood passes through the heart twice every circulation
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Tachycardia
An abnormally rapid heart beat
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Bradycardia
An abnormally slow heart beat
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Fibrillation
A muscular twitching involving individual muscles fibres acting without coordination
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Ectopic heart beat
Small changes in the heart beat, can lead to an extra beat or a skipped beat, mostly harmless
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Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
Transport oxygen round the body
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Haemoglobin
Combines with oxygen to create oxyhaemaglobin in order to transport oxygen round the body
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White blood cells
Make up the bodies immune system, two main groups: phagocytes and lymphocytes
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Phagocytes
Destroy microorganisms by phagocytosis
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Lymphocytes
Destroy microorganisms by producing antibodies
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Electrocardiogram
Trace graph which shows the electrical activity of the heart
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Respiration equation
Oxygen + Glucose = Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy
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Tissue Fluid
Derives from the blood plasma that surrounds the cells in a tissue
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Blood flows freely round the body

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Open circulation

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Blood only passes through the heart once each circulation of the body

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The blood passes through the heart twice every circulation

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An abnormally rapid heart beat

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