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what are the 4 components of blood and what do they do |
red blood cells- carry oxegyn white blood cells- fight disease platelets- clot blood by sticking to wounds plasma- makes up 55% |
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whats the difference between arteries and veins |
veins carry blood from the body to heart arteries carry it from the heart to the body |
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what are the types of muscular systems |
skeletal- ones you can see like triceps, biceps etc. cardiac- heart\ smooth- stomach |
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whats voluntary vs involuntary and inspiration vs expiration |
inspiration - inhale expiration- exhale voluntary- you control, like skeletal ( eg. biceps) involuntary- you cant control. smooth and cardiac |
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whats agonist and antagonist |
agonist - contracts antagonist- lengthens |
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explain the pulse and why cant we use our thumb?
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pulse is measured in BPM and you can check it in the groin, wrist, neck and elbow we dont use the thumb as it has its own seperate pulse. and to find pulse rate you count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4 |
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what is diffusion |
the process of moving from high concentration to low |
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what are some parts of the heart starting from top |
venna carva, aorta, left atrium, right atrium right ventricle an left ventricle |
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define endurance, speed, flexibility and agility |
endurance- is to sustain an activity for a long time speed- performing an activity as quick as possible agility- to change direction without a loss of speed flexibility- the ability to be easily modifie |
