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function of the circulatory system |
It transports substances around the body |
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Define the following 1. Capillaries 2. Arteries 3.Veins |
1. The smallest blood vessel in the circulatory system2. Blood vessels transporting blood away from the heart3. Club Restaurant important blood towards the heart |
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Name common health issues related to the circulatory system |
High blood pressure ,heart attack and stroke |
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1. Explain why the walls of capillaries are made up of only a single layer of cells 2.What is the heart |
1.So it can allow gases and nutrients to pass through them easily 2. This is the pumping organ |
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Define the following 1.alveoli 2.Breathing 3.Gaseous exchange 4.testes 5Ovaries. 6.uterus 7. Name the ~eight~ main processes in the reproductive system |
1. Air sacs where gaseous exchange takes place 2. The flow of a in and out of the lungs 3. The exchange of curses between the blood lungs and the cells 4.Male sex organs where sperm cells are produced5. Female sex organ where egg cells are produced 6.place where the baby grows 7. Population a religion of relation menstruation fertilization and implantation growth cell division and maturation |
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1.Function of the respiratory system 2.Main processes in the respiratory system 3. Where does gaseous exchange take place 4. Write down the equation for respiration 5. Which two processes does breathing consist of 6.What happens during inhaling |
1.Is responsible for supplying oxygen to the body and for removing carbon dioxide2. Include breathing gaseous exchange and respiration3. It takes place in the alveoli of the lungs4. Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + energy5. Inhalation and exhalation6. The muscles relax and the air is forced out of the lungs |
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1. Function of the digestive system 2. Main processes in the digestive system 3. Define the following ingestion digestion ,absorption , faeces and egestion 4. Name health issues related to this system |
1.Breaks down food into dissolved nutrients that can be absorbed into the bloodstream and transported to the cells throughout the body2. Ingestion ,digestion, absorption and egestion 3. The mechanical and chemical processes that convert food into soluble nutrients ,The soluble nutrients are taken up by the bloodstream in the intestines , undigested and waste products get passed out of the body , waste material which is excreted through the anus 4. Diarrhoea, liver cirrhosis anorexia ,ulcers |
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1. Define a system 2. Name the nine different systems in the body |
1. A group of organs working together to perform a particular function 2. Immune system ,digestive syste,m cardiovascular system ,integumentary system respiratory system ,Endocrine system , Reproductive system ,excretory system musculoskeletal system ,nervous system |
