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Layers of arteries and veins

Structure and functions of arteries

Share and function of veins

Structure and functions of capillaries

Differences between an artery and vein

Structural and functional adaptation of capillaries

Blood pressure

State and explain the relationship between the blood velocity and total cross sectional area

Arteries maintain their blood velocity despite fluctuation in blood pressure due to

Veins have a higher blood velocity than capillaries despite a lower blood pressure due to

Comparing vessel diameter, total cross sectional area, average blood pressure and blood velocity through the systemic vessels

Blood composition

Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

White blood cells ( leukocytes )

Platelets (thrombocytes)

Summary of formed elements of the blood

Plasma

Functions of blood

Tissue fluid - exchange of substances between blood and tissues

Lymphatic system

Functions of lymphatic system

Differences between blood plasma tissue fluid and lymph

Haemoglobin - structure and function

Oxygen transport by hemoglobin

Oxygen transport by hemoglobin (2)

Carbondioxide transport

Explain the importance of carbonic anhydrase reaction

The Bohr effect

Explain how carbon dioxide stimulates to release of oxygen from blood

Hemoglobin dissociation curve shifts to the right indicating decrease affinity under the following conditions

Explain the significance of Bohr shift

How does rise in temperature affect the haemoglobin dissociation curve

The hero Govind curve shifts to the left indicating increased affinity under the following conditions

How does the structure of haemoglobin aid in the uptake of oxygen from lungs

Myoglobin

Foetal hemoglobin

Fetal hemoglobin and myoglobin diagram

Acclimatization

Explain how an individual that's when he moves from low altitude to high altitude

The circulatory system

Heart

Heart internal structure

Cardiac muscle

Why are ventricular Chambers more muscular when compared with atrial Chambers

Why is left ventricular wall much thicker than the right ventricular wall

The pressure developed in the left and right Atrium almost the same whereas the pressure developed in the left ventricle is way higher when compared with the right ventricle. Explain why ?

Cardiac Cycle

Cardiac Cycle diagram

Cardiac Cycle diagram (pressure)

Regulation of heart rate

Regulation of heart rate (2)

Electrocardiogram diagram

Blood pressure

Cardiac output

Frank starling law