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Circulation and Excretion Units 3, 4, 5
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Explain what LYMPH is made up of.
Proteins, fats, white blood cells (and sometimes microorganisms that are eliminated when they pass through the lymph nodes).
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Name the tube that connects the blader to the outside of your body.
Urethra
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What do lymph nodes contain and what is their function?
They contain white blood cells and they destroy microorganisms that are in the lymph.
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About how many lymph nodes are found in our body? Name the three parts of our body that contain the most lymph nodes.
Our body has between 500-700 lymph nodes. The greatest concentration of lymph nodes can be found in the GROINS, ARMPITS, AND NECK.
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Explain the three main functions of the lymphatic system.
1. absorption of fats 2. interstitial fluid drainage 3. defence against microorganisms.
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Explain SYSTOLE.
When the the cardiac muscle contracts and push blook into the following chamber or artery.
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What are the three ways human blood circulates through the body? (Can you explain each?)
Closed, Double, Complete
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The kidney contains approximately one million of these? What are they and what is their function?
Nephrons are functional and structrual units that filter the blood and produce urine.
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Why do oxygenated blood and deoxygenated blood never mix?
Because they run though different cardiac chambers.
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Name the four parts of the urinary system.
1. kidneys 2. ureters 3. the urinary bladder 4. the urethra
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Urine is produced in nephrons in two stages. Name the stages.
Filtration and Reabsorption
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Explain lymph vessels and their function.
They are narrow tubes with closed sacs at the end. Their function is to ensure that lymph only flows towards the heart.
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How is lymph moved through the body?
By contractions of the skelatal muscles
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Define excretion.
The elimination of the waste products resulting from the metabolic activity of cells.
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Explain DIASTOLE.
When the atria or the ventricule are receiving blood from the previous venae or chamber.
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Name the three systems that preform excretion.
1. urinary system 2. respiratory system 3. liver
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Name the three things that the lympathatic system consists of -
lymph, lymph nodes, and lymph vessels
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Explain the two heart sounds you hear when your heart is beating.
The first sound - when the atrioventricular valves close. The second sound - when the semilunar valves close.
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