Zusammenfassung der Ressource
organising animals and
plants B4
- the blood
- blood is a tissue
- the plasma contains: red blood cells, white blood
cells and platelets
- red blood cells: biconcave discs, contain
haemoglobin, carry oxygen to organs
- white blood cells: have a nuclear, defend the body
against pathogens, some produce antibodies
- platelets: are fragments of cells, no nucleus, help blood clot
- blood clotting
- fibrinogen changes to fibrin
- forms a network of fibres that trap blood cells
- form a scab
- the blood vessels
- blood vessels: arteries, veins and capillaries
- arteries: carry blood away from the
heart, have thick walls and small lumen
- veins: carry blood towards the heart, have
thinner walls and bigger lumen, have valves to
prevent blackflow
- capillaries: are narrow thin walled vessels, carry blood
through organs, allow exchange of substances
- the heart
- the right pump forces deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- after returning to the heart the right pump forces it round the body
- the right atrium receives blood through the vena cava
- the left atrium receives blood through the pulmonary vein
- coronary heart disease
- arteries become blocked with fatty material
- stents open up the arteries
- bypass surgery can also replace coronary arterys
- statins lower cholesterol to reduce fatty material
- helping the heart
- leaky valves cause blood to flow in the wrong direction
- artificial or animal valves can reverse damaged valves
- if someones heart is faulty or damaged
they may require a transplant. donor
hearts are not always available so artificial
one are being developed
- irregular heart beat
- artificial pacemaker is electric and can be
fitted in the chest
- breathing and gas exchange
- when you breathe in
- muscles contract moving the ribcage up and out
- diaphragm contracts and flattens
- volume of lungs increase
- pressure in lungs decrease and
airs draw in
- when you breathe out
- muscles and diaphragm relax
- ribcage moves down and the diaphragm domes
- volume of lungs decrease
- pressure increases and air is forced out
- adaptations of the alveoli
- large surface area to absorbs lots of oxygen
- lungs are ventilated to maintain a steep concentration gradient
- oxygen diffuses into the capillaries and co2 diffuses out
- tissues and organs in plants
- plant tissues
- epidermal: covers the plant
- palisade mesophyll:
many chloroplasts
- spongy mesophyll: large surface area
for diffusions of gases
- xylem: transports water and dissolved minerals
- phloem: transports dissolved food from
leaves to the rest of the plant
- organs
- tissues are arranged to form organs
- stems, roots and leaves are plant organs
- they form organ systems to transport materials
- transport systems in plants
- phloem and xylem
- all the cells need sugar for respiration
- sugar and mineral are needed for growth
- water is needed for photosynthesis
- water is needed to support the cells
- factors effecting transpiration
- temperature: as it increases molecules move faster so more water evaporates
- humidity: faster in dry air than humid air
- air flow: windy conditions increase the rate of evaporation.
- light intensity: more light means increases photosynthesis
- evaporation and transpiration
- water loss from the leaves
- gas diffuses in and out through stomata
- the size of stomata is controlled by guard cells
- water vapour diffuses out of the stomata, this is transpiration
- guard cells can close stomata to reduce water loss