Pregunta 1
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Through which vessel does deoxygenated blood enter the heart?
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Vena cava
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Pulmonary vein
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Pulmonary artery
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Aorta
Pregunta 2
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Into which chamber does oxygenated blood enter the heart?
Respuesta
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Right atrium
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Right ventricle
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Left atrium
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Left ventricle
Pregunta 3
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Out of which chamber does deoxygenated blood leave the heart?
Respuesta
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Right atrium
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Right ventricle
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Left atrium
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Left ventricle
Pregunta 4
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Through which vessel does oxygenated blood leave the heart?
Respuesta
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Vena cava
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Pulmonary vein
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Pulmonary artery
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Aorta
Pregunta 5
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True or false? The muscle in the wall of the right hand side of the heart is thicker to pump blood to the lungs.
Pregunta 6
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True or false? Cardiac muscle is supplied with oxygen by the coronary arteries.
Pregunta 7
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Which of these are features of arteries?
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Wide lumen
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Narrow lumen
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Muscular, elastic walls
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Valves
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High pressure
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Low pressure
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
Which of these are features of veins?
Respuesta
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Wide lumen
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Narrow lumen
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Muscular, elastic walls
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Valves
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High pressure
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Low pressure
Pregunta 9
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What is a capillary?
Respuesta
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A larva of any insect of the order Lepidoptera (butterflies)
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A blood vessel that can only transport one red blood cell at a time
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An architectural feature found at the top of columns
Pregunta 10
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True or false? Stents are metal meshes filled with a balloon which are used to widen arteries with fatty deposits on them.
Pregunta 11
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Which of these is a way of dealing with badly blocked arteries, where stents do not work?
Pregunta 12
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True or false? Plasma in the blood is coloured bright red.
Pregunta 13
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Which protein is used to transport oxygen in erythrocytes (red blood cells)?
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Melatonin
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Keratin
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Haemoglobin
Pregunta 14
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True or false? Red blood cells maximise their surface area by being shaped as a biconcave disc.
Pregunta 15
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True or false? Platelets are responsible for blood clotting, converting fibrinogen into fibrin which forms a mesh over wounds.
Pregunta 16
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Which of these are types of artificial blood?
Pregunta 17
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True or false? Using mechanical artificial hearts carries the risk of blood clotting in the heart.
Pregunta 18
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Which vascular tissue in plants transports sugars made in photosynthesis?
Pregunta 19
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Which vascular tissue in plants transports water and mineral ions?
Pregunta 20
Pregunta
True or false? The bark of trees is actually made of lignified, dead, xylem cells.