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Size of leukocytes
Larger in size but smaller in numbers
What does the circulatory system not do
Control the glucose lol
Is there more smooth muscles in the arteries then veins
Yes
Why are valves only found in veins
Blood travels slow prevents the back flow
Vasodilation
Increasing the diameter of a particular type of blood vessel
Contraction of smooth muscle tissue inside blood vessels normally occurs when ……
When you are too cold
What is the name given to the small branch of artery that connects to capillaries
Arteriole
What is the branch that connects the vein to the capillaries
Venule
Stroke volume
The volume of blood forced out of the ventricles with each contraction
Total cardiac output equation is ….
Stroke volume x heart rate
The cardiac cycle is initiated by the …
Sino atrial node
Ventricular contraction is coordinated by
Purkinje fibres
Where are faeces stored before they are eliminated
The rectum
Which of the following substances are not reabsorbed into the blood capillaries of the small intestine?
Polysaccharides and lipids
Gastric pits contain what ?
HCl acid, mucus and pepsinogen
What secrets it’s own digestive juices
Stomach and small intestine
What are the accessory organs
Liver pancreas and gall bladder
Where does peristalsis occur
Small intestine and oesophagus
What blood vessels has the highest concentration of urine
Renal artery
The areas of the nephron that are in the medulla of the kidney are
Loop of henle collecting duct
What organs are involved in protein synthesis
Nucleus mitochondria Golgi body and ribosomes
What contain DNA
Mitochondria and nucleus
lymphatic and circulatory system differences
C- two way system, RBC, vein arteries and capillaries L- one way system, no RBC, vessel-> vein
what is lymphatic fluid
a clear white fluid found in lymphatic vessels plasma, WBC, proteins and fats