3.2.3.H Blood Cells3.2.4.H Heartbeat Control

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Q. True or False. A nucleus is absent from human red blood cells.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. State two ways in which red blood cells differ from typical body cells e.g. from the cheek lining.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Name a group of white blood cells, other than lymphocytes.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. State a precise location in the human body at which red blood cells are made.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Cardiac muscle may be described as a contractile tissue. Explain the meaning of the underlined term.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. True or False. The sino-atrial node (pacemaker) is located on the right side of the heart.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. What is the role of the SA (sinoatrial) and AV (atrioventricular) nodes in the heart?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Give any two functions of the lymphatic system.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Mention two ways to maintain a healthy heart.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Name the blood vessels that supply the heart cells with blood.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. What causes the sound of a heartbeat?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Name the structure in the heart that controls the heartbeat.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Some people may have the blood group B Positive (B+).What factor is present in their blood that makes it positive?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Where in the body are white blood cells produced?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Blood is made up of plasma and blood cells. What is plasma?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Where is the pacemaker located in the heart?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. What is the function of white blood cells?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Give the precise location of the SA node in the heart.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. What is the role of valves in the heart?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Name the blood vessel that brings blood from the heart to the body.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Give two factors which cause an increase in heart rate.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Give the precise locations of the AV node in the heart.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. What structure(s) protects the heart?

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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Q. Name the valve between the upper and lower chambers on the left-hand side.

Aorta

Can shorten

Exercise; Anxiety; Drugs; Infection

Eat less fat; Exercise regularly; Avoid excess stress; Eat less

salt; Don’t smoke

Coronary or Cardiac arteries

Prevent backflow of blood

Returns fluid to blood; Transport; Lymphocytes

(Immunity)

Rhesus

Valves closing

Right atrium wall

Rib cage

TRUE

Bicuspid (mitral) valve

Bone marrow

Phagocytic (white cells); Monocytes

Causes contraction of heart muscle; Impulse generation;

Pacemaker

In septum; Near tricuspid valve; Between atrium and ventricle

Fight disease

FALSE

Marrow of long bones

Pacemaker

Liquid part of blood

No nucleus; Haemoglobin; Shape; Size; No mitochondria;

Carries O2 or CO2

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