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3.19 The circulation system
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Name the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the kidneys.
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Total for this question: 2 marks
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Name the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs.
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3.19 The circulation system
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Which vessel carries blood from the gut to the liver?
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Describe the route taken by a red blood cell from the lungs to the kidneys.
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Explain why the blood is described as passing through the heart twice in one circuit.
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Explain an advantage of a double circulation over a single circulation.
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Explain why blood in the renal vein contains less urea than blood in the renal artery.
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Suggest why blood in the hepatic portal vein has a variable glucose concentration.
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Describe how oxygen reaches a muscle cell in the leg from the left ventricle.
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Which vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart?
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Compare blood in the aorta with blood in the vena cava.
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Illustrative comparison.
A fish has a single circulation and a two-chambered heart. Suggest why a fish can survive with this.
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Total for this question: 2 marks
