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Topic 1
Lifestyle Health and risk
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Double circulatiory system | the blood passes through the heart twice |
| Single circulatiory system | the blood passes through the heart once |
| Diffusion | diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration |
| Open system | No blood vessels |
| Closed system | Has blood vessels |
| Single cells | Diffusion can occur fast enough |
| An active animal | Diffusion is not efficient Cells require nutrients and oxygen and the removal of waste products |
| Polarity | opposite atoms have differently charged electrons |
| H2O | Universal solvent allows biochemical reactions to occur in cells cytoplasm |
| Hydrogen bonding | positively charged ions attach to negatively charged ions |
| Cohesion | Bonds together |
| Adhesion | Doesn't bond together |
| Coronary artery | Gives blood to the heart |
| Valves | Prevents back flow in veins |