This is a self test - all these questions are things you really should know before you sit module three. What I reckon is that you should do is this. Have a go at all the questions - then check your answers - then try it again at a later date - keep going until you get all these questions right.
| 1. From what structure in the heart does the heartbeat originate? | |
| 2. Where in the heart are electrical impulses delayed. | |
| 3. What type of valves are found between the ventricles and the major arteries leaving the heart? | |
| 4. What type of blood vessel has thin walls and large lumens? | |
| 5. In what form is carbon dioxide transported in the blood? | |
| 6. Which ions are responsible for charge balancing in the carriage of carbon dioxide? | |
| 7. Why would smoking a cigarette immediately before running an 800m race impair performance? (3) | |
| 8. Give a difference in constitution between tissue fluid and plasma | |
| 9. How is lactic acid removed from the blood? (3) | |
| 10. Why does anaerobic exercise lead to fatigue? (3) | |
| 11. Describe the sequence of events where somebody stops breathing in and starts to breathe out (6) | |
| 12. To which side is the ODC for foetal haemoglobin shifted? | |
| 13. To which side is the ODC haemoglobin shifted when the temperature is increased? | |
| 14. To which side is the ODC for a llamas haemoglobin shifted? (llamas live at high altitude) | |
| 15. To which side is the ODC for haemoglobin shifted when the concentration of carbon dioxide is increased? | |
| 16. Which tissues transport organic substances in plants? | |
| 17. What is the main plant translocate? (the main form in which carbohydrates are transported round plants) | |
| Tip If your answering online clicking a link will wipe out your answers so print them off or right click the link and open in new window (sorry if it's teaching you to suck eggs) | |