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The document provides definitions and explanations of various biological terms related to anatomy, physiology, and plant biology. Key concepts include the structure and function of the thorax, alveoli, and circulatory system, as well as processes like ventilation, transpiration, and osmosis. It also covers the roles of enzymes, xylem, phloem, and the study of epidemiology and correlation in health and disease.

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Topic 2 Flash

The document provides definitions and explanations of various biological terms related to anatomy, physiology, and plant biology. Key concepts include the structure and function of the thorax, alveoli, and circulatory system, as well as processes like ventilation, transpiration, and osmosis. It also covers the roles of enzymes, xylem, phloem, and the study of epidemiology and correlation in health and disease.

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The ribs and upper backbone, and

Human thorax the organs found in the chest.

Tiny air sacs in the lungs, where


Alveoli gas is exchanged during breathing.

A flap on the side of the head of a


Operculum fish through which water passes
after it has flowed over the gills.
Ventilation Breathing in and out.

Substrate A substance on which enzymes


act.

A protein which catalyses or


Enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction.
The part of the enzyme to which a
Active site specific substrate can attach or fit
on to.

The part of the circulatory system


that involves the right side of the
Pulmonary circuit heart, the lungs, and the blood
vessels that connect them
together.

The part of the circulatory system


that includes the left side of the
heart, the rest of the body apart
Systemic circuit from the lungs, and the blood
vessels that connect them
together.
Narrow, hollow, dead tubes with
lignin, responsible for the
Xylem vessels transport of water and minerals in
plants.

The tissue in plants that transports


Phloem the products of photosynthesis,
including sugars and amino acids.

Transpiration The loss of water from leaves by


evaporation through the stomata.
The movement of water molecules
across a selectively permeable
Osmosis membrane from a region of higher
water concentration to a region of
lower water concentration.

Epidemiology The study of the distribution and


patterns of health and disease.

A relationship between two sets of


data, such that when one set
Correlation changes you would expect the
other set to change as well.

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