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Question
The table below is designed to indicate the transport of certain substance in our body. Fill in the
blanks with suitable answers.
| Substance | From | To |
| Lungs | Whole body | |
| Carbon dioxide | ||
| Urea | ||
| Digested carbohydrates |
Intestines | |
| Target organs |
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Solution
| Substance | From | To |
| Oxygen | Lungs | Whole body |
| Carbon dioxide | Whole body | Lungs |
| Urea | Whole body | Kidneys |
| Digested carbohydrates | Intestines | Whole body |
| Hormones | Endocrine glands | Target organs |
RELATED QUESTIONS
The blood from the heart is transported to all parts of the body by the ______.
Haemoglobin is present in ______ cells.
Given diagram shows a simple diagram of the circulation of blood in a mamma showing the
main blood vessels, the heart, lungs and body tissues. The blood vessel, labelled 6, contains
deoxygenated blood and the valve leading to it has three semi-lunar pockets.
(a) Name the blood vessels and organs marked by numbers 1 to 8.
(b) What is meant by the term ‘double circulation’ of blood in mammals?
(c) what is diastole?
[There is an “error” in the diagram. According to the usual practice the pulmonary (lung)
circulation is shown upward and the systemic downward, but here it is reversed].
Match the statements in Column A with those in Column B
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Heart | a | Movement of materials |
| 2 | Food and oxygen | b | Channels for transport in man |
| 3 | Carrier of oxygen | c | A living pump |
| 4 | Circulation | d | Materials needed by every living being |
| 5 | Arteries and veins | e | Red blood cells |
State the Location:
Tonsils
Why do we call saliva a digestive juice?
All the waste products of the body are excreted through the circulatory system.
Granulocytes are also known as ____________.
Hematocrit is ______.
