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  • whats is a gas exchange?
    the transfer of gasses between an organism and its enviroment
  • ribs move

    inhaling- up+out exhaling-down + in
  • diaphragm moves
    inhaling-down exhaling-up
  • chest volume
    inhaling-increases exhaling-decreases
  • what is a drug?

    a substance or chemical which causes a change in the way your body works
  • what are some causes if u smoke whilst pregnant? (5)

    still born
    miscarrige
    premature baby
    damage to the babys brain
    low birth weight
  • short term effects on tar
    smelly hands
    black consistency in lungs
  • short term effects on nicotene
    stimulant
    relaxes body
  • short term effects for carbon monoxide
    agited
    shortness of breath
  • heart disease
    arteries become blocked, prevents blood from flowing properly, may cause heart attack/stroke
  • throat/lung cancer
    chemicals damage dna
  • emphysema
    chemicals in tobbbaco smoke damage alveoli in lungs
  • respiratory infections-
    chemicals in tobacco amoke damage the cilia in the windpipe causes mucus to flow into the lungs
  • name 7 nutrients
    fibre
    carbs
    minerals
    fats
    protein
    water
    vitamins
  • what is our main source of energy
    carbohydrates
  • what solution and what colour does it turn to test for starch-
    iodene
    dark blue/black
  • what solution and what colour would it turn for protein-
    biuret
    purple/dark blue
  • what solutions and what colour would it turn for sugar-
    benedicts solution
    red/ brown
    light green if a small amount
  • what solution and what colour would it turn for fat-
    water in boiling tube
    if it turns cloudy fat is present
  • 6 examples of illnesses or diseas caused by unhealthy diet
    diabetes
    scurvy
    obesity
    night blindness
    heart diseases
    rickets
  • what hydrates the body
    water
  • what heals the body
    protein
  • whats the process when oxygen is transferred into the blood stream called
    diffusion
  • what are enzymes
    large proteins and work as catalysts they also speed up reactions without being used
  • what is protein broken down by and what does it turn into
    protese. Amino acids.
  • what is starch broken down by and what does it turn into?
    carbohydrase, glucose.
  • what are lipids broken down by and what does it turn into?
    lipase . Fatty acids and glycerol.
  • in a cigarrete what sticks to your lungs
    carbon monoxide
  • what does a stimulat do
    speed up nervous system
  • what does a deppressant do
    slows down nervous system