circulatory system

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biology aslevel edexcel unit1.1 circulatory system
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single circulation deox blood to gills becomes oxygenated and travels to rest of the fish giving O2 to cells then goes to the heart
why double circulation is ideal for mammals/birds - maintain constant body temp higher than surrounding -so lot of energy O2+food needed in cells -produces waste products which are removed quicker
whats double circulation 2 circulatory systems - systematic circulation has oxygenated blood from heart to body using O2 then travels back to heart - pulmanory circulation has deox blood from heart to lungs picking up O2 back to heart
advantages of double circulatory system -separates oxygenated and deox blood -delivers fully O2 blood to cells at high pressure -blood travels from lungs to heart to be pumped to cells at high pressure supplying O2 quicker
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