Slide Preview for B5 The Living Body

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This slideshow covers the triple science B5 unit called "The Living Body" from the OCR Gateway course and includes: types of skeleton, the skeletal system, bone structure, how bones are damaged, different types of joint, joint movement, arm bones and muscles, the role of cartilage and ligaments, the circulatory system, the role of Galen and Harvey in understanding the circulatory system, the heart and how it works, monitoring heart rate, double circulation, "open" circulatory systems, heart rate and pacemakers, repairing damaged hearts, holes in the heart, heart transplants, heart disease, the four parts of blood, blood clotting, blood types, mixing blood types, gas exchange in animals, gas exchange in fish, the respiratory system, how we breathe, measuring lung capacity, diffusion in the lungs, cleaning the air, protecting against lung disease, the digestive system, enzymes in digestion, bile and the liver, the role of villi, excreting waste products, the role of kidneys and how they work, ultrafiltration, kidney structure, controlling water content, dialysis, breathing out carbon dioxide, the male and female reproductive systems, fertility and the role of hormones, the stages of the menstrual cycle, birth control, fertility treatments, foetal scanning, human growth and its stages, factors affecting human growth, life expectancy, replacing body parts through transplants or mechanical means, organ transplants.