BIOL 1003 Lecture Notes - Bronchiole, Epiglottis, Venule

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Function: exchange of materials between blood and tissue cells (e. g. o2, co2, nutrients, wastes) Flow of blood is controlled by structures called precapillary sphincters: located between arterioles and capillaries, muscle fibres allow them to contract. Hydrostatic pressure is created by the heart which pumps blood into arteries. At the venule end: water potential > hydrostatic pressure (due to lower volume, fluid tends to flow back into the blood with waste products produced by cells. All organisms exchange food, waste, gases, heat with their surroundings by diffusion. Large organisms have a small surface area : volume ratio: decreases the rate of diffusion, more difficult to exchange materials (e. g. waste) with surroundings. Plant cells respire all the time, chloroplasts causes photosynthesise / plants exchange gases: main gas exchange surfaces in plants are spongy mesophyll cells in leaves, leaves have large surface area / loosely-packed spongy cells further increase area.

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