BIOS-1073 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Superior Vena Cava, Circulatory System, Pulmonary Vein

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*every organism must exchange materials with its environment. Exchanges occur at the cellular level by crossing the plasma membrane. *diffusion time is proportional to the square of the distance. Increasing the distance by ten increases the time by 102. *in most animals, cells exchange materials with the environment through a fluid-filled circulatory system. *in insects, other arthropods, and most molluscs, blood bathes the organs directly in an open circulatory system. *in a closed circulatory system, blood is confined to vessels and is distinct from the interstitial fluid. Three main types of bloods vessels ? arteries, veins, capillaries. Arteries branch into arterioles and carry blood away from the heart to capillaries. Capillary beds are the sites of chemical exchange between the blood and interstitial fluid. Venules converge into veins and return blood from capillaries to the heart. Arteries and veins are distinguished by the direction of blood flow. Bony fishes, rays, and sharks have single circulation with a two-chambered heart.

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