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What are three ways that red blood cells are significantly different to other specialised animal cells?

Red blood cells are intricately designed to carry out the extremely important function of delivering oxygen to where it is required in the body.Firstly, red blood cells have a significantly different shap...

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Explain how a fish is adapted for gas exchange?

A fish had gills, made up of gill filaments containing lamellae, which provide a very large surface area for oxygen to diffuse out of the water as it moves over them. The blood vessels ar...

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Explain how an activated oestrogen receptor affects the target cell?

The activated oestrogen receptor binds to the promoter region of the specific gene. It then stimulates RNA polymerase to transcribe the gene, thus increasing transcription.

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What is the process of the heart pumping?

There are 4 chambers of the heart; 2 atria (upper chambers) and 2 ventricles (lower chambers). Blood flows from the vein into the atrium, and when the pressure of the atrium is higher than the pressure of...

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What are sinusoids?

A specially adapted capillary which connects the hepatic vein to the hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery within the liver lobule.

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