Tick the boxes to show what features are present

Blood vessel

Structural feature
Valves present

Walls have
pores

Wall a single
layer of cells

Capillary
5 mm

5 mm

0.005 mm

Name the blood vessels

Name the type of bond

labelled A on the diagram.

Explain why water molecules

are described as dipolar.

O
H
H O

H
O

H
O

Vein
artery

A
B
C

Name the chambers of the heart

labelled A and B.
A
B

Give two reasons why

glycogen is used as a
storage molecule.
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The diagram below illustrates part of the structure of a fatty

acid with the formula C15H31COOH. Complete the diagram
of the molecule
Complete the diagrams above to
show the two glucose molecules
that will result when this maltose
molecule is broken down

Name the bond

that joins two
monosaccharides
in a disaccharide.
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What are the risk factors for CVD?

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What does the graph show?

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What is the difference between LDL and HDL

cholesterol?

Describe the possible effects of a blood clot forming in a coronary artery.

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clotting

Why?

AS revision

Write in the missing words in the boxes

Is it saturated or unsaturated?

CVD and risks

What does the term risk factor mean?

HC C C C C C C C C C C C C C C

Lipids are insoluble in water because they are

...................................................... A triglyceride
is one type of lipid. A triglyceride consists of one
.................................................... molecule with
three .....................................................molecules
joined to it by .....................................................
bonds. Triglycerides have important roles in living
organisms, including waterproofing and
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How do you calculate BMI?

Describe the differences in structure of amylose

and amylopectin

............................................. are cell fragments that stick to a site of

damaged tissue. ............................................. is released from this area,
which results in a plasma protein called .............................................
being converted to thrombin. Thrombin acts as an enzyme and
catalyses the conversion of the soluble plasma protein
............................................. into long, insoluble strands of the protein
.............................................. These strands form a mesh that traps
............................................ to form a blood clot.