Jurongville Secondary School

Secondary 3 Express Biology Worksheet

Chapter 8: Transport in Mammals

Name: _________________________( ) Date:__/___/___

Class: 3____

8.1 Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks

• Blood, which is a fluid ________, carries out two important functions.

It acts as a transport _________ carrying various substances from
one part of the body to another. The _______ and red blood cells are
the components involved in this work. Secondly, it ________ the body
against ___________ microorganisms. The two main kinds of white
blood cells, __________ and __________, are mainly involved with
this work.

8.2 A blood cell A is on the point of entering the human heart on the right
side. Trace the route it will take to reach the aorta by choosing the
appropriate letters from Q to Z and arranging them in the correct
order.

Q: Pulmonary vein U: Lung Y: Hepatic vein

R: Left ventricle V: Right atrium Z: Pulmonary artery
S: Left atrium W: Vena cava
T: Right ventricle X: Hepatic artery

(a) In mammalian circulatory system, blood passes through the heart

________ before it completes ________ __________ of the
body. This is known as a __________ ___________. It is
composed of the __________ circulation and the ___________
circulation.

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8.3 Trace the route of the blood cell A from the aorta to just outside the
right side of the heart. Assume that this blood cell is present in the
blood involved in the absorption of digested food. To show the route,
choose the letters from Q to Z below that are applicable and arrange
them in the correct order.

Q: Artery to intestine U: Liver Y: Pulmonary artery

R: Hepatic vein V: Vena cava Z: Hepatic artery
S: Villus W: Hepatic portal vein
T: Lungs X: Pulmonary vein

8.4 The 3 types of blood vessels in the body are given in the box. Match
(a) to (i) with the appropriate blood vessels.

X: Arteries Y: Vein Z: Capillaries

(a) Blood loses volume ________

(b) One-cell thick walls ________
(c) Blood flows in pulses ________
(d) Valves present ________
(e) Blood flows under low pressure ________
(f) Very closely associated with body cells ________
(g) Carries blood to the heart ________
(h) Carries blood away from the heart ________
(i) Thick muscular walls ________

8.5 Answer the following questions in the spaces provided.

(a) How is the blood flow brought about in the arteries different from
that in the veins?
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(b) You cut your skin and blood flows out. Explain what happens until a
blood clot is formed.

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(c) The figure below shows the relationship between some body cells
and the blood supply.

(i) What are A, X and Y?

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(ii) What is R?

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(iii) What structural feature of A enables the formation of

R?
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(iv) How does the formation of R affect the blood in A?

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(v) Why is R extremely important to body cells?

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(vi) What is S?

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(vii) How is S formed?

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(viii) How is the composition of blood coming from X different

from that going to Y?
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(ix) One of the components in the blood in A has an important

transport function. What is this component and what
does it transport?

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(d) If bacteria invade the body cells shown, how would the blood
“defend” them from the invaders?
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