Biology GCSE
heart rate and blood flow
What heart rate and blood flow means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of heart rate and blood flow
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Biological rates calculated as compound measures, with heart rate in beats min⁻¹ and blood flow through circulatory vessels in cm³ s⁻¹.
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