Physical Education GCSE
One-way blood flow
What One-way blood flow means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of One-way blood flow
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Valves open and close to keep flow one-way, so blood passes from atria to ventricles and out through the semilunar valves.
Topics that use One-way blood flow
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Capillaries
- cardiac output
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- Haemoglobin
- Heart chamber and valve structure
- Oxygenation states of blood
- Pulmonary circuit
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