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Transport in Mammals
Investigation 7.1 To examine mammalian blood
Procedure
1. Examinethebloodsmearunderalowpowermicroscopeandthenunderthehigh
power.
2. Notetheshapeandsizeofthecellsthatoccurinlargenumbers.Thesearethered
bloodcells.
3. Makealabelleddrawingofonebloodcell.
A red blood cell
4. Scatteredamongtheredbloodcellsareasmallnumberofwhitebloodcells,each
withanucleus.Lookfor3differenttypesofwhitebloodcells.Theycanbe
recognizedbytheshapeandsizeoftheirnuclei.Makealabelleddrawingofthe3
typesofwhitebloodcells.
Tllree types of white blood cells
Questions
1. Statethefunctionoftheredbloodcell.
2. Stateonefunctionofeachofthewhitebloodcellyouhavedrawnabove.
3. Listout3differences(otherthancolour)betweenthestructureoftheredbloodcell
andthewhitebloodcell.
Differencesbetween
Redbloodcell Whitebloodcell
(a)
(b)
(c)
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Investigation 7.2 (I)
(II)
To demonstrate the flow of blood in the
capillaries (Teachers demonstration)
To examine sections of arteries and veins
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: Materials
Procedure
.'frriicrbscope
salirie",olufion
(I) 1. Placethetadpoleinapetridishcontainingenoughsalinesolutiontokeepits
bodywet.
2. Examinethetailfinunderalowpowermicroscope.
3. Whatarethecircularstructuresthatyouseeflowingrapidlythroughthe
bloodcapillaries?
4. Canyouseethewhitebloodcells?Why?
(II) 5. Examinethetransversesectionofanarteryunderthelowpowermicroscope.
Makealabelleddrawingofthedifferentregionsintheartery.
T.S. of an artery
6. Examine the transverse section of a vein. Make a labelled drawing of the vein.
T.S. a vein
7. State 2 differences between the artery and the vein.
(a)
(b)
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Investigation 7.3 To examine a mammalian heart
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for 4students

;f"a''seeker
Procedure
1. Examinetheexternalfeaturesofthesheep'sheart.Notethesizeoftheatriaandthe
ventriclesandthebloodvesselsconnectedtoit. Locatethefollowingstructures:
rightandleft atria venaecavae
rightandleftventricles pulmonaryarch
aorticarch pulmonaryveins
coronaryarteries
2. Makealarge,labelleddrawingoftheexternalfeaturesoftheheart.
External features of a sheep's heart
3. Cuttheheartlongitudinally.Examineandnotetheinternalfeaturesofadissected
heart.Notethethin-walledatriaandthethick-skinnedventricles.
4. Bymeansofaseekertracethepathofbloodthroughtheheart.
5. Examinethetricuspidvalveandthebicuspidvalve.Whatisthefunctionof
(a) thetricuspidvalve?
(b) thebicuspidvalve?
6. Whichchamberofthehearthasthethickestwall?Why?
Chamber
Reason