Question 13 Marks
Write the differences between:
a. Blood and Lymph
b. Open and Closed system of circulation
c. Systole and Diastole
d. P-wave and T-wave
a. Blood and Lymph
b. Open and Closed system of circulation
c. Systole and Diastole
d. P-wave and T-wave
Answer
View full question & answer→a. Blood contains RBCs and hence can transport gases. Lymph doesn't contain RBCs and cannot transport gases. Lymph mainly contains WBCs and play a role in the immune system of the body.
b. The Open Circulatory System is a system in which fluid (called hemolymph) in a cavity called the hemocoel bathes the organs directly with oxygen and nutrients and there is no distinction between blood and interstitial fluid this combined fluid is called hemolymph or haemolymph. The cardiovascular systems of humans are closed, meaning that the blood never leaves the network of blood vessels.
c. Systole is the contraction of heart muscle and diastole is the dilatation of the heart muscle.
d. Each peak in the ECG is identified with a letter from P to T that corresponds to a specific electrical activity of the heart. The P-wave represents the electrical excitation (or depolarisation) of the atria, which leads to the contraction of both the atria. The QRS complex represents the depolarisation of the ventricles, which initiates the ventricular contraction. The contraction starts shortly after Q and marks the beginning of the systole. The T-wave represents the return of the ventricles from excited to normal state (repolarisation). The end of the T-wave marks the end of systole.
b. The Open Circulatory System is a system in which fluid (called hemolymph) in a cavity called the hemocoel bathes the organs directly with oxygen and nutrients and there is no distinction between blood and interstitial fluid this combined fluid is called hemolymph or haemolymph. The cardiovascular systems of humans are closed, meaning that the blood never leaves the network of blood vessels.
c. Systole is the contraction of heart muscle and diastole is the dilatation of the heart muscle.
d. Each peak in the ECG is identified with a letter from P to T that corresponds to a specific electrical activity of the heart. The P-wave represents the electrical excitation (or depolarisation) of the atria, which leads to the contraction of both the atria. The QRS complex represents the depolarisation of the ventricles, which initiates the ventricular contraction. The contraction starts shortly after Q and marks the beginning of the systole. The T-wave represents the return of the ventricles from excited to normal state (repolarisation). The end of the T-wave marks the end of systole.

