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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

9.1Circulatory systems

Circulatory systems in Cambridge IGCSE Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 9.1.1Describe a circulatory system as blood vessels with a pump and valves that keep blood flowing in one direction.
  2. 9.1.2Supplement: describe the single circulation of a fish and the double circulation of a mammal, and explain the advantages of a double circulation.

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  • The heart and circulation

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Circulatory systems: sample question

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True or false: the pulmonary artery carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.

Is the statement true or false?

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