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a: Circulatory system ~
b: a network of one-way streets
What: "The circulatory system is like a network of one-way streets. If blood started flowing the wrong way, the blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) might mix, causing a serious threat to your body. In the lungs, capillaries on the outside of the alveoli exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen. Fresh, oxygen-rich blood enters the pulmonary veins and then returns to the heart, re-entering through the left atrium. "
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Writer: stevewest
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:30 PM
# 5809 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: a radiator to dissipate heat
What: "The body's normal temperature is around 37C, but it can rise in summer, during exercise or when we are ill. Our body regulates this via evaporation, in the form of sweat, to cool us down. "Our circulatory system is like a radiator to dissipate heat," says Dr Dominic Micklewright, a sport and performance expert at the British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences. Sweat is mostly water, but also contains sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium and other minerals. "
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Writer: Dr Dominic Micklewright
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:33 PM
# 5810 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: UPS for our body cells
What: " In science we will take the spooky month of October to learn more about blood and the circulatory and cardiovascular systems. Our focus will be understanding the process of respiration and how our body cells get the materials they need to do their jobs. The circulatory system is like UPS for our body cells. Blood delivers the goods and removes the wastes from the body cells. "
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Writer: Mrs. Gilbert
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:35 PM
# 5811 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: loop
What: "The circulatory system is like loop which starts and ends in the heart."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:36 PM
# 5812 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: canals of Venice
What: "The circulatory system is like the canals of Venice," says scientist N. Leigh Anderson. "It transports all the good things," he continues, "and it also transports a lot of junk." As blood makes its way through the 60,000 miles [100,000 km] of our circulatory system, it comes into contact with nearly every tissue in our body, including the heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs-vital organs that process and rely on blood. "
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Writer: N. Leigh Anderson
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:37 PM
# 5813 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: delivery service
What: " The circulatory system is like a delivery service. It picks up stuff and drops off stuff. It does that by traveling all over the body, to reach most cells... as long as it comes close enough to every cell to pick up and drop off stuff by diffusion, it has done its job. There are different types of circulatory systems that animals use-- but all take care of distributing nutrients and picking up wastes. "
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Writer: Dawn A. Tamarkin, Ph.D.
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:38 PM
# 5814 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: servants
What: "Analogy: the circulatory system is like servants who bring food and take away the leftovers for their lazy overlords
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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jun 11 2014 5:39 PM
# 5815 Critique Analogy
What Simile Or Metaphor Can Describe The Circulato
a: Circulatory system ~
b: a class field trip
What: " The circulatory system is like a class field trip. When you go on a field trip your school might seperate into smaller groups and then meet at the same place you seperated at earlier."
The linked page is whole list of student generated similes. Some good, some not really.
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:40 PM
# 5816 Critique Analogy
a: Circulatory system ~
b: two-part highway system
What: "The body's circulatory system is like a two-part highway system. One set of roads leads out to the suburbs from the city center; the other leads back in. "
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Date: Jun 11 2014 5:41 PM
# 5817 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.