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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Stem
Transpiration Pull
Human Cardiovascular System
Pores
2. Thin walled cells on the outside of the vascular bundle that transport nutrients down the stem -are living and include sieve tube cells and companion cells
Phloem
Apical Meristem
Active Immunity
Lymphocytes
3. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Leukocytes
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Adrenal Medulla
Thromboplastin
4. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Immunosuppressing drugs
Plasma
Arteries
Allergic reactions
5. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Rh factor
Stem
Platelet Plug
AV bundle (bundle of His)
6. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Dorsal Vessel
Immune System
Adrenal Medulla
Fibring
7. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Meristem
Semilunar valves
Contraction Phases
Left Ventricle
8. Heterotrophic cells that generally consume other cells or food particles -movement of gases and nutrients is a ccomplished by simple diffusion within the cell
Antigens
Protozoans
Active Immunity
Heart
9. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Lymph nodes
Interferons
Vaccination
Autonomic Nervous System
10. Composed of nonspecific and specific defense mechanisms
Antibodies
Rh+ Fetus
Mechanism and Control
Immune System
11. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Root Pressure
Right Side of Heart
Arterioles
Tricuspid Valve
12. When platelets come into contact with the exposed collagen of a damaged vessel - they release a chemical chemical that causes neighboring platelets to adherer to one another
Platelet Plug
Immune System
Rh factor
Antibodies
13. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Arterioles
Histamine
Granulocytes
Leukocytes
14. Branch into arterioles
Xylem
Adrenal Medulla
Arteries
Dorsal Vessel
15. Fetal red blood cells (which will have the Rh factor) enter maternal circulation during birth which cause the anti-Rh antibodies she produced when sensitized by the first birth may cross the placenta and destroy fetal red blood cells
Rh+ Fetus
Root
Interferons
Rh factor
16. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Rh factor
Vaccination
Atria
Vascular Bundles
17. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Mitral Valve
Adrenal Medulla
Fibrovascular Bundle
Veins
18. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Platelet Plug
Blood Vessels
Capillaries
Cardiac Output
19. Cells that are thick walled - often hollow cells located on the inside of the vascular bundle that carry water and minerals up the plant - and their thick walls give the plant its rigid support
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Arthropods
Xylem
Inflammatory Response
20. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Blood Vessels
Immunosuppressing drugs
Right Side of Heart
Autonomic Nervous System
21. Run up and down the stem at the center and contains xylem - phloem - and cambium cells
Protozoans
Skin
Vascular Bundles
Annelids
22. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Sympathetic System
Passive Immunity
Thrombin
23. Have three cusps and are located between the left ventricle and the aorta and between the right ventricle and the pumonary artery (the pulmonic valve)
Type O
Semilunar valves
Dorsal Vessel
White Blood Cells (WBC)
24. Lying between the phloem and xylem - is a type of meristem called lateral meristem that provides for lateral growth of the stem by adding to the phloem or xylem
Functions of Circulatory System
Cambium
Capillary Walls
Ventricles
25. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Pulmonary veins
Pulmonary Arteries
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Humoral Immunity
26. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
Plasma
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Root Pressure
Transport Systems in Plants
27. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Pulmonary veins
Functions of Circulatory System
Semilunar valves
Vaccination
28. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Rh+ Fetus
Sapwood
Phloem
Vascular Bundles
29. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Passive Immunity
Veins
Pulmonary Arteries
Dorsal Vessel
30. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Lymph nodes
Histamine
Vascular Bundles
Root Pressure
31. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Ventricles
Skin
Pith
Autonomic Nervous System
32. Serve protective functions -aka WBC
Closed Circulatory System
Skin
Leukocytes
Root
33. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Adrenal Medulla
Cambium
Oxyhemoglobin
Mechanism and Control
34. Cardiac muscle contracts rhythmically without stimulation from the nervous system - producing impulses that spread through its internal conducting system
Sapwood
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Lymph nodes
Mechanism and Control
35. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Aortic Loops
Active Immunity
Systole
Type O
36. Epidermis (outer-bark) - cortex - phloem - cambium - xylem - and pith
Structure of a Woody Stem
Meristem
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Allergic reactions
37. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Root
Ventricles
Sinuses
Annelids
38. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
Arthropods
Capillary Walls
Skin
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
39. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Clots
Ventricles
Oxyhemoglobin
Sympathetic System
40. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Stem
Pith
Antibodies
Platelets
41. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Left Ventricle
Xylem
Mitral Valve
Passive Immunity
42. Branches into a series of arteries
Allergic reactions
Dorsal Vessel
Aorta
Autonomic Nervous System
43. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Cardiac Output
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Dorsal Vessel
Fibring
44. AKA immunoglobulins (Igs) -defense mechanism that are complex proteins that recognize and bind to specific antigens and trigger the immune system to remove them -either attract other cells to phagocytize the antigen or cause the antigens to clump tog
Thrombin
Plasma
Stem
Antibodies
45. Innervates the heart via the vagus nerve and causes a decrease in the heart rate
Vaccination
Capillary Walls
Pores
Parasympathetic system
46. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Veins
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Dorsal Vessel
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
47. The driving force of the circulatory system
Allergic reactions
Platelets
Heart
Pores
48. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Cnidarians
Macrophages
Root Hairs
Diastole
49. Fraction of the blood containing a wide variety of antibodies - that can be used to confer temporary protection against hepatitis and other diseases by passive immunity
Tricuspid Valve
Gamma Globulin
Pulmonary Arteries
Platelet Plug
50. Two lower chambers of the heart -extremely muscular
Sapwood
Ventricles
Vaccination
Sinuses