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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Arthropods
Autonomic Nervous System
Atrioventricular Valves
Macrophages
2. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Annelids
Atria
Clots
Type O
3. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Adrenal Medulla
Xylem
Cardiac Output
Mitral Valve
4. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Capillary Walls
Plasma
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Pith
5. 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
Systole
Platelet Plug
Phloem
Granulocytes
6. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Leukocytes
Root
Contraction Phases
Closed Circulatory System
7. 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
Skin
Macrophages
Functions of Circulatory System
8. Two lower chambers of the heart -extremely muscular
Sapwood
Granulocytes
Ventricles
Xylem
9. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Arterioles
Thrombin
Macrophages
Secrum
10. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Immune System
Annelids
Type O
11. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Histamine
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Pith
Cambium
12. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Humoral Immunity
Left Ventricle
Interferons
Cambium
13. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Leukocytes
Adrenal Medulla
Active Immunity
Arterioles
14. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Thromboplastin
Transport Systems in Plants
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Plasma
15. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Arthropods
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Platelet Plug
Humoral Immunity
16. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Blood Vessels
Granulocytes
Pulmonary veins
Right Side of Heart
17. Epidermis (outer-bark) - cortex - phloem - cambium - xylem - and pith
Arteries
Structure of a Woody Stem
Lymph nodes
Platelets
18. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Lymphocytes
Sapwood
Lymph
Apical Meristem
19. The period during which the ventricles contract
Right Side of Heart
Sympathetic System
Systole
White Blood Cells (WBC)
20. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Tricuspid Valve
Platelets
Transpiration Pull
Mitral Valve
21. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Pores
Allergic reactions
Cnidarians
Closed Circulatory System
22. Responsible for generating the force that propels systematic circulation and pumps against a higher resistance
Type O
Left Ventricle
Mitral Valve
Contraction Phases
23. Branches into a series of arteries
Aorta
Lymphocytes
Functions of Circulatory System
Annelids
24. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Leukocytes
Lymphatic System
Root Hairs
Immunosuppressing drugs
25. Run up and down the stem at the center and contains xylem - phloem - and cambium cells
Contraction Phases
Vascular Bundles
Xylem
Structure of a Woody Stem
26. Cell-surface proteins that are macromolecules that are foreign to the host organism and trigger an immune response ex: ABO group and the Rh factor
Platelets
Interferons
Antigens
Arthropods
27. With the aid of its cofactors calcium and Vitamin K - converts the inactive plasma protein prothrombin to its active form - thrombin
Thromboplastin
Lymphocytes
Pith
Diastole
28. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Vascular Bundles
Functions of Circulatory System
Capillary action
29. Innervates the heart via the vagus nerve and causes a decrease in the heart rate
Parasympathetic system
Structure of a Woody Stem
Pith
Pulmonary veins
30. Defined as the total volume of blood the left ventricle pumps out per minute = heart rate (number of BPM) x stroke volume (volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle per contraction)
Cardiac Output
Phloem
Capillary action
Pores
31. Have body walls that are two cells thick -all cels are direct contact with either the internal or external environments so there is no need for a specialized circulatory system
Pores
Cnidarians
Pulmonary Arteries
Passive Immunity
32. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Skin
Macrophages
Immunosuppressing drugs
Tricuspid Valve
33. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Autonomic Nervous System
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Root
Pulmonary Arteries
34. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Pulmonary Arteries
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Lymph nodes
Blood Vessels
35. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Thrombin
Rh factor
Pulmonary veins
Cell-Meediated Immunity
36. 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)
Semilunar valves
Capillaries
Atria
Mechanism and Control
37. 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
Capillary Walls
Xylem
Blood Vessels
Pulmonary Arteries
38. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Rh factor
Root Hairs
Apical Meristem
Pulmonary veins
39. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Sympathetic System
Pith
Lymphocytes
Cnidarians
40. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Oxyhemoglobin
Blood Vessels
Lymphocytes
Vascular Bundles
41. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Annelids
Phloem
Transport Systems in Plants
Plasma
42. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Humoral Immunity
Structure of a Woody Stem
Transport Systems in Plants
43. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Vascular Bundles
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Right Side of Heart
Annelids
44. Involves the transfer of antibodies produced by another individual or organism -acquired either passively or by injection
Inflammatory Response
Arteries
Clots
Passive Immunity
45. 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
Heart
Type O
Humoral Immunity
Cambium
46. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Cnidarians
Clots
Tricuspid Valve
Vascular Bundles
47. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Closed Circulatory System
Stem
Capillaries
Inflammatory Response
48. Lined in passages - which filter and trap foreign particles
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Autonomic Nervous System
Capillary Walls
49. Heterotrophic cells that generally consume other cells or food particles -movement of gases and nutrients is a ccomplished by simple diffusion within the cell
Pith
Pores
Protozoans
Sympathetic System
50. Branch into arterioles
Pulmonary veins
Arteries
Arterioles
Type O