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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
Lymphocytes
Left Side of Heart
Cardiac Output
2. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Lymphocytes
Type O
Active Immunity
Humoral Immunity
3. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Lymphocytes
Gamma Globulin
Macrophages
Capillaries
4. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Mechanism and Control
Capillary action
Gamma Globulin
Dorsal Vessel
5. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Human Cardiovascular System
Tricuspid Valve
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Right Side of Heart
6. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Skin
Arteries
Meristem
Type O
7. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Phloem
Pith
Root Hairs
Secrum
8. Fluid left after blood clotting
Dorsal Vessel
Root Hairs
Secrum
Allergic reactions
9. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Tricuspid Valve
Immunosuppressing drugs
Interferons
Cell-Meediated Immunity
10. 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)
Macrophages
Humoral Immunity
Cardiac Output
Sapwood
11. Branch into arterioles
Plasma
Annelids
Arteries
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
12. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Cambium
Apical Meristem
Type O
Vascular Bundles
13. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Protozoans
Macrophages
Veins
Type AB
14. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Sinuses
Lymph
Atrioventricular Valves
Mechanism and Control
15. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Humoral Immunity
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Structure of a Woody Stem
Pith
16. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Inflammatory Response
Vascular Bundles
Lymphatic System
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
17. A small mass of specialized tissue located in the wall of the right atrium regulates/originates an ordinary cardiac contraction -spreads impulses through both atria - stimulating them to contract simultaneously
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Pores
Passive Immunity
18. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
Vaccination
Transport Systems in Plants
Human Cardiovascular System
Sinoatrial (SA) node
19. Responsible for generating the force that propels systematic circulation and pumps against a higher resistance
Left Ventricle
Structure of a Woody Stem
Cardiac Output
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
20. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Root
Cambium
Autonomic Nervous System
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
21. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Heart
Pores
Clots
Pulmonary veins
22. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Veins
Leukocytes
Mitral Valve
Root Hairs
23. The production of antibodies during an immune response -can be conferred by vaccination
Contraction Phases
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Cambium
Active Immunity
24. Two layers thick and are the actively dividing - undifferentiated cells that give rise to xylem and phloem cell layers; as they divide - the cells near the phloem differentiate into phloem cells - and the cells near the xylem differentiate into xylem
Cambium
Vascular Bundles
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
White Blood Cells (WBC)
25. 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
Human Cardiovascular System
Rh+ Fetus
Antigens
Arteries
26. Composed of nonspecific and specific defense mechanisms
Immune System
Rh factor
Platelet Plug
Dorsal Vessel
27. 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
Xylem
Clots
Dorsal Vessel
Aorta
28. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
Aorta
Arthropods
Arterioles
Aortic Loops
29. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Oxyhemoglobin
Annelids
Sapwood
Aorta
30. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Capillaries
Root Pressure
Structure of a Woody Stem
Fibrovascular Bundle
31. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Lymphatic System
Stem
Histamine
Plasma
32. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Aortic Loops
Pulmonary Arteries
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Inflammatory Response
33. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Capillary Walls
Lymphocytes
Transpiration Pull
Skin
34. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
Blood Vessels
Clots
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
35. An individual is injected witha weakened - inactive - or related form of a particular antigen - which stimulates the immune system to produce specific antibodies against it
Rh+ Fetus
Vaccination
Platelets
Sympathetic System
36. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Arthropods
Arteries
Apical Meristem
Skin
37. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Vaccination
Humoral Immunity
Closed Circulatory System
Thromboplastin
38. Oxygen carrying components of blood -formed from stem cells in the bone marrow where they lose their nuclei - mitochodnria - and membranous organelles
Mechanism and Control
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Vaccination
Lymph nodes
39. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Arteries
Fibrovascular Bundle
Lymphatic System
Allergic reactions
40. Innervates the heart via the vagus nerve and causes a decrease in the heart rate
Parasympathetic system
Antigens
Antibodies
White Blood Cells (WBC)
41. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Cardiac Output
Transpiration Pull
Immunosuppressing drugs
Rh factor
42. 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
Protozoans
Contraction Phases
Plasma
43. 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
Gamma Globulin
Lymphocytes
Dorsal Vessel
Sympathetic System
44. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Left Ventricle
Lymphocytes
Atria
Fibring
45. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Lymphocytes
Blood Vessels
Adrenal Medulla
Protozoans
46. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Semilunar valves
Root Pressure
Annelids
Gamma Globulin
47. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Pulmonary Arteries
Vaccination
Clots
Left Side of Heart
48. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Transpiration Pull
Structure of a Woody Stem
Thromboplastin
Dorsal Vessel
49. Carries impuls of AV node which branches into the right and left bundle branches - and through the Purkinje fibers in the walls of ventircles - generating a strong contraction
Platelet Plug
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Secrum
Sympathetic System
50. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Fibring
Gamma Globulin
Thromboplastin
Dorsal Vessel