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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Interferons
Antibodies
Lymph nodes
Left Side of Heart
2. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Parasympathetic system
Sympathetic System
Capillary action
Passive Immunity
3. 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
Thromboplastin
Rh+ Fetus
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
4. 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
Atrioventricular Valves
Mechanism and Control
Rh+ Fetus
Pulmonary Arteries
5. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Skin
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Human Cardiovascular System
Dorsal Vessel
6. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Stem
Immunosuppressing drugs
Rh+ Fetus
Apical Meristem
7. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Arteries
Blood Vessels
Immunosuppressing drugs
Sympathetic System
8. Cardiac muscle contracts rhythmically without stimulation from the nervous system - producing impulses that spread through its internal conducting system
Mechanism and Control
Diastole
Root Hairs
Sympathetic System
9. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Arterioles
Cnidarians
Pulmonary Arteries
Skin
10. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Structure of a Woody Stem
Aorta
Histamine
Sinuses
11. 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
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Stem
Interferons
Platelet Plug
12. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Capillaries
Atria
Right Side of Heart
Tricuspid Valve
13. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Diastole
Meristem
Cardiac Output
14. Epidermis (outer-bark) - cortex - phloem - cambium - xylem - and pith
Autonomic Nervous System
Platelets
Apical Meristem
Structure of a Woody Stem
15. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Lymph nodes
Antigens
Allergic reactions
Functions of Circulatory System
16. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Plasma
Parasympathetic system
Human Cardiovascular System
Root Pressure
17. 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
Pulmonary Arteries
Granulocytes
Arterioles
Platelet Plug
18. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Apical Meristem
Clots
Closed Circulatory System
Vascular Bundles
19. 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
Gamma Globulin
Cnidarians
Secrum
Antibodies
20. 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
Structure of a Woody Stem
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Atrioventricular Valves
Vaccination
21. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Sympathetic System
Histamine
Human Cardiovascular System
Capillaries
22. Two lower chambers of the heart -extremely muscular
Type O
Ventricles
Arthropods
Heart
23. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Fibring
Adrenal Medulla
Right Side of Heart
Antibodies
24. 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
Capillary action
Aortic Loops
Meristem
Sinoatrial (SA) node
25. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Functions of Circulatory System
Granulocytes
Atrioventricular Valves
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
26. Run up and down the stem at the center and contains xylem - phloem - and cambium cells
Platelet Plug
Parasympathetic system
Vascular Bundles
Cardiac Output
27. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Capillaries
Vaccination
Platelet Plug
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
28. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Xylem
Allergic reactions
Humoral Immunity
Inflammatory Response
29. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Lymphatic System
Ventricles
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Root
30. Phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Leukocytes
Sympathetic System
Rh factor
Gamma Globulin
31. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Rh+ Fetus
Sapwood
Systole
Aorta
32. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
Transport Systems in Plants
Lymph
Diastole
Adrenal Medulla
33. Excess interstitial fluid
Systole
Histamine
Lymph
Root Hairs
34. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Apical Meristem
Macrophages
Lymph
Closed Circulatory System
35. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Tricuspid Valve
Aortic Loops
Arthropods
Root
36. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Annelids
Lymphatic System
Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes
37. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Lymphocytes
Human Cardiovascular System
Contraction Phases
38. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Capillary Walls
Atria
Annelids
Arteries
39. Heterotrophic cells that generally consume other cells or food particles -movement of gases and nutrients is a ccomplished by simple diffusion within the cell
Protozoans
Veins
Root Pressure
Macrophages
40. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Diastole
Cnidarians
Veins
Histamine
41. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Vascular Bundles
Leukocytes
Fibring
Thromboplastin
42. The production of antibodies during an immune response -can be conferred by vaccination
Platelet Plug
Semilunar valves
Structure of a Woody Stem
Active Immunity
43. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Fibring
Type AB
Capillaries
Transpiration Pull
44. Composed of nonspecific and specific defense mechanisms
Cambium
Sapwood
Immune System
Lymphocytes
45. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Aorta
Root Pressure
Heart
Pith
46. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Capillary Walls
Semilunar valves
Capillaries
Humoral Immunity
47. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Atria
Macrophages
Adrenal Medulla
Semilunar valves
48. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Blood Vessels
Lymph nodes
Capillary action
Plasma
49. With the aid of its cofactors calcium and Vitamin K - converts the inactive plasma protein prothrombin to its active form - thrombin
Heart
Vaccination
Thromboplastin
Aortic Loops
50. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Contraction Phases
Left Side of Heart
Macrophages
Structure of a Woody Stem