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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Lymph
Humoral Immunity
Inflammatory Response
Closed Circulatory System
2. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Leukocytes
Systole
Arterioles
Rh factor
3. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Antigens
Sapwood
Inflammatory Response
Capillaries
4. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Lymph nodes
Stem
Arterioles
Fibring
5. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Humoral Immunity
Root Hairs
Clots
Right Side of Heart
6. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Capillaries
Veins
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
7. 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
Arteries
Capillary action
Adrenal Medulla
8. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Left Side of Heart
Fibring
Lymphatic System
9. 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
Antigens
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Rh+ Fetus
Systole
10. Excess interstitial fluid
Autonomic Nervous System
Lymph
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Annelids
11. 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
Macrophages
Antibodies
Pulmonary veins
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
12. Phloem - cambium - and xylem layers
Arterioles
Rh+ Fetus
Semilunar valves
Fibrovascular Bundle
13. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Veins
Heart
Stem
Granulocytes
14. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Vascular Bundles
Contraction Phases
Immunosuppressing drugs
Atria
15. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Arteries
Stem
Immunosuppressing drugs
Humoral Immunity
16. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Heart
Pores
Rh+ Fetus
Platelet Plug
17. 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
Vaccination
Systole
Rh factor
Fibring
18. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Adrenal Medulla
Plasma
Tricuspid Valve
Sapwood
19. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Capillaries
Immune System
Thrombin
Dorsal Vessel
20. Branches into a series of arteries
Arterioles
Annelids
Aorta
Rh+ Fetus
21. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Arterioles
Cnidarians
Capillaries
Capillary action
22. The driving force of the circulatory system
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Humoral Immunity
Heart
Capillaries
23. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Semilunar valves
Mitral Valve
Left Side of Heart
Allergic reactions
24. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Diastole
Stem
Phloem
Protozoans
25. Lined in passages - which filter and trap foreign particles
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Fibrovascular Bundle
Stem
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
26. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Sapwood
Aortic Loops
Parasympathetic system
Systole
27. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Platelets
Sinuses
Thromboplastin
Skin
28. 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
Arthropods
Atrioventricular Valves
Vaccination
Cambium
29. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Sympathetic System
Capillary Walls
Pith
Fibring
30. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Pulmonary veins
Macrophages
Arterioles
31. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Passive Immunity
Allergic reactions
Atria
Structure of a Woody Stem
32. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Interferons
Thrombin
Parasympathetic system
33. 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
Oxyhemoglobin
Rh+ Fetus
Gamma Globulin
Mechanism and Control
34. 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
Apical Meristem
Root Hairs
Sinuses
35. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Parasympathetic system
Allergic reactions
Blood Vessels
Lymphocytes
36. Involves the transfer of antibodies produced by another individual or organism -acquired either passively or by injection
Protozoans
Passive Immunity
Xylem
Immunosuppressing drugs
37. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Parasympathetic system
Immunosuppressing drugs
Capillary Walls
Pores
38. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Mechanism and Control
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Arteries
Aorta
39. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Capillaries
Left Ventricle
Inflammatory Response
Arteries
40. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Arteries
Rh factor
Cambium
Clots
41. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Structure of a Woody Stem
Cambium
Arthropods
Arterioles
42. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Capillaries
Lymph
Arteries
Pulmonary Arteries
43. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Systole
Lymphocytes
Pores
Phloem
44. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Xylem
Structure of a Woody Stem
Immunosuppressing drugs
Pulmonary Arteries
45. As water evaporates from the leaves of plants - a vacuum is created pulls water up the stem
Cambium
Secrum
Transpiration Pull
Capillary Walls
46. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Contraction Phases
Active Immunity
Transport Systems in Plants
Gamma Globulin
47. The period during which the ventricles contract
Platelets
Capillary Walls
Dorsal Vessel
Systole
48. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Systole
Transport Systems in Plants
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Lymphatic System
49. The production of antibodies during an immune response -can be conferred by vaccination
Inflammatory Response
Humoral Immunity
Lymph
Active Immunity
50. Run up and down the stem at the center and contains xylem - phloem - and cambium cells
Right Side of Heart
Fibring
Ventricles
Vascular Bundles