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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Allergic reactions
Macrophages
Closed Circulatory System
Sinoatrial (SA) node
2. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Cardiac Output
Aortic Loops
Thromboplastin
Human Cardiovascular System
3. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Lymphatic System
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Arteries
Thrombin
4. 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)
Cambium
Pulmonary Arteries
Cardiac Output
Lymph nodes
5. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Contraction Phases
Arthropods
Dorsal Vessel
Structure of a Woody Stem
6. 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
Oxyhemoglobin
Interferons
Xylem
Immune System
7. Two lower chambers of the heart -extremely muscular
Rh+ Fetus
Autonomic Nervous System
Ventricles
Capillary Walls
8. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Type O
Thromboplastin
Clots
Sinuses
9. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Mechanism and Control
Arthropods
Root Pressure
Arteries
10. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Antigens
Fibring
Mitral Valve
Aortic Loops
11. Skin - mucous-coated epithelia - macrophages - inflammatory - interferons
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Transpiration Pull
Atria
Pith
12. 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
Xylem
Type O
Vascular Bundles
Antigens
13. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Skin
Cnidarians
Granulocytes
Semilunar valves
14. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Phloem
Pulmonary veins
Adrenal Medulla
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
15. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Secrum
Adrenal Medulla
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Lymphatic System
16. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Stem
Pith
Lymph nodes
Vascular Bundles
17. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Plasma
Humoral Immunity
Rh factor
Arteries
18. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Antibodies
Cardiac Output
Human Cardiovascular System
Autonomic Nervous System
19. 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
Interferons
Skin
Thrombin
Sinoatrial (SA) node
20. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Pores
Lymphocytes
Meristem
Sinuses
21. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Dorsal Vessel
Secrum
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Sapwood
22. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Sinuses
Capillary Walls
Arteries
Arterioles
23. Oxygen carrying components of blood -formed from stem cells in the bone marrow where they lose their nuclei - mitochodnria - and membranous organelles
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Annelids
Meristem
Thrombin
24. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
Capillaries
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Pores
Closed Circulatory System
25. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Lymph nodes
Thrombin
Immunosuppressing drugs
Cambium
26. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Humoral Immunity
Type AB
Fibring
Transpiration Pull
27. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Platelet Plug
Inflammatory Response
Capillary Walls
Annelids
28. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Pores
Granulocytes
Histamine
Pulmonary Arteries
29. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Capillaries
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Passive Immunity
Left Side of Heart
30. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Cambium
Gamma Globulin
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Apical Meristem
31. Responsible for generating the force that propels systematic circulation and pumps against a higher resistance
Capillary action
Left Ventricle
Active Immunity
Immune System
32. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Blood Vessels
Atrioventricular Valves
Heart
Antigens
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
Stem
Gamma Globulin
Left Ventricle
Rh factor
34. Fluid left after blood clotting
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Secrum
Capillary action
35. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
Blood Vessels
Pulmonary Arteries
Apical Meristem
Granulocytes
36. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Structure of a Woody Stem
Stem
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Lymphocytes
37. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Inflammatory Response
Arthropods
Arteries
Secrum
38. 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
Secrum
Lymph nodes
Platelet Plug
Structure of a Woody Stem
39. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Left Side of Heart
Arteries
Apical Meristem
Cell-Meediated Immunity
40. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Functions of Circulatory System
Plasma
Cnidarians
Cambium
41. 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
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Sapwood
Cambium
Platelet Plug
42. Branch into arterioles
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Granulocytes
Antigens
Arteries
43. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Functions of Circulatory System
Leukocytes
Atrioventricular Valves
Dorsal Vessel
44. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Vaccination
Lymph nodes
Rh+ Fetus
Right Side of Heart
45. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Arteries
Macrophages
Humoral Immunity
Oxyhemoglobin
46. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Inflammatory Response
Veins
Contraction Phases
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
47. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Gamma Globulin
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Lymphocytes
48. Involves the transfer of antibodies produced by another individual or organism -acquired either passively or by injection
Functions of Circulatory System
Human Cardiovascular System
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Passive Immunity
49. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Lymphocytes
Capillaries
Fibrovascular Bundle
Humoral Immunity
50. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Inflammatory Response
Atrioventricular Valves
Lymph
Erythroblastosis Fetalis