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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Type AB
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Antibodies
Granulocytes
2. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
Transpiration Pull
Mechanism and Control
Arthropods
Passive Immunity
3. 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
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Lymphocytes
Contraction Phases
Gamma Globulin
4. The period during which the ventricles contract
Humoral Immunity
Transport Systems in Plants
Systole
Macrophages
5. 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
Autonomic Nervous System
Platelets
Mechanism and Control
Sinoatrial (SA) node
6. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Cambium
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Lymph
Leukocytes
7. The driving force of the circulatory system
Atria
Heart
Thromboplastin
Macrophages
8. 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
Plasma
Annelids
Phloem
Lymph
9. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Diastole
Contraction Phases
Transpiration Pull
Inflammatory Response
10. Oxygen carrying components of blood -formed from stem cells in the bone marrow where they lose their nuclei - mitochodnria - and membranous organelles
Arterioles
Protozoans
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Vascular Bundles
11. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Veins
Structure of a Woody Stem
Dorsal Vessel
Oxyhemoglobin
12. 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
Platelet Plug
Structure of a Woody Stem
13. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Annelids
Gamma Globulin
Antigens
Lymphocytes
14. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Immune System
Thromboplastin
Lymph nodes
Semilunar valves
15. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Rh factor
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Inflammatory Response
Antigens
16. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Adrenal Medulla
Immunosuppressing drugs
Sapwood
Left Ventricle
17. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Right Side of Heart
Vascular Bundles
Sinuses
Skin
18. 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
Mechanism and Control
Cambium
Rh+ Fetus
Lymph nodes
19. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Adrenal Medulla
Atrioventricular Valves
Cardiac Output
Pulmonary veins
20. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Left Side of Heart
Fibrovascular Bundle
Leukocytes
Pith
21. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Plasma
Functions of Circulatory System
Annelids
Rh+ Fetus
22. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Dorsal Vessel
Apical Meristem
Tricuspid Valve
Dorsal Vessel
23. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Platelets
Granulocytes
Skin
Type O
24. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Antibodies
Oxyhemoglobin
Meristem
Capillaries
25. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Aortic Loops
Tricuspid Valve
Lymphocytes
Adrenal Medulla
26. 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
Cardiac Output
Cambium
Active Immunity
Lymph
27. Branches into a series of arteries
Aorta
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Mitral Valve
28. 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)
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Secrum
29. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Apical Meristem
Semilunar valves
Passive Immunity
Gamma Globulin
30. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Cambium
Right Side of Heart
Thrombin
Capillaries
31. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Contraction Phases
Platelet Plug
Root
Pores
32. Excess interstitial fluid
Apical Meristem
Lymph
Adrenal Medulla
Aorta
33. 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
Skin
Vascular Bundles
Xylem
Atria
34. 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
Pulmonary Arteries
Semilunar valves
Thromboplastin
Antibodies
35. 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
Rh+ Fetus
Right Side of Heart
Granulocytes
36. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Platelets
Antigens
Skin
Rh+ Fetus
37. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Left Ventricle
Arteries
Cambium
Humoral Immunity
38. The production of antibodies during an immune response -can be conferred by vaccination
Platelet Plug
Active Immunity
Atrioventricular Valves
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
39. Fluid left after blood clotting
Atria
Sinuses
Structure of a Woody Stem
Secrum
40. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Clots
Macrophages
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Cambium
41. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Lymphatic System
Atrioventricular Valves
Diastole
Stem
42. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Structure of a Woody Stem
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Protozoans
Mitral Valve
43. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Clots
Cardiac Output
Capillary Walls
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
44. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Arthropods
Inflammatory Response
Arterioles
Systole
45. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Pith
Aorta
Fibring
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
46. 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)
Inflammatory Response
Plasma
Semilunar valves
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
47. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Left Side of Heart
Mitral Valve
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Immunosuppressing drugs
48. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Immune System
Lymphocytes
Rh factor
Humoral Immunity
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
Root Hairs
Immunosuppressing drugs
Mechanism and Control
Protozoans
50. 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)
Lymphocytes
Heart
Atrioventricular Valves
Cardiac Output