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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Branches into a series of arteries
Aorta
Oxyhemoglobin
Cambium
Skin
2. With the aid of its cofactors calcium and Vitamin K - converts the inactive plasma protein prothrombin to its active form - thrombin
Capillary Walls
Thromboplastin
Gamma Globulin
Root
3. Involves the transfer of antibodies produced by another individual or organism -acquired either passively or by injection
Cambium
Type O
Passive Immunity
Closed Circulatory System
4. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Antibodies
Diastole
Granulocytes
Allergic reactions
5. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Granulocytes
Inflammatory Response
Functions of Circulatory System
Structure of a Woody Stem
6. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Meristem
Rh factor
Tricuspid Valve
Pith
7. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Meristem
Antigens
Clots
Macrophages
8. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Lymph nodes
Leukocytes
Adrenal Medulla
Lymphocytes
9. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Contraction Phases
Right Side of Heart
Arterioles
Transport Systems in Plants
10. Serve protective functions -aka WBC
Left Ventricle
Leukocytes
Dorsal Vessel
Type AB
11. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Systole
Mitral Valve
Passive Immunity
Immune System
12. Phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Leukocytes
Rh+ Fetus
Meristem
Veins
13. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Capillary Walls
Capillaries
Apical Meristem
Arteries
14. As water evaporates from the leaves of plants - a vacuum is created pulls water up the stem
Transpiration Pull
Annelids
Apical Meristem
Oxyhemoglobin
15. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Leukocytes
Sinuses
Immune System
16. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Left Ventricle
Pores
Pulmonary Arteries
Arteries
17. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Humoral Immunity
Sapwood
Blood Vessels
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
18. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Histamine
Blood Vessels
Lymphocytes
Annelids
19. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Histamine
Macrophages
Sympathetic System
Lymph nodes
20. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Immunosuppressing drugs
Sympathetic System
Phloem
Mechanism and Control
21. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Antigens
Lymphatic System
Cambium
Dorsal Vessel
22. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Leukocytes
Humoral Immunity
Cambium
Protozoans
23. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Functions of Circulatory System
Aorta
Platelets
Skin
24. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Pores
Semilunar valves
Histamine
Plasma
25. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Right Side of Heart
Secrum
Aorta
Vascular Bundles
26. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Root Pressure
Lymph
Immunosuppressing drugs
Aorta
27. The driving force of the circulatory system
Aortic Loops
Lymphatic System
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Heart
28. Excess interstitial fluid
Arteries
Lymph
Ventricles
Meristem
29. Branch into arterioles
Arterioles
Arteries
Immunosuppressing drugs
Sinuses
30. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Adrenal Medulla
Thromboplastin
Capillaries
Semilunar valves
31. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Transpiration Pull
Interferons
Rh+ Fetus
Arterioles
32. 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
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Rh+ Fetus
Cnidarians
Fibrovascular Bundle
33. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Pores
Arterioles
Diastole
Allergic reactions
34. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Humoral Immunity
Macrophages
Fibring
Type O
35. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Parasympathetic system
Lymphocytes
Pores
Atria
36. 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
Type O
Sapwood
Phloem
Contraction Phases
37. 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
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Root Hairs
Thromboplastin
Gamma Globulin
38. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
Functions of Circulatory System
Type O
Leukocytes
Blood Vessels
39. Two lower chambers of the heart -extremely muscular
Clots
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Ventricles
Oxyhemoglobin
40. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Pulmonary veins
Tricuspid Valve
Adrenal Medulla
Type O
41. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Humoral Immunity
Lymph nodes
Dorsal Vessel
Oxyhemoglobin
42. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Closed Circulatory System
Meristem
Aortic Loops
Leukocytes
43. Pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation (throughout the body)
Left Side of Heart
Immunosuppressing drugs
Secrum
Vaccination
44. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Rh+ Fetus
Blood Vessels
Macrophages
Fibring
45. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
Transport Systems in Plants
Mechanism and Control
Left Side of Heart
Sinuses
46. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Rh+ Fetus
Dorsal Vessel
Passive Immunity
Plasma
47. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Immunosuppressing drugs
Type O
Autonomic Nervous System
Cell-Meediated Immunity
48. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Heart
Root
Antigens
Inflammatory Response
49. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Mechanism and Control
Capillary Walls
Type AB
Lymph
50. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Heart
Capillaries
Cnidarians
Platelets