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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Capillary Walls
Fibrovascular Bundle
2. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Stem
Histamine
Skin
Macrophages
3. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Rh factor
Plasma
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Sinoatrial (SA) node
4. 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
Right Side of Heart
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Xylem
Platelet Plug
5. The driving force of the circulatory system
Right Side of Heart
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Arteries
Heart
6. 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
Passive Immunity
Antibodies
Immune System
Tricuspid Valve
7. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Contraction Phases
Cambium
Human Cardiovascular System
Autonomic Nervous System
8. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Passive Immunity
Clots
Functions of Circulatory System
Autonomic Nervous System
9. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Lymphocytes
Capillaries
Leukocytes
Capillary Walls
10. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Mechanism and Control
Aortic Loops
Sympathetic System
Fibring
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
Cardiac Output
Skin
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Humoral Immunity
12. Fluid left after blood clotting
Mechanism and Control
Secrum
Root Hairs
Inflammatory Response
13. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Sympathetic System
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Dorsal Vessel
Blood Vessels
14. Involves the transfer of antibodies produced by another individual or organism -acquired either passively or by injection
Passive Immunity
Pith
Clots
Gamma Globulin
15. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Aorta
Meristem
Pores
Heart
16. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Sapwood
Leukocytes
Root Pressure
17. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Lymphocytes
Capillary Walls
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Meristem
18. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Autonomic Nervous System
Protozoans
Leukocytes
Pulmonary Arteries
19. 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
Semilunar valves
Sinuses
Gamma Globulin
Left Side of Heart
20. 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
Aorta
Rh+ Fetus
Tricuspid Valve
Lymph nodes
21. Run up and down the stem at the center and contains xylem - phloem - and cambium cells
Pulmonary Arteries
Dorsal Vessel
Lymphatic System
Vascular Bundles
22. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Sapwood
Meristem
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Cambium
23. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Thrombin
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Capillaries
24. Branch into arterioles
Pores
Sapwood
Arteries
Capillary Walls
25. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Atria
Root Hairs
Clots
Oxyhemoglobin
26. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Veins
Root
Aortic Loops
Heart
27. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Human Cardiovascular System
Tricuspid Valve
Humoral Immunity
Atria
28. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Mechanism and Control
Arthropods
Heart
Macrophages
29. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Ventricles
Lymphocytes
Vascular Bundles
Atrioventricular Valves
30. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Active Immunity
Capillary Walls
Arteries
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
31. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Pith
Arteries
Aortic Loops
Interferons
32. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Veins
Platelets
Macrophages
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
33. The period during which the ventricles contract
Ventricles
Pulmonary veins
Systole
Capillaries
34. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Aorta
Root
Diastole
AV bundle (bundle of His)
35. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Type AB
Allergic reactions
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Rh factor
36. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Transport Systems in Plants
Apical Meristem
Cnidarians
Type AB
37. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Atrioventricular Valves
Structure of a Woody Stem
Left Ventricle
Humoral Immunity
38. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Platelets
Lymph nodes
Mitral Valve
Lymphatic System
39. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Atria
Capillary Walls
Antibodies
Transpiration Pull
40. Heterotrophic cells that generally consume other cells or food particles -movement of gases and nutrients is a ccomplished by simple diffusion within the cell
Platelet Plug
Fibrovascular Bundle
Root Pressure
Protozoans
41. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Pith
Stem
Root Hairs
Root
42. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Root
Type AB
Humoral Immunity
Arterioles
43. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Thrombin
Arteries
Capillaries
Pulmonary Arteries
44. Lined in passages - which filter and trap foreign particles
Macrophages
Thromboplastin
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Arthropods
45. Responsible for generating the force that propels systematic circulation and pumps against a higher resistance
Left Ventricle
Human Cardiovascular System
Lymphocytes
Ventricles
46. 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
Left Ventricle
Interferons
Cnidarians
Adrenal Medulla
47. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Humoral Immunity
Systole
Pith
Root
48. 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
Thrombin
Cnidarians
Skin
Platelet Plug
49. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Pulmonary veins
Histamine
Atrioventricular Valves
Atria
50. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Arteries
Mitral Valve
Arteries
Gamma Globulin