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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Lymphocytes
Rh+ Fetus
Platelets
Antibodies
2. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Pores
Veins
Interferons
Ventricles
3. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Apical Meristem
Allergic reactions
Sapwood
Lymph
4. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Arthropods
Vascular Bundles
Macrophages
Arteries
5. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Pith
Stem
Lymphatic System
Macrophages
6. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Lymphocytes
Tricuspid Valve
Transport Systems in Plants
Transpiration Pull
7. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Ventricles
Pores
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Humoral Immunity
8. As water evaporates from the leaves of plants - a vacuum is created pulls water up the stem
Transpiration Pull
Type AB
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Structure of a Woody Stem
9. 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
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Capillaries
Pulmonary Arteries
10. Oxygen carrying components of blood -formed from stem cells in the bone marrow where they lose their nuclei - mitochodnria - and membranous organelles
Fibring
Sapwood
Fibrovascular Bundle
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
11. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Allergic reactions
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
12. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Arteries
Type AB
Aortic Loops
Interferons
13. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Cambium
Pulmonary Arteries
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Lymphatic System
14. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Granulocytes
Annelids
Arthropods
Contraction Phases
15. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Semilunar valves
Atria
Parasympathetic system
Autonomic Nervous System
16. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Platelet Plug
Plasma
Rh+ Fetus
Mitral Valve
17. Serve protective functions -aka WBC
Inflammatory Response
Antibodies
Leukocytes
Cambium
18. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Type AB
Rh factor
Macrophages
Dorsal Vessel
19. 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
Parasympathetic system
Transport Systems in Plants
Phloem
Right Side of Heart
20. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Pulmonary veins
Secrum
Plasma
Arthropods
21. 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
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Capillary Walls
Histamine
Sinoatrial (SA) node
22. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Fibring
Diastole
Meristem
Root
23. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Arthropods
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Antigens
Sinuses
24. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Root Pressure
Diastole
Rh+ Fetus
Adrenal Medulla
25. Heterotrophic cells that generally consume other cells or food particles -movement of gases and nutrients is a ccomplished by simple diffusion within the cell
Meristem
Protozoans
Human Cardiovascular System
Cnidarians
26. 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
Dorsal Vessel
Gamma Globulin
Humoral Immunity
Interferons
27. Branch into arterioles
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Arteries
Human Cardiovascular System
Sympathetic System
28. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Atrioventricular Valves
Arthropods
Pulmonary Arteries
29. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Allergic reactions
Xylem
Antibodies
Thrombin
30. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Tricuspid Valve
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Capillary action
Lymphatic System
31. 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
Cambium
Dorsal Vessel
Allergic reactions
Atria
32. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Contraction Phases
Root
Humoral Immunity
Atria
33. 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
Platelet Plug
Humoral Immunity
Antigens
Diastole
34. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Capillary Walls
Thromboplastin
Rh+ Fetus
Capillary action
35. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Lymphatic System
Right Side of Heart
Thrombin
Cambium
36. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Capillary action
Cambium
Atria
Sympathetic System
37. 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
Human Cardiovascular System
Lymphatic System
Adrenal Medulla
38. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Pores
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Rh factor
Type O
39. 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
Root Hairs
Closed Circulatory System
Platelet Plug
Lymphocytes
40. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Contraction Phases
Capillary Walls
Antigens
Secrum
41. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Root Pressure
Passive Immunity
Skin
Dorsal Vessel
42. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Capillaries
Stem
Mitral Valve
Arterioles
43. 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
Thromboplastin
Pulmonary veins
Autonomic Nervous System
44. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Capillaries
Passive Immunity
Cnidarians
Clots
45. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Phloem
Ventricles
Pulmonary veins
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
46. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Thrombin
Humoral Immunity
Parasympathetic system
Root Hairs
47. Branches into a series of arteries
Aorta
Humoral Immunity
Left Ventricle
Root Hairs
48. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Capillaries
Lymph
Apical Meristem
Mechanism and Control
49. Cardiac muscle contracts rhythmically without stimulation from the nervous system - producing impulses that spread through its internal conducting system
Rh factor
Cnidarians
Mechanism and Control
Pulmonary Arteries
50. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Vaccination
Cambium
Apical Meristem
Meristem