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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Humoral Immunity
Transpiration Pull
Leukocytes
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
2. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Lymph
Mitral Valve
Capillary action
Immunosuppressing drugs
3. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Vaccination
Pulmonary veins
Meristem
Root
4. 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
Lymphatic System
Xylem
Protozoans
5. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Sinuses
Atrioventricular Valves
Allergic reactions
Type AB
6. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Oxyhemoglobin
Granulocytes
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Closed Circulatory System
7. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Root
Lymphocytes
Autonomic Nervous System
Secrum
8. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Dorsal Vessel
Thrombin
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Stem
9. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Stem
Left Side of Heart
Autonomic Nervous System
Arthropods
10. 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)
Left Side of Heart
Interferons
Cambium
Semilunar valves
11. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Humoral Immunity
Lymph nodes
Functions of Circulatory System
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
12. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Right Side of Heart
Arteries
Veins
13. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Adrenal Medulla
Contraction Phases
Inflammatory Response
Mechanism and Control
14. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
Blood Vessels
Aortic Loops
Pulmonary veins
Veins
15. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Antibodies
Functions of Circulatory System
Pulmonary veins
Granulocytes
16. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Lymphocytes
Atrioventricular Valves
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Macrophages
17. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Capillaries
Cnidarians
Immunosuppressing drugs
Heart
18. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Atrioventricular Valves
Human Cardiovascular System
Interferons
Autonomic Nervous System
19. 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)
Immunosuppressing drugs
Capillaries
Atrioventricular Valves
20. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Closed Circulatory System
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Sinuses
Mitral Valve
21. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Annelids
Ventricles
Pulmonary Arteries
Aorta
22. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Pulmonary Arteries
Inflammatory Response
Type AB
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
23. Pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation (throughout the body)
Root Hairs
Dorsal Vessel
Left Side of Heart
Cambium
24. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Capillary action
Interferons
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Leukocytes
25. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
Arthropods
Autonomic Nervous System
Leukocytes
Histamine
26. Serve protective functions -aka WBC
Gamma Globulin
Leukocytes
Granulocytes
Pulmonary veins
27. Fluid left after blood clotting
Secrum
Active Immunity
Stem
Functions of Circulatory System
28. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Arteries
Lymphocytes
Pith
Rh+ Fetus
29. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Arteries
Macrophages
Arterioles
Antigens
30. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Stem
Sapwood
Heart
Antibodies
31. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Secrum
Pulmonary veins
Capillaries
Fibring
32. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Lymphocytes
Histamine
Functions of Circulatory System
Sinuses
33. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Parasympathetic system
Rh+ Fetus
Arterioles
Type AB
34. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Sinuses
Cambium
Type O
Ventricles
35. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Aortic Loops
Left Ventricle
Left Side of Heart
AV bundle (bundle of His)
36. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Humoral Immunity
Gamma Globulin
Transpiration Pull
Oxyhemoglobin
37. Skin - mucous-coated epithelia - macrophages - inflammatory - interferons
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Mitral Valve
Platelet Plug
Capillaries
38. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Lymphatic System
Annelids
Oxyhemoglobin
Macrophages
39. The driving force of the circulatory system
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Atria
Inflammatory Response
Heart
40. Branch into arterioles
Arteries
Systole
Cardiac Output
Granulocytes
41. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Root Hairs
Left Side of Heart
Capillary Walls
Blood Vessels
42. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Dorsal Vessel
Tricuspid Valve
Interferons
43. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Cambium
Pith
Transpiration Pull
Clots
44. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Rh+ Fetus
Passive Immunity
Closed Circulatory System
Diastole
45. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Mitral Valve
Functions of Circulatory System
Capillaries
AV bundle (bundle of His)
46. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Platelets
Atrioventricular Valves
Capillary action
Atria
47. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Humoral Immunity
Oxyhemoglobin
Mitral Valve
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
48. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Lymphatic System
Apical Meristem
Stem
Pulmonary veins
49. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Semilunar valves
Sympathetic System
Cnidarians
Secrum
50. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Diastole
Atria
Pores