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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Type O
Interferons
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Functions of Circulatory System
2. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Contraction Phases
Mechanism and Control
Systole
Secrum
3. 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
Secrum
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Arteries
Vaccination
4. Innervates the heart via the vagus nerve and causes a decrease in the heart rate
Inflammatory Response
Parasympathetic system
Apical Meristem
Tricuspid Valve
5. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Cnidarians
Annelids
Clots
Functions of Circulatory System
6. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Atria
Diastole
Sympathetic System
Sapwood
7. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Plasma
Diastole
Atria
Macrophages
8. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Pith
Arterioles
Contraction Phases
Apical Meristem
9. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Allergic reactions
Autonomic Nervous System
Granulocytes
Root Hairs
10. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Humoral Immunity
Atria
Arthropods
Parasympathetic system
11. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Pulmonary Arteries
Skin
Root Hairs
Antibodies
12. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Contraction Phases
Xylem
Plasma
Pulmonary Arteries
13. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Platelet Plug
Autonomic Nervous System
Capillaries
Cell-Meediated Immunity
14. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Xylem
Mechanism and Control
Dorsal Vessel
Lymphatic System
15. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Capillary Walls
Veins
Capillary action
Atria
16. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Antibodies
Fibrovascular Bundle
Thrombin
Atrioventricular Valves
17. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Active Immunity
Interferons
Macrophages
Semilunar valves
18. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Atrioventricular Valves
Veins
Adrenal Medulla
Systole
19. 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)
Immunosuppressing drugs
Meristem
Semilunar valves
Transport Systems in Plants
20. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Dorsal Vessel
Macrophages
Type AB
Semilunar valves
21. 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)
Capillary Walls
Cnidarians
Capillaries
22. 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
Meristem
Platelet Plug
Secrum
Lymphocytes
23. Cardiac muscle contracts rhythmically without stimulation from the nervous system - producing impulses that spread through its internal conducting system
Pulmonary veins
Pith
Capillary Walls
Mechanism and Control
24. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Leukocytes
Pulmonary veins
Cambium
Lymph nodes
25. 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
Interferons
Phloem
Ventricles
Plasma
26. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Atria
Contraction Phases
Cambium
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
27. Involves the transfer of antibodies produced by another individual or organism -acquired either passively or by injection
Clots
Platelet Plug
Phloem
Passive Immunity
28. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Type AB
Right Side of Heart
Stem
Sympathetic System
29. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Heart
Root Pressure
Capillary action
Arthropods
30. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Lymph
Immune System
Arterioles
Capillaries
31. Lined in passages - which filter and trap foreign particles
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Rh factor
Platelet Plug
Lymphatic System
32. 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
Contraction Phases
Lymph nodes
Immune System
Cambium
33. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Rh factor
Transport Systems in Plants
Arthropods
Interferons
34. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Oxyhemoglobin
Dorsal Vessel
Xylem
Closed Circulatory System
35. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Autonomic Nervous System
Human Cardiovascular System
Left Side of Heart
Aorta
36. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Type AB
Lymphocytes
Lymph
Left Ventricle
37. Skin - mucous-coated epithelia - macrophages - inflammatory - interferons
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Cnidarians
Xylem
Diastole
38. Responsible for generating the force that propels systematic circulation and pumps against a higher resistance
Lymphocytes
Type AB
Skin
Left Ventricle
39. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Diastole
Fibring
Lymphatic System
Type O
40. 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
Active Immunity
Fibring
Antigens
Gamma Globulin
41. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Oxyhemoglobin
Lymphocytes
Transport Systems in Plants
Aortic Loops
42. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Leukocytes
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Skin
Autonomic Nervous System
43. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Tricuspid Valve
Fibring
Capillary action
Ventricles
44. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Granulocytes
Clots
Veins
Oxyhemoglobin
45. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Macrophages
Pith
Blood Vessels
Type O
46. 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
Secrum
Thrombin
Lymphatic System
Cambium
47. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
Pulmonary veins
Type O
Arthropods
Capillary Walls
48. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Sympathetic System
Root Hairs
Atria
Inflammatory Response
49. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Allergic reactions
Vascular Bundles
Lymphatic System
Interferons
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)
Capillaries
Cardiac Output
Autonomic Nervous System
Semilunar valves