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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Fluid left after blood clotting
Sympathetic System
Secrum
Left Ventricle
Meristem
2. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Right Side of Heart
Interferons
Inflammatory Response
Skin
3. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Cnidarians
Sinuses
Fibring
Arterioles
4. 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
Arteries
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Cambium
Protozoans
5. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Cambium
Allergic reactions
Pulmonary Arteries
6. 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
Immunosuppressing drugs
Functions of Circulatory System
Type O
Gamma Globulin
7. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Human Cardiovascular System
Pulmonary veins
Passive Immunity
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
8. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Meristem
Dorsal Vessel
Immunosuppressing drugs
Root Hairs
9. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Aortic Loops
Fibrovascular Bundle
Lymphocytes
Immune System
10. 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
Apical Meristem
Rh+ Fetus
Interferons
Fibring
11. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Sapwood
Arteries
Rh+ Fetus
Structure of a Woody Stem
12. 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)
Cardiac Output
Stem
Arteries
13. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Cambium
Parasympathetic system
Passive Immunity
Histamine
14. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Capillaries
Diastole
Protozoans
Root Pressure
15. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Type O
Plasma
Macrophages
Clots
16. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Pith
Rh factor
Sinuses
Interferons
17. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Parasympathetic system
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Diastole
Cardiac Output
18. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Capillary Walls
Contraction Phases
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Capillaries
19. The production of antibodies during an immune response -can be conferred by vaccination
Thrombin
Platelet Plug
Active Immunity
Immune System
20. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Oxyhemoglobin
Human Cardiovascular System
Aortic Loops
Protozoans
21. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Plasma
Semilunar valves
Veins
Heart
22. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Mechanism and Control
Humoral Immunity
Lymphatic System
Blood Vessels
23. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Lymph nodes
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Pulmonary veins
Macrophages
24. 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
Xylem
Protozoans
Right Side of Heart
Heart
25. 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
Platelet Plug
Active Immunity
Lymph
Meristem
26. 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)
Lymphatic System
Cardiac Output
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Histamine
27. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Fibring
Atria
Type O
Parasympathetic system
28. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Phloem
Stem
Platelets
Mitral Valve
29. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Left Ventricle
Closed Circulatory System
Functions of Circulatory System
Lymphatic System
30. With the aid of its cofactors calcium and Vitamin K - converts the inactive plasma protein prothrombin to its active form - thrombin
Dorsal Vessel
Thromboplastin
Semilunar valves
Rh+ Fetus
31. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Vaccination
Active Immunity
Granulocytes
Atrioventricular Valves
32. Excess interstitial fluid
Lymph
Pulmonary Arteries
Stem
Functions of Circulatory System
33. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Humoral Immunity
Vascular Bundles
Cambium
34. 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
Pulmonary veins
Cardiac Output
Sinuses
35. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Granulocytes
Rh+ Fetus
Adrenal Medulla
Arterioles
36. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Semilunar valves
Lymphocytes
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Granulocytes
37. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Rh factor
Capillaries
Arterioles
Granulocytes
38. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Human Cardiovascular System
Left Side of Heart
Platelets
Blood Vessels
39. Innervates the heart via the vagus nerve and causes a decrease in the heart rate
Parasympathetic system
Adrenal Medulla
Lymphocytes
Thrombin
40. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Type AB
Arthropods
Aortic Loops
Humoral Immunity
41. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Inflammatory Response
Adrenal Medulla
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
42. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Immunosuppressing drugs
Cambium
Skin
Blood Vessels
43. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Root
Root Pressure
Capillaries
Dorsal Vessel
44. Phloem - cambium - and xylem layers
Cambium
Inflammatory Response
Arteries
Fibrovascular Bundle
45. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Immune System
Type AB
Protozoans
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
46. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Cambium
Right Side of Heart
Dorsal Vessel
47. The driving force of the circulatory system
Heart
Adrenal Medulla
Macrophages
Vascular Bundles
48. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Cnidarians
Granulocytes
Histamine
Capillaries
49. Lined in passages - which filter and trap foreign particles
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Oxyhemoglobin
Pulmonary Arteries
Fibring
50. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Skin
Apical Meristem
Capillary action
Atria