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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
Sinoatrial (SA) node
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Heart
Vascular Bundles
2. 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
Gamma Globulin
Pith
Leukocytes
3. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Pulmonary veins
Aortic Loops
Capillary action
Oxyhemoglobin
4. Exerts hormonal control via epinepherine (adrenaline) secretion - which causes an increase in heart rate
Adrenal Medulla
Pith
Dorsal Vessel
Granulocytes
5. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Humoral Immunity
Plasma
Type AB
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
6. Pumps deoxygenated blood into pulmonary circulation (toward the lungs)
Right Side of Heart
Interferons
Type AB
Annelids
7. 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
Root
Active Immunity
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Mitral Valve
8. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Mechanism and Control
Cardiac Output
Macrophages
Root Hairs
9. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Lymphatic System
Pulmonary Arteries
Arteries
Capillary action
10. Heterotrophic cells that generally consume other cells or food particles -movement of gases and nutrients is a ccomplished by simple diffusion within the cell
Capillary action
Protozoans
Pores
Aortic Loops
11. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Blood Vessels
Active Immunity
12. Cardiac muscle contracts rhythmically without stimulation from the nervous system - producing impulses that spread through its internal conducting system
Platelet Plug
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Arteries
Mechanism and Control
13. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Pith
Autonomic Nervous System
Arteries
Skin
14. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Mechanism and Control
Platelet Plug
Sympathetic System
Dorsal Vessel
15. 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
Cnidarians
Transpiration Pull
Immunosuppressing drugs
Right Side of Heart
16. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Atria
Human Cardiovascular System
Granulocytes
Phloem
17. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Fibrovascular Bundle
Dorsal Vessel
Root Pressure
18. 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
Skin
Xylem
Cambium
Protozoans
19. 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
Vascular Bundles
Xylem
Cambium
Atria
20. As water evaporates from the leaves of plants - a vacuum is created pulls water up the stem
Aortic Loops
Macrophages
Transpiration Pull
Type O
21. The period during which the ventricles contract
Rh+ Fetus
Lymph
Macrophages
Systole
22. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Root Pressure
Pulmonary veins
Passive Immunity
23. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Apical Meristem
Dorsal Vessel
Histamine
Aortic Loops
24. Excess interstitial fluid
Tricuspid Valve
Thrombin
Diastole
Lymph
25. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Dorsal Vessel
Sinuses
Arthropods
Rh+ Fetus
26. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Leukocytes
Type AB
Blood Vessels
Fibrovascular Bundle
27. 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
Sinuses
Xylem
Immune System
AV bundle (bundle of His)
28. With the aid of its cofactors calcium and Vitamin K - converts the inactive plasma protein prothrombin to its active form - thrombin
Macrophages
Diastole
Cnidarians
Thromboplastin
29. Epidermis (outer-bark) - cortex - phloem - cambium - xylem - and pith
Structure of a Woody Stem
Functions of Circulatory System
Parasympathetic system
Arterioles
30. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Skin
Pores
Immunosuppressing drugs
Stem
31. Branch into arterioles
Transport Systems in Plants
Arterioles
Arteries
Capillaries
32. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Immunosuppressing drugs
Thromboplastin
Humoral Immunity
Pulmonary Arteries
33. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Capillary Walls
Leukocytes
Histamine
Granulocytes
34. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Ventricles
Capillaries
Meristem
Arthropods
35. Physical barier against bacterial invasion
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Apical Meristem
Cnidarians
Skin
36. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Active Immunity
Granulocytes
Human Cardiovascular System
Macrophages
37. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Left Side of Heart
Fibring
Macrophages
Gamma Globulin
38. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Aortic Loops
Dorsal Vessel
Clots
Systole
39. 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
Cnidarians
Diastole
Rh+ Fetus
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
40. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Rh factor
Allergic reactions
Lymphatic System
Dorsal Vessel
41. Oxygen carrying components of blood -formed from stem cells in the bone marrow where they lose their nuclei - mitochodnria - and membranous organelles
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Meristem
Transport Systems in Plants
42. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Pulmonary Arteries
Apical Meristem
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Leukocytes
43. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Phloem
Apical Meristem
Human Cardiovascular System
Annelids
44. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Skin
Arteries
Closed Circulatory System
Atrioventricular Valves
45. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Closed Circulatory System
Arterioles
Dorsal Vessel
Rh+ Fetus
46. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Gamma Globulin
Capillary Walls
Lymphocytes
Mitral Valve
47. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Vaccination
Closed Circulatory System
Capillary action
Cambium
48. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Granulocytes
Active Immunity
Type O
Aorta
49. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Secrum
Functions of Circulatory System
Fibrovascular Bundle
Pores
50. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Humoral Immunity
Meristem
Human Cardiovascular System
Veins