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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Apical Meristem
Functions of Circulatory System
Meristem
2. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Pith
Fibring
Heart
Capillaries
3. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Pulmonary veins
Type AB
Arterioles
Sympathetic System
4. 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
Gamma Globulin
Macrophages
Phloem
Aortic Loops
5. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Plasma
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Clots
Inflammatory Response
6. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Autonomic Nervous System
Cnidarians
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Plasma
7. Serve protective functions -aka WBC
Arterioles
Functions of Circulatory System
Cambium
Leukocytes
8. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Lymphatic System
Platelets
Root Pressure
Thrombin
9. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Active Immunity
Transport Systems in Plants
Lymphocytes
Pulmonary Arteries
10. Run up and down the stem at the center and contains xylem - phloem - and cambium cells
Dorsal Vessel
Thrombin
Vascular Bundles
Platelet Plug
11. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Humoral Immunity
Autonomic Nervous System
Human Cardiovascular System
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
12. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Pores
Capillary action
Stem
Clots
13. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Transport Systems in Plants
Type O
Meristem
Allergic reactions
14. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Active Immunity
Adrenal Medulla
Antibodies
Closed Circulatory System
15. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Apical Meristem
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Pith
Systole
16. 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
Rh+ Fetus
Sinoatrial (SA) node
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Aortic Loops
17. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Veins
Capillary action
Contraction Phases
18. Phloem - cambium - and xylem layers
Active Immunity
Passive Immunity
Fibrovascular Bundle
Aorta
19. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Leukocytes
Pores
Lymphocytes
Atrioventricular Valves
20. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Rh+ Fetus
Meristem
Stem
Fibrovascular Bundle
21. 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)
Inflammatory Response
Semilunar valves
Tricuspid Valve
Ventricles
22. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Annelids
Pores
Thrombin
Sinoatrial (SA) node
23. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Lymphocytes
Phloem
Stem
Arteries
24. 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)
Heart
Type O
Capillaries
25. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Capillaries
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Contraction Phases
Lymphocytes
26. Skin - mucous-coated epithelia - macrophages - inflammatory - interferons
Left Ventricle
Closed Circulatory System
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Arterioles
27. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Diastole
Arteries
Parasympathetic system
Cardiac Output
28. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Platelet Plug
Autonomic Nervous System
Left Side of Heart
Tricuspid Valve
29. 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
Macrophages
Capillaries
Dorsal Vessel
Cnidarians
30. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Lymphatic System
Passive Immunity
Atrioventricular Valves
31. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Immune System
Pulmonary veins
Arteries
Clots
32. 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
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Humoral Immunity
Leukocytes
Vaccination
33. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Macrophages
Passive Immunity
Sympathetic System
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
34. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Sinuses
Histamine
Humoral Immunity
Root Hairs
35. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Histamine
Clots
Transport Systems in Plants
36. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Contraction Phases
Lymphocytes
Left Ventricle
Dorsal Vessel
37. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Inflammatory Response
Clots
Fibring
Right Side of Heart
38. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Left Ventricle
Lymph
Histamine
Plasma
39. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
Contraction Phases
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Platelets
Vascular Bundles
40. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Root
Ventricles
Type O
Type AB
41. 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
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Capillaries
Skin
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
42. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Oxyhemoglobin
Atria
Capillary Walls
Humoral Immunity
43. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Contraction Phases
Right Side of Heart
Root
Arteries
44. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Lymph nodes
Secrum
Pores
Capillary Walls
45. 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)
Sympathetic System
Stem
Rh+ Fetus
Cardiac Output
46. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Pith
Root Hairs
Inflammatory Response
Dorsal Vessel
47. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Root Hairs
Arterioles
Autonomic Nervous System
Leukocytes
48. As water evaporates from the leaves of plants - a vacuum is created pulls water up the stem
Macrophages
Functions of Circulatory System
Transpiration Pull
Closed Circulatory System
49. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Antigens
Adrenal Medulla
Rh factor
Stem
50. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Aorta
Capillaries
Mechanism and Control
Veins