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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Skin - mucous-coated epithelia - macrophages - inflammatory - interferons
Parasympathetic system
Immunosuppressing drugs
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Apical Meristem
2. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
Lymphocytes
Root
Rh factor
White Blood Cells (WBC)
3. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Blood Vessels
Platelets
Lymphatic System
Parasympathetic system
4. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Fibring
Lymphocytes
Immune System
Cnidarians
5. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Secrum
Autonomic Nervous System
Capillaries
Mechanism and Control
6. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Lymphatic System
Pulmonary Arteries
Skin
7. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Allergic reactions
Skin
Lymph nodes
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
8. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Pores
Transport Systems in Plants
Mitral Valve
Thromboplastin
9. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Sympathetic System
Lymphatic System
Capillary action
Root Hairs
10. 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
Lymph
Gamma Globulin
Systole
Functions of Circulatory System
11. The production of antibodies during an immune response -can be conferred by vaccination
Pulmonary veins
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Active Immunity
Diastole
12. Branch into arterioles
Contraction Phases
Arteries
Functions of Circulatory System
Dorsal Vessel
13. Phloem - cambium - and xylem layers
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Arthropods
Vaccination
Fibrovascular Bundle
14. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Interferons
Autonomic Nervous System
Atrioventricular Valves
Antibodies
15. Tissue involved in storage of nutrients and plant support
Antigens
Pith
Histamine
Cambium
16. Composed of nonspecific and specific defense mechanisms
Adrenal Medulla
Secrum
Immune System
Active Immunity
17. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Arteries
Type O
Lymph
Annelids
18. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Tricuspid Valve
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Veins
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
19. Cardiac muscle contracts rhythmically without stimulation from the nervous system - producing impulses that spread through its internal conducting system
Capillaries
Gamma Globulin
Mechanism and Control
Atria
20. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Adrenal Medulla
Vaccination
Meristem
Immune System
21. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Inflammatory Response
Root
Semilunar valves
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
22. 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
Atria
Inflammatory Response
Cardiac Output
Sinoatrial (SA) node
23. 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
Leukocytes
Granulocytes
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
24. Fluid left after blood clotting
Secrum
Phloem
Capillaries
Arthropods
25. The driving force of the circulatory system
Structure of a Woody Stem
Sapwood
Histamine
Heart
26. 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
Lymph
Cambium
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Systole
27. Cell-surface proteins that are macromolecules that are foreign to the host organism and trigger an immune response ex: ABO group and the Rh factor
Arthropods
Antigens
Histamine
Lymph nodes
28. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Protozoans
Gamma Globulin
Fibring
Lymphocytes
29. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Arthropods
Systole
Contraction Phases
Pulmonary veins
30. As water evaporates from the leaves of plants - a vacuum is created pulls water up the stem
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Platelet Plug
Transpiration Pull
Fibrovascular Bundle
31. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Systole
Passive Immunity
Atria
Skin
32. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Immunosuppressing drugs
Right Side of Heart
Type AB
AV bundle (bundle of His)
33. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
Lymph nodes
Macrophages
Functions of Circulatory System
Transport Systems in Plants
34. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Annelids
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Diastole
Cell-Meediated Immunity
35. Oxygen carrying components of blood -formed from stem cells in the bone marrow where they lose their nuclei - mitochodnria - and membranous organelles
Closed Circulatory System
Passive Immunity
Contraction Phases
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
36. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Fibrovascular Bundle
Thromboplastin
Type AB
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
37. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Mitral Valve
Humoral Immunity
Lymphatic System
Rh+ Fetus
38. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Annelids
Passive Immunity
Sinuses
Sympathetic System
39. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Oxyhemoglobin
Capillary action
Plasma
Platelet Plug
40. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Atria
Vascular Bundles
Capillary action
41. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Vaccination
Gamma Globulin
Structure of a Woody Stem
Capillaries
42. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Thrombin
Root
43. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Semilunar valves
Fibrovascular Bundle
Inflammatory Response
Pores
44. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Active Immunity
Human Cardiovascular System
Annelids
White Blood Cells (WBC)
45. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Root Hairs
Blood Vessels
Semilunar valves
Lymphocytes
46. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Aortic Loops
Capillaries
Capillary Walls
Skin
47. 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
Cambium
Macrophages
Lymphocytes
Autonomic Nervous System
48. Innervates the heart via the vagus nerve and causes a decrease in the heart rate
Lymphocytes
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Parasympathetic system
Atrioventricular Valves
49. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Passive Immunity
Clots
Veins
Arterioles
50. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
Xylem
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Arthropods
Inflammatory Response