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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
Blood Vessels
Closed Circulatory System
Pith
Right Side of Heart
2. 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
Mechanism and Control
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Passive Immunity
Fibrovascular Bundle
3. Modifies the rate of heart contraction
Autonomic Nervous System
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Lymphatic System
Atrioventricular Valves
4. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Semilunar valves
Allergic reactions
Leukocytes
Immunosuppressing drugs
5. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Mitral Valve
Antibodies
Atria
Tricuspid Valve
6. Smallest diameter of all three types of vessels; red blood cells must often travel through them single file
Left Ventricle
Capillaries
Mitral Valve
Human Cardiovascular System
7. Phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Closed Circulatory System
Arteries
Sympathetic System
Leukocytes
8. Epidermis (outer-bark) - cortex - phloem - cambium - xylem - and pith
Blood Vessels
Left Side of Heart
Capillaries
Structure of a Woody Stem
9. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Lymphocytes
Humoral Immunity
Meristem
Capillary action
10. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Arteries
Capillaries
Aorta
Histamine
11. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Macrophages
12. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Systole
Arteries
Aorta
Macrophages
13. The driving force of the circulatory system
Heart
Dorsal Vessel
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Active Immunity
14. Branches into a series of arteries
Granulocytes
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Human Cardiovascular System
Aorta
15. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Platelets
Pulmonary veins
Arteries
Left Side of Heart
16. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Clots
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Pith
Vaccination
17. Branch into microscopic capillaries
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Arterioles
Autonomic Nervous System
Pores
18. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Platelet Plug
Arthropods
Sapwood
Pulmonary veins
19. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Capillary Walls
Macrophages
Oxyhemoglobin
Right Side of Heart
20. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Lymphatic System
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Humoral Immunity
Capillary Walls
21. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Inflammatory Response
Heart
Sympathetic System
Lymphatic System
22. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Root
Oxyhemoglobin
Cardiac Output
Allergic reactions
23. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Leukocytes
Diastole
Atrioventricular Valves
Parasympathetic system
24. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Leukocytes
Mechanism and Control
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Humoral Immunity
25. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Immunosuppressing drugs
Human Cardiovascular System
Gamma Globulin
Plasma
26. With the aid of its cofactors calcium and Vitamin K - converts the inactive plasma protein prothrombin to its active form - thrombin
Adrenal Medulla
Phloem
Thromboplastin
Sinuses
27. 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
Autonomic Nervous System
Rh+ Fetus
Thromboplastin
Dorsal Vessel
28. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Autonomic Nervous System
Fibrovascular Bundle
Type O
Capillary Walls
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
Xylem
Cnidarians
Autonomic Nervous System
Cambium
30. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Dorsal Vessel
Arthropods
Stem
Type AB
31. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Heart
Root Pressure
Immune System
Functions of Circulatory System
32. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Sinuses
Lymphatic System
Inflammatory Response
Systole
33. Responsible for both of these immune mechanisms
Arteries
Lymphocytes
Phloem
Diastole
34. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Aortic Loops
Skin
Capillary action
Heart
35. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Capillary action
Pores
Lymph nodes
Cambium
36. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Lymph nodes
Transpiration Pull
Capillaries
Antigens
37. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Arteries
Root Hairs
Fibring
Dorsal Vessel
38. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Closed Circulatory System
Vaccination
Transport Systems in Plants
Pulmonary Arteries
39. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Fibring
Active Immunity
Macrophages
Granulocytes
40. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Lymph nodes
Vaccination
Cardiac Output
41. Skin - mucous-coated epithelia - macrophages - inflammatory - interferons
Systole
Transport Systems in Plants
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Leukocytes
42. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Inflammatory Response
Tricuspid Valve
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Pulmonary Arteries
43. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Atrioventricular Valves
Lymph nodes
Arteries
Dorsal Vessel
44. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Aorta
Left Ventricle
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Parasympathetic system
45. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Atrioventricular Valves
Rh factor
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Dorsal Vessel
46. 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
Autonomic Nervous System
Phloem
Sapwood
Active Immunity
47. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Sinuses
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Atrioventricular Valves
Root
48. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Interferons
Immune System
Fibring
Capillary action
49. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Root
Pulmonary Arteries
Macrophages
Immune System
50. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Annelids
Mechanism and Control
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Root Pressure