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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Cardiac muscle contracts rhythmically without stimulation from the nervous system - producing impulses that spread through its internal conducting system
Type AB
Mechanism and Control
Human Cardiovascular System
Thromboplastin
2. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Histamine
Granulocytes
Sinuses
Parasympathetic system
3. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Capillary action
Root Pressure
Platelets
Mechanism and Control
4. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Lymphocytes
Lymph
Cardiac Output
Plasma
5. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Granulocytes
Antibodies
Plasma
Ventricles
6. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Contraction Phases
Inflammatory Response
Oxyhemoglobin
Left Side of Heart
7. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
Rh factor
Veins
Xylem
White Blood Cells (WBC)
8. Cell fragments that lack nuclei and are involved in clot formation -involved in injury repair
Platelets
Antigens
Cambium
Pith
9. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Macrophages
Type O
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
10. Blood is confined to blood vessel
Arterioles
Closed Circulatory System
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Type O
11. Located between the atria and ventricles on both sides of the heart - prevent backflow of blood into the atria
Macrophages
Closed Circulatory System
Type O
Atrioventricular Valves
12. 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
Phloem
Sympathetic System
Pores
Plasma
13. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Parasympathetic system
Sinuses
Atria
Sapwood
14. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Thrombin
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Macrophages
Root
15. The driving force of the circulatory system
Heart
Dorsal Vessel
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Rh factor
16. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Protozoans
Closed Circulatory System
Interferons
Left Ventricle
17. Blood transports nutrients and O2 to tissue and wastes and CO2 from tissue -transport of gases - transport of nutrients and wste - and clotting
Functions of Circulatory System
Thromboplastin
Humoral Immunity
Diastole
18. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Inflammatory Response
Capillary Walls
Dorsal Vessel
19. 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)
Platelets
Sapwood
Lymphocytes
Semilunar valves
20. 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)
Lymph
Capillary action
Vaccination
Cardiac Output
21. Heterotrophic cells that generally consume other cells or food particles -movement of gases and nutrients is a ccomplished by simple diffusion within the cell
Type O
Immunosuppressing drugs
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Protozoans
22. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Type AB
Root
Dorsal Vessel
23. Secondary circulatory system distinct from the cardiovascular circulation - =vessels transport lymph to the cardiovascular system - thereby keeping fluid levels in the body constant
Lymph
Lymphatic System
Functions of Circulatory System
Aorta
24. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Platelet Plug
Active Immunity
Contraction Phases
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
25. Valve on the left side of the heart that has two cusps
Sapwood
Mitral Valve
Type O
Humoral Immunity
26. Innervates the heart via the vagus nerve and causes a decrease in the heart rate
Leukocytes
Aortic Loops
Parasympathetic system
Stem
27. Supply plant cells with nutrients and remove waste products
Dorsal Vessel
Transport Systems in Plants
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Lymphatic System
28. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Antibodies
Lymphocytes
Humoral Immunity
Arthropods
29. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Tricuspid Valve
Sapwood
Histamine
Pith
30. Thick-walled - muscular - elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood away from the heart
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Arteries
Clots
Functions of Circulatory System
31. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Arthropods
Stem
Heart
32. Epidermis (outer-bark) - cortex - phloem - cambium - xylem - and pith
Dorsal Vessel
Systole
Right Side of Heart
Structure of a Woody Stem
33. Serve protective functions -aka WBC
Cambium
Leukocytes
Right Side of Heart
Xylem
34. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary Arteries
Thrombin
Fibring
Allergic reactions
35. 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
Pores
Phloem
Cambium
Lymphocytes
36. Used to lower the immune response to transplants and decrease the likelihood of rejection
Fibring
Immunosuppressing drugs
Secrum
Clots
37. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Sympathetic System
Functions of Circulatory System
Capillary action
Cambium
38. Fluid left after blood clotting
Secrum
Root Hairs
Clots
Apical Meristem
39. 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
Secrum
Histamine
Xylem
Functions of Circulatory System
40. Involves cells that combat fungal and viral infection
Leukocytes
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Mechanism and Control
Capillary Walls
41. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Histamine
Left Ventricle
Type AB
Pulmonary veins
42. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Blood Vessels
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Lymphatic System
43. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Dorsal Vessel
Stem
Annelids
Sinuses
44. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Allergic reactions
Macrophages
Plasma
Root
45. Branches into a series of arteries
Human Cardiovascular System
Sapwood
Aorta
AV bundle (bundle of His)
46. Excess interstitial fluid
Lymph
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Type AB
Fibrovascular Bundle
47. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Inflammatory Response
Lymph nodes
Aortic Loops
Oxyhemoglobin
48. Branch into arterioles
Clots
Arteries
Root
Veins
49. Located at the tips of roots and stems where division leads to increase in length
Antigens
Apical Meristem
Gamma Globulin
Structure of a Woody Stem
50. 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
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Immune System
Rh+ Fetus
Lymph nodes
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