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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Capillary Walls
Platelet Plug
Type O
2. 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
Antigens
Type AB
Aorta
Cambium
3. Phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Leukocytes
Meristem
Aorta
Fibrovascular Bundle
4. With the aid of its cofactors calcium and Vitamin K - converts the inactive plasma protein prothrombin to its active form - thrombin
Thromboplastin
Systole
Arthropods
Pith
5. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Tricuspid Valve
Aorta
Contraction Phases
Right Side of Heart
6. Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary Arteries
Clots
Fibring
Lymph nodes
7. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
Humoral Immunity
Phloem
Atria
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
8. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Cambium
Capillaries
Macrophages
Passive Immunity
9. As water evaporates from the leaves of plants - a vacuum is created pulls water up the stem
Transpiration Pull
Pith
Lymphocytes
Dorsal Vessel
10. Innervates the heart via the cervical and upper thoracic ganglia and causes an increase in the ehart rate
Sympathetic System
Oxyhemoglobin
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Sapwood
11. Another antigen that may be present on the surface of red blood cells
Histamine
Rh factor
Immune System
Root Pressure
12. Composed of nonspecific and specific defense mechanisms
Arteries
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Leukocytes
Immune System
13. Excess interstitial fluid
Root
Lymph
Arteries
Immune System
14. Pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation (throughout the body)
Plasma
Type O
Left Side of Heart
Cambium
15. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Capillaries
Annelids
Rh factor
Aorta
16. Have open circulatory systems in which blood (interstitial fluid) is in direct contact with the body tissues -blood is circulated primarily by body movements
Systole
Left Ventricle
Cambium
Arthropods
17. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Lymphatic System
Aortic Loops
Type O
Pith
18. Severe anemia for the fetus caused by Rh+ fetus
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Allergic reactions
Sympathetic System
Skin
19. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Diastole
Cardiac Output
Cell-Meediated Immunity
Leukocytes
20. Conducts impulse slowly - allowing enough time for atrial contraction and for the ventricles to fill with blood
Sinuses
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Fibring
Right Side of Heart
21. Branch into arterioles
Cambium
Arteries
Erthrocytes (red blood cells RBC)
Antibodies
22. Outer layer of xylem that is alive
Sapwood
Platelet Plug
Pith
Parasympathetic system
23. Branches into a series of arteries
Oxyhemoglobin
Antibodies
Cnidarians
Aorta
24. Produced by cells under viral attack and diffuse to other cells - where they help prevent the spread of the virus
Lymph nodes
Pulmonary Arteries
Interferons
Type O
25. 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
Antigens
Mitral Valve
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
26. Attracted to the injury site phagocytize antigenic material
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Fibring
Granulocytes
Thrombin
27. Lined in passages - which filter and trap foreign particles
Lymphocytes
Protozoans
Mucous-Coated Epithelia
Closed Circulatory System
28. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Humoral Immunity
Macrophages
Sympathetic System
Antigens
29. Primary organ of transport in the plant
Pith
Stem
Pores
Pulmonary Arteries
30. Leukocytes that phagocytize foreign matter and organisms such as bacteria
Annelids
Sympathetic System
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Rh+ Fetus
31. 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)
Right Side of Heart
Dorsal Vessel
Pores
Semilunar valves
32. Coat the damaged area and trap blood cells to form a clot
Pulmonary veins
Fibring
Lymphocytes
Arterioles
33. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Lymphocytes
Root Pressure
Functions of Circulatory System
34. Prevent extensive blood loss while the damaged vessel heals itself
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Rh factor
White Blood Cells (WBC)
Clots
35. 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
Veins
Xylem
Transpiration Pull
Sapwood
36. The production of antibodies during an immune response -can be conferred by vaccination
Active Immunity
Passive Immunity
Aortic Loops
Gamma Globulin
37. Epidermis (outer-bark) - cortex - phloem - cambium - xylem - and pith
Pith
Transport Systems in Plants
Structure of a Woody Stem
Cell-Meediated Immunity
38. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Immune System
Oxyhemoglobin
Thrombin
Skin
39. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Transpiration Pull
Lymph nodes
Sapwood
Passive Immunity
40. 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
Stem
Rh+ Fetus
Root Pressure
Annelids
41. Secrete sweat - which contains an enzyme that attacks bacterial cell walls
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Type O
Pores
Stem
42. Branch into microscopic capillaries
Passive Immunity
Fibring
Left Side of Heart
Arterioles
43. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
Adrenal Medulla
Blood Vessels
Capillary action
Leukocytes
44. Leukocytes that migrate from the blood to tissue - where they mature into stationary cells
Systole
Allergic reactions
Macrophages
Immunosuppressing drugs
45. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Phloem
Antibodies
Inflammatory Response
Pulmonary veins
46. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Systole
Pith
Lymphocytes
Transport Systems in Plants
47. Liquid portion of the blood -aqueous mixture of nutrients - salts - respiratory gases - wastes - hormones - and blood proteins -components are erythrocytes - leukocytes - and platelets
Pores
Plasma
Passive Immunity
Cardiac Output
48. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Left Ventricle
Closed Circulatory System
Meristem
Root Hairs
49. 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
Heart
Histamine
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Meristem
50. 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
Veins
Root Pressure
Atria
Gamma Globulin
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