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PCAT Biology Vascular Systems In Animals And Plants
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1. Functions as the main heart by coordinated contractions in annelids
Clots
Passive Immunity
Dorsal Vessel
Skin
2. The period of cardiac muscle relaxation during which blood drains into all four chambers
Left Side of Heart
Diastole
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Rh+ Fetus
3. Valve on the right side of the heart has three cusps
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Diastole
Tricuspid Valve
Cnidarians
4. Involves the transfer of antibodies produced by another individual or organism -acquired either passively or by injection
Leukocytes
Lymph
Passive Immunity
Root
5. When hemoglobin bind to oxygen
Oxyhemoglobin
Type AB
Granulocytes
Xylem
6. 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
Cambium
Semilunar valves
Immune System
Plasma
7. 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
Sympathetic System
Histamine
Rh+ Fetus
Interferons
8. Converge into venules and eventually into veins - leading deoxygenated blood back toward the heart
Capillaries
Transport Systems in Plants
Cnidarians
Pith
9. Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
Humoral Immunity
Lymphocytes
Pulmonary veins
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
10. Initiated by the body in response to physical damage and often accompanied by fever
Inflammatory Response
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Cambium
Cambium
11. Where exchange occurs in arthropods
Sinuses
Vascular Bundles
Cambium
Pulmonary Arteries
12. Swellins along lyph vessels containing phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Lymph nodes
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Lymphatic System
Pores
13. Fluid left after blood clotting
Gamma Globulin
Secrum
Rh factor
Left Side of Heart
14. 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
Xylem
Cambium
Antibodies
White Blood Cells (WBC)
15. Blood is confined to blood vessel
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Secrum
Oxyhemoglobin
Closed Circulatory System
16. Composed of muscular - four-chambered heart - a network of blood vessels - and the blood itself
Transport Systems in Plants
Annelids
Human Cardiovascular System
Root Pressure
17. Exchange of gases - nutrients - and cellular waste products occurs via diffusion across this
Adrenal Medulla
Histamine
Capillary Walls
Annelids
18. Functions to absorb materials through the root hairs and anchor the plant -provide storage for energy reserves
Pulmonary Arteries
Xylem
Sinuses
Root
19. Actively dividing - undifferentiated cells of a plant
Meristem
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
20. Water entering the root hairs exerts a pressure that pushes water up the stem
Mitral Valve
Root Pressure
Interferons
Parasympathetic system
21. Universal recipient as it has neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies
Leukocytes
Skin
Capillaries
Type AB
22. Leukocytes involved in immune response and the production of antibodies (B cells) or cytolysis of infected cells (T cells)
Blood Vessels
Lymphocytes
Right Side of Heart
Capillary Walls
23. Systole and diastole - which together make a heartbeat
Rh+ Fetus
Lymphatic System
Contraction Phases
Thrombin
24. Converts fibrinogen (another plasma protein) into fibrin
Thrombin
Right Side of Heart
Histamine
Apical Meristem
25. Relatively thinly walled - inelastic vessels that conduct deoxygenated blood toward the heart
Allergic reactions
Oxyhemoglobin
Arteries
Veins
26. Two lower chambers of the heart -extremely muscular
Ventricles
Granulocytes
Pith
Skin
27. 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
Aortic Loops
Humoral Immunity
Inflammatory Response
Platelet Plug
28. 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
Cnidarians
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Immune System
Capillaries
29. Include arteries - veins - and capilleries
Heart
Arteries
Blood Vessels
Left Ventricle
30. (earthworm) uses a closed circulatory system to deliver materials to cells that are not in direct contact with the external environment
Root Hairs
Arteries
Annelids
Lymphatic System
31. Inappropriate response to certain foods and pollen that cause the body to form antibodies and release histamine
Root Hairs
Blood Vessels
Stem
Allergic reactions
32. Universal donor since it will not elicit a response from the recipient's immune system because it does not possess any surface antigens
Inflammatory Response
Immunosuppressing drugs
Type O
Apical Meristem
33. 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
Gamma Globulin
Immunosuppressing drugs
Sinuses
Cambium
34. 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
Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Antigens
Cambium
Antibodies
35. Responsible for the proliferationof antibodies after exposure to antigens
Closed Circulatory System
Humoral Immunity
Blood Vessels
Dorsal Vessel
36. Responsible for generating the force that propels systematic circulation and pumps against a higher resistance
Pores
Mechanism and Control
Left Ventricle
Phloem
37. 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
Cnidarians
Cambium
Cardiac Output
Sinuses
38. 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)
Immunosuppressing drugs
Dorsal Vessel
Cardiac Output
Gamma Globulin
39. Skin - mucous-coated epithelia - macrophages - inflammatory - interferons
Protozoans
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
Capillary Walls
Humoral Immunity
40. Composed of nonspecific and specific defense mechanisms
Immune System
Dorsal Vessel
Secrum
Fibring
41. Involves the production of antibodies and cell-mediated immunity
Humoral Immunity
Parasympathetic system
Rh factor
White Blood Cells (WBC)
42. Two upper chambers of the heart -thin walled
AV bundle (bundle of His)
Atria
Antibodies
Heart
43. Engulf and detroy foreign particles
Macrophages
Pith
Active Immunity
Sinuses
44. Specialized of the root epidermis with thin-walled projections increase the surface area for absorption of water and minerals from the soil
Capillary Walls
Root Pressure
Root Hairs
Meristem
45. Excess interstitial fluid
Plasma
Lymph
Ventricles
Allergic reactions
46. Released by injured cells - which causes blood vessels to dilate - thereby increasing blood flow to the damaged region
Thrombin
Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Dorsal Vessel
Histamine
47. Any liquid in a thin tube will rise becaUse of the surface tension of the liquid and interactions between the liquid and the tube
Lymphatic System
Adrenal Medulla
Cambium
Capillary action
48. In annelids - five pairs of vessels that connect the dorsal vessel to the ventral vessel and function as additional pumps
Aortic Loops
Platelets
Heart
Fibring
49. Where blood flows through in arthropods
Meristem
Pores
Dorsal Vessel
Clots
50. Phagocytic cells that filter the lymph - removing and destroying foreign particles and pathogens
Immune System
Rh+ Fetus
Immunosuppressing drugs
Leukocytes