Circulatory System | Endocrine System | Transport in Plants | Innate Immunity | Adaptive Immunity |
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What is Closed circulatory system
Fluid is contained in a continuous system of vessels.
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What is Homeostasis
Keeping internal body conditions constant is called
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What is Epidermis
outer layer of cells that form a boundary between the plant and the external environment
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What is lysozyme
An enzyme present on the skin breaks down pathogenic proteins
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What is epitope
The particular part of an antigen that is the focus of an adaptive immune response is called the
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What is atria
Chambers of the heart that receive blood
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What is steroid
Class of hormone derived from cholesterol
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What is Casparian Strip
The seal that stops water from freely flowing between the endodermal cells into the xylem
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What is cytokines
Phagocytes are also activated and recruited to wounds and sites of infection by chemical alarm signals called
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What is T cells
Activate other immune cells, and can recognize and kill cells of the body infected with pathogens
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What is venules
Small vessels that take deoxygenated blood back to the heart
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What is Type 2 Diabetes
Disease that causes the immune system to destroy the cells that produce insulin
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What is Phloem
transports carbohydrates from photosynthetic areas to rest of plant
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What is Leukocytes
Immune cells in general or WBCs are known as
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What is Autoimmune Disease
general term for a condition caused by autoreactive immune cells that are not killed off
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What is ostia
Disperses through the tissues; returns to the heart through openings called
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What is peptide
Insulin is classified as what type of hormone
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What is Apoplastic
Type of transport in which water travels between root cells transport
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What is pattern recognition receptors
Phagocytes recognize foreign substances using
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What is Antigenic Drift
random genetic mutation of an infectious agent resulting in minor changes in the antigens
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What is Precapillary Sphincters
Smooth muscles that regulate blood flow into capillaries.
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What is hypothalamus
A gland that regulates body temperature
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What is stomata
H2O Evaporates through openings in the leaves called
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What is epithelial cells
Skin cells that form a protective barrier are also known as
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What is Systemic anaphylaxis
A severe and life-threatening allergic reaction
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