B1-5 review of generally missed terms Flashcards
Dialglycerol
Two fatty acids bonded to glycerol molecule. Secondary lipid messenger for transducing signals by haematopoietic stem cells.
What is absorbed in the ileum?
Bile acids and B12
Pharyngeal pouch 1
Eustachian tube and middle ear
Pharyngeal pouch 2
Lining of palatine tonsils
Right subclavian artery
Derivative of the 4th pharyngeal arch
Apneustic centre
Located in the pons to excite the inspiratory center in the medulla
Pneumotaxic centre
Located in the pons to inhibit the dorsal respiratory group in the medulla
Aortic arch
Derivative of left subclavian artery
Superior vena cava derivative
Common cardinal vein
Dorsal aorta
Provides nutrient rich blood to the embryo
Pulmonary artery
6th pharyngeal arch
Bradykinin
Vasodilator broken down by bradykinin to increase BP
Heart tubes
Angioblastic cords paired epithelial strands which canalise into the heart tubes.
WBC with shortest life span
basophils
kinin
Polypeptide precursor which act on metabotropic receptor to control BP and cause vasodilation
Pancytopenia
Deficiency of RBC, WBC and platelets
Polychromasia
High number of reticulocytes due to premature release in the bone marrow. Indicator of secondary polycythaemia or liver/kidney disease
Senescent T cell
T cells that have undergon extensive cell replication that it has irreversible cell cycle arrest with telomere shortening.
Exhausted T cell
T cells which receive overstimulation of signals that leads to loss of effector function which reduces the immune response.
Avidity
Strength of multiple binding
T cell for intracellular pathogen destruction
CD4+ TH1 and CD8+ T cells
