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Bio Revision Questions Flashcards

1
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During the process of catabolism what occurs?

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Large molecules are broken down

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2
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name something that is not a cause of swelling during acute inflammation?

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Vasoconstriction

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3
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The main differences between short-term and long-term stress are that long-term stress has…..

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Significant links to disease, but short-term stress does not.
Is mainly mediated by cortisol, but short-term stress is not.

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4
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Does necrosis cause inflammation?

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Yes

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5
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Which mechanisms will increase cardiac contractility?

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  • Increasing intracellular calcium in the heart muscles.
  • The effects of adrenaline on b1-receptors on the heart.
  • The effects of the drug digoxin.
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6
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When adrenaline binds to b2-receptors it causes?

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Vasodilation

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7
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During exercise will increased afterload occur?

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No

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In the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system what does aldosterone promote?

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Sodium and water reabsorption

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9
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Macrophages worsen atherosclerosis because they…..

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Become foam cells

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10
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Will a person experience chest pain with angina pectoris?

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Yes

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11
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Why is the Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activated with heart failure?

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Due to insufficient blood flow to the kidneys

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12
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Why is digoxin used in management of heart failure?

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To increase cardiac contractility

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13
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Heart cells that suffer from 30 minutes of ischaemia will have what occur?

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  • insufficient ATP
  • release cardiac troponins
  • undergo necrosis
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14
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How does failure of one side of the heart lead to failure of the other side of the heart?

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The backward effects of left-sided failure lead to right-sided failure

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15
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Glucose uptake into muscle cells involves what?

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The transport of glucose through GLUT4 transporters in the cell membrane

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16
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Name three clinical manifestations seen early in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

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Polyuria
Glycosuria
Polydipsia

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17
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If a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus suffers from hypoglycaemia, this is most likely due to what?

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Excessive insulin medication

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18
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What is glycated haemoglobin?

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An indicator of the blood glucose level in the past 120 days

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19
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What dietary choices should patients with diabetes mellitus follow?

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Both type 1 and type 2 should eat complex carbohydrates

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20
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The management of type two diabetes mellitus is…..

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Important to delay the development of long-term complications.
Involves good glycaemic control.
Involves monitoring of glycated haemoglobin.
Involves limiting saturated fat simple carbohydrates and alcohol intake.

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21
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Diabetics may suffer from either acute or chrinic complications, does this refer to type 1 or type 2 diabetic’s?

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Both

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22
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Do adipose cells secrete leptin?

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Yes

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23
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Combining BMI and waiste circumference measurement indicates long-term health risks of obesity because?

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Visceral abdominal fat is the best predictor of obesity related health risks

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24
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Increased abdominal fat causes which hormonal abnormality?

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Insulin resistance

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25
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Is hypotension commonly associated with obesity?

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No.

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26
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Why is the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome useful?

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It can indicate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease

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27
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Increased oncogene activity increases the risk of what?

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Cancer

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28
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The development of cancer usually involves what?

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Angiogenesis, which is the growth of new blood vessels

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29
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Chemotherapy targets the cancer cells because?

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The cancer cells are rapidly dividing

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30
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Will avoiding ionising radiation help decrease the risk of cancer?

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Yes

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31
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How does chronic inflammation increase the risk of cancer?

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Due to increased release of cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2)

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32
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If a cancer patient is suffering from cachexia and anorexia what does this mean?

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Severe tissue wasting and loss of appetite

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33
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What is a carcinoma?

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Cancer of skin or epithelial tissue

34
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Which statement best describes hypoxia?

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Insufficient oxygen at the tissues or cells

35
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Is myocardial ischaemia a risk factor for developing cancer?

36
Q

More Australian females joy of lung cancer then breast cancer is this true or false?

37
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The components of the immune system which mainly contribute to the removal of cancer cells include what?

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Natural killer cells causing lysis of cancer cells

38
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What is necessary for the production of normal cells during eruthropoiesis?

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Iron
Vitamin B12
Folic acid

39
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If a patient has B+ blood and needs a blood transfusion, which of the following blood types are safe to receive?

40
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In haematology what is a haemocytoblast?

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Stem cell for producing white blood cells and red blood cells

41
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Is enhanced protection from viruses and bacteria associated with leukaemia?

42
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1………….detected by 2………… Erythropoietin is secreted by 3………….. Red blood cells are produced by 4………….

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  1. Hypoxia
  2. Kidney
  3. Kidney
  4. Bone marrow
43
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Is lymphoma a common childhood cancer?

44
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What are some characteristics of lymphoma?

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Lymphoma is excessive production of abnormal lymphocytes.
It is characterised by lymphadenopathy
It mainly affects people aged 50+

45
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What is aspirin commonly used for in patient at risk of cardiovascular disease?

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It inhibits platelet plug formation

46
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Heparin inactivates clotting factors where is it released from?

A

Intact endothelial cells

47
Q

The process of blood coagulation requires what?

A

Calcium
Factor X
Fibrinogen

48
Q

How is immobility a risk for the development of deep-vein thrombosis?

A

Abnormality of bloodflow

49
Q

Redness, pain, swelling and inflammation in the calf is usually caused by what?

A

Deep-vein thrombosis

50
Q

What helps in the defence from pathogens for the respiratory tract?

A

Tonsils
Mucociliary escalator
Cough

51
Q

An increase in the production of mucus may cause what?

A

Increased airway resistance

52
Q

What is released to help stimulate Bronchodilation?

A

Adrenaline

53
Q

What is the normal blood gas value for systemic arterial blood?

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PaO2 is 95mmHg

54
Q

In a healthy individual at rest, ventilation and perfusion are matched to ensure that?

A

Alveoli with good airflow have good bloodflow

55
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Increased levels of CO2 in the blood will lead to?

A

Hypercapnia and acidosis

56
Q

What is the most important chemical responsible for stimulating increased breathing?

57
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In respiratory physiology what is elastic recoil?

A

Tendency of lungs to return to resting state after inspiration

58
Q

Respiratory distress syndrome is mainly associated with what?

A

Insufficient surfactant and premature birth

59
Q

During obstructive sleep apnoea, patients experience what?

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Closing of the pharynx during sleep and stopping breathing during sleep.

60
Q

Why do people suffer from many colds?

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Cold viruses mutate quickly are many subtypes

61
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Why are anticholinergics used to treat patients with respiratory distress?

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Anticholinergics inhibit the affects of the parasympathetic nervous system.

62
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What is obstructive lung disease characterised by?

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Difficulty expiring air and ventilation perfusion mismatch.

63
Q

Allergic asthma includes what?

A

IgE and Mast cells
Histamine
Bronchoconstriction (broncospasm)

64
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In an emergency treating an asthmatic with adrenaline causes what?

A

Broncodilation

65
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Be patient with emphysema is likely to?

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Have large it pockets with in the lungs.
Have lost elastic fibres from the lungs.
Experience dyspnoea.

66
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Common clinical features for a patient with emphysema include?

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Barrel chest and dyspnoea

67
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COPD consists of?

A

Emphysema and chronic bronchitis

68
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Chronic bronchitis produces what?

A

Excess mucus

69
Q

Which is the most aggressive form of lung cancer?

A

Small cell carcinoma

70
Q

Diuretic medications are usually considered for which conditions?

A

Heart failure
Hypertension
Pulmonary Oedema

71
Q

Which conditions can risk developing polycythaemia?

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COPD
heart failure
High altitude

72
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After suffering from sudden, major haemorrhage, patients may experience what?

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  • Vasoconstriction
  • Post haemorrhagic anaemia
  • Activation of the sympathetic nervous system
73
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What is aspirin used for?

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  • Prevent production of Cox2
  • prevent cancer
  • prevent platelet plug formation
74
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Causes of thrombocytopenia include what?

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  • Chemotherapy
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • Leukaemia
75
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An obese patient with diabetes mellitus has been diagnosed with atherosclerosis in the left main coronary artery what should the patient avoid eating?

A

Simple sugars

76
Q

Patient with heart failure is likely to experience low or high urinary volume?

77
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What can pulmonary embolisms result from?

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Long haul flight
Hypertension
Deep-vein thrombosis

78
Q

Atherosclerosis and deep vein thrombosis associated with what?

A

Endothelial cell dysfunction

79
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A patient with COPD may progress to having…..?

A

Right sided heart failure

80
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Oedema is a complication in which conditions?

A

Left heart failure
Hypertension
Cancer

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