Biomedical Sciences Flashcards
what is the job of the nucleus?
transmit and express genetic info
built from DNA - chromatin
what is PKU?
faulty gene - no phenylalanine = quantities are toxic to CNS
what is the job of the mitochondria?
aerobic respiration
ATP to energy
what is the job of the ribosomoes?
RNA/protein
synthesise proteins
what is the job of the endoplasmic reticulum?
smooth - makes lipids, steroids, hormones
rough - protein synthesis
what is the job of the golgi apparatus?
stores proteins to be transported
what are lyzosomes?
contain enzymes
what are microfilaments and microtubules?
cytoskeleton
maintain shape of cell
describe plasma membranes
selective barrier
hydrophillic head hydrophobic tail
membrane proteins - immunological, receptor for hormones, enzymes, transport
what is passive transport?
active transport?
bulk transport?
lipid diffusion, osmosis
NA K pump
endocytosis exocytosis
what are the phases of mitosis?
interphase prophase metaphase anaphase telophase
what are the phases of meiosis?
prophase 1 metaphase 1 anaphase 1 telophase 1 prophase 2 metaphase 2 anaphase 2 telophase 2
what are the divisions of the nervous system?
sensory
motor - voluntary/somatic
involuntary/autonomic - sympathetic/parasympathetc
what are neurones?
neuroglia?
- cells that conduct
- cells that support neurones
what is myelin?
produced by schwann cells. Fatty layer around nerve cells - gaps = nodes of ranvier
types of neuroglia?
- astrocytes - blood vessels
- oligodendorcytes - form myelin
- microglia - phagocytes
- ependymal - linin cells
what are the meninges?
dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater
what is the circulus arteriosus?
supplies o2 and glucose to the brain
job of the cerebrum? thalamus? hypothalamus? cerebellum? midbrain? pons? medulla oblongata?
- intelligence, memory
- sensation
- autonomic NS. linked with pituitary
- balance and equilibrium
- visual and auditory reflexes
- cranial nerves
- resp/BP/hear rate/circulation
what is CSF?
forms in ventricles
protection, maintains pressure, shock absorber, lubrication
how many spinal nerves?
31
what do the 31 spinal nerves split into?
- 8 cervical
- 12 thoracic
- 5 lumbar
- 5 sacral
- 1 coccygeal
cervical plexus supplies? brachial? lumbar? sacral? cocygeal? thoracic nerves?
- head/neck/diaphragm
- skin/muscles in chest area
- abdomen/pelvis/ankle/foot
- pelvis, sciatic nerve
- cocyx
- ribs and intercostal muscles
job of nasal cavity?
filtrate, warm, humidify, smell
where do the adenoids live?
palatine tonsils?
nasopharynx
oropharynx
job of the pharynx?
air/foodwar
taste, hearing, protection, speech, swallowing
- facial artery and veins
- vagus/glossopharygeal, sup c plexus
describe the larynx?
- hyaline cartilage - thyroid, cricoids, arytenoids
- elastic cartilage - epiglottis
sound, speech, protection, air passage - sup/inf laryngeal arteries
- internal jugular vein
vagus and sup c plexus
describe the trachea?
16- 20 rings of hyaline cartliage
support, bring up mucous, cough, air filter, warm, humidify
thyroid artery and inf thyroid vein
sup c plexus and vagus nerve
describe the bronchi?
right - 3 branches, 3 lobes
left - 2 branches, 2 lobes
RL bronchial arteries and veins
vagus and sup c plexus
what are bronchioles?
finest branches of bronchi
what are the alveoli?
small air sacs, CO2 O2 exchanged here. External respiration
describe how breathing works?
active inhalation
passive expiration
pause
negative pressure in thoracic cavity = resp pump
what is elasticity?
compliance?
can lung return to norm shape
how much can lung inflate
how many resp cycles per min?
15
what is external resp?
internal resp?
exchange of gas between alveoli and blood
exchange of gas between blood and body cells
how is co2 excreted?
bicarb ions, dissolved in plasma, in erythrocytes
layers of the heart?
pericardium
myocardium - muscle
endocardium - smooth blood flow
AV valves of the heart are?
R - tricuspid
L - mitral
how is valve backlfow prevented?
chordae tendinae
how does heart contraction happen?
SA node to AV node = ventricles contract
how many cardiac cycles per min?
60-80
what is Blood pressure?
pressure blood exerts on walls of vessels
120/80
how is bp controlled?
autonomic NS
baroreceptors
chemoreceptors
higher centres in the brain
what is the pulse?
distension in an artery wall bc left ventricle contracts
what is blood flow controlled by?
autonomic NS
layers of artery?
tunica adventitia
tunica media
tunica intima
what are capillaries?
connect arterioles to venules
thin walls for passage of water and small molecules
what are veins?
return blood at low pressure back to the heart
how do thick vessels recieve blood?
vasa vasorum
areas of a kidney?
cortex - capsule around kidney
medulla - pyramids
hilum - area of blood and lymph supply
renal pelvis - recieves urine formed
how is urine moved to the ureter?
peristalsis
what is the job of a nephron?
to form urine
tubule with blind end = bowmans capsule
continues to convoluted tubule, loop of henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct
what happens to blood passing through the kindey?
blood to glomerulus if filtrated and returned to normal circulation by renal vein
job of the kidney?
urine formation
water balance and urine output
electrolyte imbalance
how is rune formed?
selective filtration
selective reabsorption
secretion
composition of urine?
96% water
phosphate, ammonia, K, urea, uric acid, creatinine, Na, Cl
direction of urine travel?
hilum to bladder to urethrea
how does ingestion happen?
salivary glands produce amylase = bolus
bolus moved to oseophagus and peristalisis to somach
phases of swallowing?
buccal phase - voluntary. bolus formation
pharyngeal phase - involuntary
oseophageal phase - involuntary. Peristalsis
action of stomach?
store food produce gastric juice muscular action absorption - water, alcohol, lipid sol drugs dissolves iron out of food by HCL acid
action of gastric acid?
water - liquify HCL acid - activates pepsinogen to pepsin = kills microorganisms, bicarb neutralises duodenum enyme action intrinsic factor - absorbs vit B12 mucous - protection
phases of gastric secretion?
cephalic phase - before food hits stomach
gastric phase - food in stomach
intestinal phase - secretion slows down
what secretes gastric juice?
pariteal cells
chief cells
mucous secreting cells
what is pernicious anaemia?
reduced intrinsic factor
action of small intestine?
duodenum, jejunum, ileum movement of food secretion of intestinal juice digestion complete protection from bacteria, lymph hormones absorption
action of the pancreas?
sodium bicarb
pancreatic juice
exocrine - enzymes
endocrine - hormones, insulin
action of gall bladder?
acids - emulsify
pigments faeces
needed for vit k absorption
liver action?
amino acid breakdown glucose to glycogen de saturates fat heat production secretes bile stores vitamins forms plasma proteins detoxification
main action of small intestine?
digestion and absorption through villi
action of plasma?
cellular component of plasma?
carrier medium
erythrocytes, leucocytes, platelets
functions of blood?
gas transport nutrients to cells hormone transport defence mechanisms haemostatic
composition of plasma?
90% water electroyltes nutrients gases waste hormones plasma proteins
action of water in plasma?
types of plasma proteins?
transport - heat dispersal
- albumins, globulins, fibrinogen
action of electrolytes in plasma?
buffer, membrane excitability
why is a rbc the shape that it is?
increased surface for diffusion
thin = rapid o2 diffusion
felxible = small capillaries
what is a rbc made up of?
globin - protein
haem - iron containing complex - carries o2, H, NO, CO`