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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Which antibody is the most abundant

A

IgG

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2
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Which antibody crosses the placenta

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IgG

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3
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Which antibody fights against infection

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IgG

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4
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Which antibody is crucial during the secondary response

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IgG

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5
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Which antibody is 2nd most abundant

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IgA

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6
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Which antibody is found in mucus secretions

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IgA

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7
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Which antibody is the first to arrive

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IgM

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8
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Which antibody is seen early in neonatal life

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IgM

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9
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Which antibody is crucial during a primary response

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IgM

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10
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Which antibody is found on antigen receptors for B lymphocytes

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IgD

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11
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Which antibody fights against parasites and allergic reactions

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IgE

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12
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What is the cause of malignant hyperthermia?

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genetics and anesthesia

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13
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Why does neuroleptic malignant hyperthermia occur?

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due to antipsychotic drugs blocking dopamine

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14
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What symptoms are seen with Drug Induced Hyperthermia

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fight or flight

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15
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What affects are seen with Serotonin Syndrome

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autonomic issues (peristalsis/heart rate)
neuromuscular

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16
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Autocrine Cell Communication

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cell targets itself

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17
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Paracrine Cell Communication

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targets nearby cell (kidney–>kidney cell)

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18
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Endocrine Cell Communication

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targets a distance cell through bloodstream; enters inside cell

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19
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Direct Cell Communication

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targets neighboring cell through gap junction

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20
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Atrophy

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cell decreases size

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21
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What is a reason for cellular atrophy

A

disuse of muscles
malnutrition

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22
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Hyperplasia

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increase in number of cells as a response to an injury

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23
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Examples of Hyperplasia

A

liver resection
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

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24
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Hypertrophy

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increase in cell size from increased work load

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25
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Exampled of hypertrophy

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weightlifting, pregnancy, acromegaly, cardiac hypertrophy

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26
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Metaplasia

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one mature cell type is replaced with a less specialized cell type

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27
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What is the effect of Metaplasia

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effects function of tissue

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28
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Examples of metaplasia

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Barrett Esophagus, epithelia in lungs (will lack cilia and mucosal cells)

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29
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Dysplasia

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abnormal change in cell size, organization, or shape

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30
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Example of dysplasia

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HIV cervical dysplasia

31
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Cause of coagulative necrosis

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ischemia/hypoxia

32
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Appearance of coagulative necrosis

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firm, white, opaque

33
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Where does coagulative necrosis occur

A

kidneys, heart, adrenal glands

34
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Cause of liquefactive necrosis

A

ischemic injury

35
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Appearance of liquefactive necrosis

A

liquid-filled cysts/ pus

36
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Where does liquefactive necrosis occur

37
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Cause of caseous necrosis

A

TB infection

38
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What is caseous necrosis a combination of

A

coagulative + liquefactive

39
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Appearance of caseous necrosis

A

clumpy; cheese like

40
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Where does caseous necrosis occur

41
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Cause of fat necrosis

A

lipase enzyme

42
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Appearance of fat necrosis

A

opaque/white

43
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Where does fat necrosis occur

A

breast, pancreas, abdominal organs

44
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Cause of gangrene necrosis

A

severe hypoxia/vascular issues

45
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Appearance of gangrene necrosis

A

Dry: Wrinkly; black or brown
Wet: pus (liquefactive)

46
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Where does gangrene necrosis occur

A

extremities (usually lower legs)

47
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Cause of gas necrosis

A

clostridium infection/toxic enzymes

48
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Appearance of gas necrosis

A

bubbles in muscular cells

49
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Where does gas necrosis occur

A

connective tissue/membranes

50
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Algor Mortis

A

rapid decrease of body temp

51
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Livor Mortis

A

blood pools into extremities

52
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Rigor Mortis

A

muscle stiffening

53
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Postmortem Autolysis

A

foul odor
greenish skin discoloration

54
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What is clonal diversity

A

production of diverse T and B lymphocytes with many different antigen receptors

55
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Where does clonal diversity occur

56
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Where does clonal diversity occur

A

central lymphoid organs (thymus/bone marrow)

57
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Final product of clonal diversity

A

immunocompetent B and T but are not antigen specific

58
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What is clonal selection

A

selection and differentiation of T and B cells for a specific antigen

59
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Where does clonal selection occur

A

peripheral lymphoid organs (lymph nodes/spleen)

60
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Final product of clonal selection

A

antibodies, effector T cells, memory B and T

61
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Autoimmunity

A

misdirected response to attack host cells

62
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Alloimmunity

A

fights against beneficial foreign tissues (Ex. transfusions/transplants)

63
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Communicability

A

disease ability to spread from person–>person

64
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Immunogenicity

A

disease ability to produce an immune response

65
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Infectivity

A

disease ability to invade host & multiply

66
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Mechanism of Action

A

how the disease will damage the tissue

67
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Pathogenicity

A

ability to produce disease

68
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Portal of Entry

A

how the disease enters the body

69
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Toxigenicity

A

does the disease produce toxins

70
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Virulence

A

ability of disease to cause severe illness

71
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Incidence

A

rate of new cases

72
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Prevalence

A

total numbers of old/new cases in a specific time period

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