exam 3 Flashcards
innate immunity is the ability to resist damaging organisms and toxins. it involves the skin, gastric acids, tissue neutrophils and macrophages, and the complement system
true
innate immunity is non-specific and involves blood-circulating macrophages, platelets and occasionally B lymphocytes
true
an antigen us a unique structure. it is a substance that can induce an immune response when introduced into an immunocompetent host that can react with the antibody produced from that response. it consists of epitopes recurring molecular groups in large molecules such as proteins, polysaccharides.
true
primary form in which iron is transported in the plasma
transferrin
presentation of antigen to a B lymphocyte will directly result in
production of antibodies
phagocytic cells:
-dendritic cells are the professional antigen-presenting cells of the body
-monocytes/macrophages are active in the tissue; long-lived cells (10-20 hrs in blood, months in tissue)
-neutrophils are active in the blood; non-dividing; short-lived (less than 8 hours in blood, around 5 days in tissue); dominant number in bloodstream
nosse:
-partially filters the inspired air and cleans it of foreign matter
-most of the heat and humidity adjustment needed can be done via the nose
-the nose serves as a resonating chamber for speech
-the nose houses the olfactory receptors which are responsible for smelling
lungs:
-a large porous particle (20micro meters) with very low density behaves aerodynamically as a small particle (4 micro meters) and therefore deposits deep into the lungs
-the area of your deep lungs is equivalent to the area of a tennis court
-if you inhale large particles of dust, they will primarily deposit onto your throat
-the total number of airways in the 6th generation of the lungs is 64
fastest rate that cancer cells can divide
about 10-20 horus
typically, cancer is the result of multiple mutations within a cell
false
tumor cells rely on glycolysis rather than oxidative phosphorylation because they have no mitochondria
false
hypoxic regions within a tumor is not the result of
-mutated red blood cells that have no hemoglobin
-the tumor vasculature that has only veins and no arteries
-inability of the existing vasculature to provide sufficient oxygen for the high demands of cancer cells
cancer is a complex set of diseases with fundamental commonalities
-stem-like features
-accumulation of critical mutations within a cell
-limitless replicative potential
-evading apoptosis
-self-sufficiency in growth signals
-sustained angiogenesis
-insensitivity to ant-i-growth signal
-warburg effect
tumor angiogenesis
-VEGF protein is released from cancer cells and binds on VEGF receptors on endothelial cells
-tumor vasculature is chaotic, disorganized consisting of immature vessels with leaky walls
-VEGF signaling is a rate limiting process which primarily dictates angiogenesis
-tumors typically display extremely slow blood flows
-hypoxia is the pathophysiological consequence of tumor disturbed microcirculation
cancer stem cells
-only a minority of cells in a tumor can generate a new tumor
-tumor forming cells can be isolated with stem cell markers
-tumors re-grow after apparent regression
core temperature is falling results in:
sweating and cutaneous vasodilation
-sweat-> vasodilation
-shiver -> vasoconstriction
heat transfer when the environmental temperature is greater than the body temperature
evaporation
process of loosing heat through physical contact with another object or body
conduction