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what are biomarkers

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health assessments based on some form of numerical measurement, which will have normal ranges and diagnostic values if they’re too high

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time period os ultradian

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less than 24 hours

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3
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Time period circadian

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24 hours

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time period infradian

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24+ hours `

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where is the most common bone break found

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spine, hip, wrist

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when we have extra calcium where does it go

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we deposit it in the bone, or excrete it in urine

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why are anabolic steroids toxic

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the dose of hormone/ hormone agonist is not timed to mimic natural hormone production. stresses out ccn

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what is the first line of defence

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non-specific physical and chemical surface barriers

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what is the second line of defence

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non-specific internal cellular and chemical defence

inflammation, phagocytosis, fever

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describe classic immune system

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resident defence system, migrant defence system

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describe parenchymal c ells of gland or organs

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most prominent cell type in terms of function and mass

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what is the critical functional portion of the gland or organ

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parenchyma

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describe pancreas

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  • pamcreatic exocrine secretions exit common duct into intestine
  • pancreatic endocrine secretions go into blood
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what are the cells that can be found circulating in the blood

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  • platelets are fragments essential in blood clotting
  • white blood cells defend the body against disease
  • red blood cells transport oxygen
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what are stem cells

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stem cells are undifferentiated cells in the red bone marrow that give rise to all the formed essentials
- divide and become specialized

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16
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what do monocytes become

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monocytes become macrophages which are phagocytic

17
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where do white blood cells migrate to and from

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white blood cells can migrate into and out from peripheral tissues
- white blood cells exit a capillary by squeezing between cells of the vessel walls

18
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describe movement of red blood cells

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red blood cells and platelets do not migrate into tissue- they stay in the capillary tubes

19
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what is an antigen

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a molecule, often on the surface of a pathogen, that the immune system recognizes as a specific foe

20
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describe the three steps to attack

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1) threat- an invader enters the body
2) detection- a macrophage encounters, engulfs, and digests the invader, the microphage places a piece of the invader on its surface with the self marker (MHC)

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which cells remember things

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memory resides in T and B cells

22
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after the carnage is over, what is left in the tissue, bone marrow, and thymus?

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memory in the form of the memory T helper cells, and the memory B cells
- the brain is acutely aware through all; this and learns/remembers the battle

23
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which vein is use din bypass

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usually use saphenous vein but sometimes use brachial artery

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what are the four basic processes of the intestine

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motility, secretion, digestion, absorption

25
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what uses peristalsis

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esophagus (one way)

26
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what control is salivary secretions under

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salivary secretion is under autonomic control- softens and lubricates food and provides enzymes