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Health and Human Disease Flashcards

1
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The School of Cytogenetics and Radiation Research established at the

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IARI

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2
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Excessive doses of drugs may lead to coma and death due to

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respiratory failure, heart failure or cerebral hemorrhage

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3
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Sportspeople (mis)use narcotic _______, anabolic ___________, __________ and certain hormones in sports

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analgesics, steroids, diuretics

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4
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Abuse of PED in adolescents may cause

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stunted growth

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5
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Opioid receptors are present in

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central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract

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6
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Heroin is taken by _________ or injection and is a depressent

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snorting

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7
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Parts of cannabis used for making marijuana

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flower tops, leaf, resin

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8
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Cannabinoid receptors are present on? It affects which system?

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cannabinoid receptors are present principally in the brain

cardiovascular system

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9
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Tobacco has been used by human beings for more than _______ years. Nicotine stimulates the adrenal cortex to release

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400

adrenaline and noradrenaline

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10
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Smoking causes cancers of?

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lung, urinary bladder, throat, oral cavity

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11
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The malignant tumors, on the other hand, are a mass of proliferating cells called ________ or tumor
cells

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neoplastic

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12
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Antibodies against _______ are also used for detection of certain cancers

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cancer-specific antigens

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13
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AIDS was first discovered in

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1981

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14
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AIDS symptoms usually appear in

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5-10 years

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15
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First cells HIV enters into? Then enters which cells?

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macrophages

helper T lymphocytes

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16
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Lymphoid organs are where ________ and _______ of lymphocytes occur

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origin and/or maturation, proliferation

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17
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Primary lymphocytes are where lymphocytes differentiate into:

The secondary lymphoid organs provide

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antigen-sensitive lymphocytes

the sites for interaction of lymphocytes with the antigen,

18
Q

Where are all the blood cells produced

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bone marrow

19
Q

Spleen mainly contains __________ and ________

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lymphocytes and phagocytes

20
Q

Allergy is due to the release of histamine and serotonin from ________ cells

A

mast

21
Q

The use of drugs like anti histamine, adrenaline and _________ helps maintin allergies

A

steroids

22
Q

Which cells, based on memory, overwhelm pathogens

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B and T

23
Q

hep B vaxx is made using

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yeast

24
Q

Cells that can phygatose

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PMNL- neutrophils, monocytes, natural killer cells (in blood)
macrophages in tissues

25
Q

Which lymphocyte produces antibodies

A

B cells

26
Q

Which lymphocytes mediate cell-mediated immunity

A

T cells

27
Q

Who disproved the humor hypothesis

A

William Harvey

28
Q

Cook who spread typhoid

A

Mary Mallon

29
Q

Plasmodium initially multiplies through

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liver cells

30
Q

Plasmodium are stored in salivary glands of mosquitoes as

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sporozoites

31
Q

Plasmodium reproduces ___________ in RBC and liver cells

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asexually

32
Q

Plasmodium gametocytes are formed in? Where do they get fertilized?

A

RBC

mosquito gut

33
Q

The Wuchereria pathogens are transmitted to a healthy

person through the bite by the ________ vectors

A

female mosquito

34
Q

One of the most common infectious diseases in men

A

ringworm

35
Q

Most infectious human ailments

A

common cold

36
Q

Aedes mosquito diseases?

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dengue and chikumgunya

37
Q

natural killer is a type of

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lymphocyte

38
Q

Lymphocytes that produce antibodies?

A

B lymphocytes

39
Q

Fetus receives antibodies through

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placenta

40
Q

Radiations lead to ___ transformation

A

neoplastic

41
Q

___ is a psychological attachments to drugs

A

addiction

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