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Health, Disease & Development Of Medicines 💉 Flashcards

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What are antigens

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The molecules on the outer surface of all cells and viruses

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What do antigens do?

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They help the body to recognise wether the pathogen is foreign or not

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How is an immune response triggered

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The pathogens are recognised due to the antigens on their outer surface

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What are Phagocytes

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A type of white blood cell

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What do phagocytes do

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They engulf and destroy any pathogen by the process of phagocytosis

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What are antibodies produced by

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Lymphocytes (type of white blood cell)

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What are the 3 steps in non-specific immune response (PHAGOCYTOSIS)

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  1. The body recognises the PATHOGEN has entered the body due to its ANTIGENS
  2. The PHAGOCYTE engulfs the PATHOGEN
  3. The PATHOGEN is destroyed. This is called PHAGOCYTOSIS
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Recall the 4 steps of a SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE

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  1. The body recognises a PATHOGEN has entered the body due to its ANTIGENS
  2. Specific LYMPHOCYTES are activated
  3. The lymphocytes divide and produce ANTIBODIES
  4. The ANTIBODIES attach to the antigens and destroy the pathogen
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What are memory lymphocytes and what do they do

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If the same kind of pathogen tries to infect you again the memory lymphocytes cause a much faster secondary response.
This means you are immune to that specific pathogen

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What are pathogens

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Microorganisms that can spread a disease

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What are the 4 main pathogens that cause diseases

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Bacteria
Fungi
Viruses
Protists

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What is the difference between a communicable and a non-communicable disease

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Clue in the name… Communicable diseases are passed from infected people to other people. Non-communicable diseases are not passed on (they are caused by genes or lifestyle)

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Non-communicable diseases are usually due to…

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Genetic disorder
Poor diet/nutrition
Lifestyle choices (eg: alcohol or drug abuse)

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Give 2 examples of genetic disorders.

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Turner syndrome (a condition that affects women and their development due to a X chromosome missing)
Sickle cell anaemia (malformation of red blood cells meaning haemoglobin levels in the blood are low)

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Give an example of a disease resulting from lifestyle choices.

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Liver disease

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Give 3 examples of diseases resulting from poor diet/nutrition.

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Scurvy - lack of vitamin C - leading to gum disease, anemia and skin problems
Rickets (bone deformities, especially in children due to insufficient calcium - more ‘laitages’ - & vit D (sunlight and oily fish)
Anaemia (low red blood cell count due to insufficient iron levels from nutrition - eat red meat and spinach!)

17
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How do you measure the amount of fat on the body?

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Using the BMI - body mass index

18
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What formula gives a BMI score?

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Weight (kg) divided by height^2

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What is a virus

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A pathogen that invades the cells of a human, replicates and releases toxins that makes the person ill.

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Describe the lytic cycle of a virus

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  1. Virus attaches to a cell and injects genetic material
  2. Viral genetic material forms a circle
  3. New viral genetic material and proteins are produced and assembled
  4. Cell lyses releasing viruses.
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Describe the lysogenic cycle of a virus

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  1. Viral genetic material inserts itself into the bacterial chromosome
    2. Bacteria reproduces normally REPLICATING VIRAL GENETIC MATERIAL at each cell division
  2. Cell and viral genetic material may reproduce many times
    (Occasionally the viral genetic material separates from the bacterial chromosome causing a lytic cycle)
22
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Give three examples of a viral disease

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Measles
HIV
Tobacco mosaic virus

23
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Name four ways in which pathogens get into the body

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droplet infection
contaminated food or water
through a break in the skin
direct contact

24
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What physical barriers does the body and plants have to prevent microorganisms getting in

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Body:
Skin
Scabs
Eyelashes
Plants:
Leaf cuticle
Cell wall

25
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What chemical defences does the body have to stop microorganisms getting in

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Stomach acid- produces acid - low pH- kills microorganisms
Tears- contain antibacterial chemicals (lysozymes)
Mucus from lungs- traps bacteria and is then coughed up and swallowed - destroyed in the stomach

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What are polyclonal antibodies

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A collection of many different types of antibodies

27
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What are monoclonal antibodies

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A collection of a single type of antibody that is isolated and cloned

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Why do scientists use antibodies

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Antibodies have specific targets which enables testing for specific molecules

29
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What are monoclonal antibodies used for

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pregnancy testing kits
diagnostic tools for AIDS
industrial production of interference (chemical used to treat cancer)

30
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How are monoclonal antibodies produced

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  1. Lymphocytes can divide several times to make clones of itself
  2. once it starts to make antibodies it becomes a B lymphocyte and can’t divide anymore
  3. To get around this problem a B lymphocyte is fused with a cancer cell creating a HYBRIDOMA
  4. Detergent is added to the mixture to break down cell-surface membranes and help both cells to fuse
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What risk would be associated with injecting monoclonal antibodies from hybridomas into humans?

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Because we are using lymphocytes from mice the body may think it is foreign and there may be issues with the immune response

32
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What are the symptoms of cardiovascular disease

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Chest pain
weak arms/legs
Breathlessness
fatigue
swollen limbs

33
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How can Cardiovascular disease be treated

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A narrowed blood vessel can be widened by inserting a small mesh tube at the narrowest part to hold it open
This unblocks the arteries and allows the heart to be supplied with oxygen and nutrients again

34
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Define Health

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A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being

35
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What is HIV in simple terms

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Destroys white blood cells leading to the onset of AIDS

36
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How are STI’s spread

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Communicable disease passed through sexual contact

37
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How can spread of STI’s be prevented or treated

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Contraception methods can be used to prevent
Chlamydia can be treated with antibiotics

38
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What are the stages in the development of a medicine

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Discovery
Preclinical testing
Tested on animals
Tested on healthy human volunteers (stage 1 clinical trials)
Tested on diseased human volunteers (stage 2 clinical trials)
Administration

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