Histology And Physioligy Flashcards

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Scurvy is caused by what connective tissue disfunction

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Vitamin C deficiency- cross linking deficiency

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Ehlers Danlos connective tissue deficiency…..

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Abnormal collagen synthesis

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Collagen triple helix is made with …..

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2 alpha 1 fibers

1 alpha 2 fiber

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Marfan’s syndrome caused by what connective tissue deficiency….

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Mutation in fibrillin causing weak elastin.

Stretchy skin, weak valves/blood vessels, long limbs.

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Embryonic connective tissue is…..more ECM than Cell or more cell than ECM

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More ECM than cell

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Adult mesenchynal cells can form 5 different cell types

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Fibroblast
Muscle cells
Osteoblast
Chondroblast
Adipocyte
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3 loose connective tissues

3 dense connective tissue

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Areolar
Adipose
Reticular

Dense irregular
Dense regular
Elastic

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Loose connective tissue function/location

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Hold body fluid, defend infection

Beneath membranous epithelial, around BV, muscle, nerves

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Function location of adipose tissue

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Energy source, insulation, cushion of body/organs

Under skin, around organs.

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Reticular tissue function and location

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Open framework to hold/slow cells

In liver, bone marrow, spleen

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Dense regular tissue function and location

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Provided tense strength in the direction of the fibers.

Tendon, ligament, aponeurosis, joint capsule

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Elastic tissue function and location

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Provided recoil strength back to normal

Elastic blood vessel(aorta, pulmonary artery), bronchioles

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Dense irregular tissue function and location

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Give overall general support and strength in multiple directions. Prevent shearing.

Dermis of skin, capsules around organs, fascia, perichondrium and periosteum

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2 organization patterns of actin and function/location

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Actin bundles- long parrellel chains
-make villi, contractile fibers(muscle cells)

Actin networks- loosely cross linked arrays of 3D mesh

  • form general shape of cells(blood cells)
  • Allow phagocytosis/protrusions of cell shape
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Fimbrin vs alpha actinin vs filamin

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Fimbrin- very tight parellel segments(micro villa)

Actinin- hold filaments farther apart to make room for motor proteins(myosin)/ contractile bundles

Filamin- binds actin as a crosslinked/perpendicular diner for networks/sheets

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Hereditary spherocytosis cause/symptoms

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Mutation of spectrum/ankyrin

No binding of actin network to the cell membrane

RBC cell shape ruined and cells die premature
Jaundice,anemia,spenomegaly

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Skeletal muscle uses which myosin?
Vesicle Myosin?

Head vs neck vs tail

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Myosin 2
Myosin 5

Head= bind actin and ATP

Neck- produce force/length determines speed of contraction
- contains light chain region for REGULATION

Tail- binds materials as needed (vesicles transport)

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Duchene muscular dystrophy

Cause, mechanism, symptoms

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Mutations in gene(in frame =less sever Becker’s, out frame = worse duchene)

Force of myosin can not be transfered to cell membrane and basal lamina= no movement

Muscular wasting= respiratory failure about 22 years old

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Intrafusal vs extrafusal fibers

1 sensory fiber? 2 motor fibers?

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Intrafusal fiber- deep in muscle to sense stretch.

  • send signal via Type 1a nerve fiber
  • contract via type G nerve fiber

Extrafusal fiber- regular muscle fiber
- contract via type A nerve fiber

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Which. Nerve type is from neural crest?

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Pseudounipolar nerve

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Cartilage features x5

Most common fiber type and others seen?

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  • semirigid tissue of cells and ECM
  • ECM contains collagen and elastin
  • flexible, yet supportive
  • no Vasculature
  • no nerves

Most commonly type 2 collagen
Some type 1 in fibrocartilage/outer perichondrium

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3 types of cartilage

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Hyaline- surrounded by perichondrium
-articulate cartilage, ribs, larynx,trachea, embryo development

Elastic- surrounded by perichondrium
-external ear, epiglottis

Fibrocartilage- No perichondrium, some type 1 collagen

  • fibers oriented in direction of strength
  • intervertebral disc, public symphysis, TMJ
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Territorial vs inter-territorial matrix

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Territorial- some collagen and many proteoglycans
- directly around chondrocytes

Inter territorial- more collagen type 2 and less proteoglycans
- less intense staining further from cells

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Perichondrium is…..2 layers……

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Dense irregular connective tissue
Has Vasculature/inner action
Source of the new cartilage cells

Fibrous layer- more vascularized that makes the type 1 collagen
Chondrogenic later- inner layer that turns j to chondrovlasts
Makes type 2 collagen

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Appositional vs interstitial growth of cartilage

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Apositonal- new cartilage on the surface, chondrogenic layer or perichondrium

Interstitial- growth within existing lacunae from existing chondrocytes.

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Cartilage repair

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  • “Repair cartilage”layered down from perichondrium
  • made from hyaline and fibrous cartilage
  • first step in healing bone fractures.
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Two Synoviocytes

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Type A- macrophage like
- clears debris

Type B- fibroblast like
- produce synovial fluid to lubricate and nourish articulate cartilage

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Articulate Cartilege Layers (4)

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Collagen fibers run perpendicular to the tissues forming an “arch”

Superficial/tangential layer
Intermediate/transitional zone
Deep/radial zone
Calcified zone

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Cell histology of articulation cartilage superficial zone

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  • small flattened cells parellel to surface

- very top is devoid of cells and only has collagen fibers (very dark stain)

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Intermediate zone histology of articulation cartilege

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Cells Slightly larger/rounder than superficial

Collagen fibers move obliquely/angled

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Deep zone articulate cartilage histology

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Large chondrocytes stacked in radial columns

Collagen fibers run same direction

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Calcified zone of articulation cartilege histology

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  • Rests on the underlying bone

- Matrix slightly darker stained due to extra elastin and hyaline be fibers

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Osteoarthritis -pathogenisis, location,symptoms

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Degenerative joint disease related to aging/articulate cartilege injury
(Mechanism unknown)
Commonly affects weight bearing joints, or the hand/foot

34
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Early vs Late stage osteoarthritis

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Early-superficial layer of articulation cartilege disrupted

Late- destruction proceeded through all layers to the bone.

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5 layers of epithelium

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Stratum corneum
Stratum lucidum(only in thick skin)
Stratum granulosum 
Stratum spinosum
Stratum basale
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Stratum Basale histology/function

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keratinocytes with stem cells mixed in

Simple Cuboidal, mototically active, has melanin

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Stratum spinosum histology

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Several cells thick
Polyhedral keratinocytes with spiny processes
Thickens to make corns/callus

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Stratum granulosum histology

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Thickest non-karatinized layer, irregular shape

Contains Keratohyalin granules (precursor to filagrin to keratin)

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Stratum corneum histology

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Anuclear cells, no organelles, filled with keratin,coated with lipids

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Stratum lucidum histology

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Poorly stained, thick layer of cells under stratum corneum

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Keratinocyte development

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1) start in basale layer
2) produce intermediate fibers/keratin grouped into “tonofibrils”
3) start making keratohyaline granules and lamellar/fat bodies in spinosum layer
4) eject lamellar bodies in granulosum layer(water barrier)
5) granules and filaggrin makes more “tonofibrils” of keratin

Associates with a decrease in pH as you move from bottom to top

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Melanocytes function

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Produce melanin and transfer it to keratinocytes
( tyrosine to DOPA via tyrosinase, DOPA polymerizes into melanin)
Transferred via phagocytosis from the spinous processes of the melanocytes

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Melanoma(danger ….)

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When mutated will become more like their precursor cell - neural crest cells

NC cells are very migratory therefore the melanosome is highly likely to metastasize.

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Langerhans histology/location

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  • pale cytoplasm with long processes

- seen in the stratum spinosum

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Markell cell (action, location, histology)

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Acute sensation
Found in stratum basale
Very pale/light staining
Can cause a rapidly mutating carcinoma

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Dermal-Epidermal junction (appearance, Function)

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Underneath epithelium

Has both Dermal papillae and Epidermal ridges

Increase surface area to prevent shearing stress

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Layers of Dermis

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1) papillary layer-loose connective tissue, fewer collagen
- contains the ridges, lots of Vasculature/nerve endings
2) reticular layer- deeper dermis, thicker and less cellular, more collagen
- has lines of tension(Langer’s lines)

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Hypodermis(function, histology)

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Adipose tissue, amount varies by location, used for insulation/shock absorb

Arrector pilli muscles for hair follicles

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Missner’s corpuscle ( histology, function, location)

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Touch receptor to light touch/frequency (Braille)

Cylinder/mitochondria shapes pointing to the surface in dermal papillae

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Pacinian Corpuscle (histology, location, function)

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Large oval shape( myelin wrapping) in deeper dermis

Detect pressure/vibration

Fingertips/joints

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Free nerve endings (histology, location, function)

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Long fibers, ending in the stratum granulosum

Fine touch, heat, cold, pain

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Sebaceous glands (function, histology, location)

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Produce sebum(lipid) via holocrine secretion

Waterproofs and softens skin

Found abundant on face and scalp(with follicles)

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Two types of sweat glands

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Eccrine/merocrine sweat gland

Apocrine sweat gland

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Eccrine sweat gland (histology, location, function)

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Simple, cooked gland all over body minus lip/external genitals

Duct is stratified cuboidal, squeezed by myoepithelial cells to release sweat(water,urea,ammonia,salt)

Used for temperature regulation

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Apocrine sweat glands( histology, function, location)

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Large linen/tubular gland

Also uses merocrine secretion, squeezed my myoepithelial cells

Odorless until mixed with bacteria,

Found in sculls and external genitals

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Hair follicles (name the parts)

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Infundibulum- surface of skin to sebaceous gland
Follicular bulge-near arrector pilli muscle, has epidermal stem cells
Bulb-bottom branched portion, casculsrized by dermal papillae
Hair matrix- collection of hair sells that differentiate into hair shaft

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Hair Shaft (nameparts)

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Medulla- central column of loosely connected keratinized cells

Cortex-largest layer outside medulla, hard and keratinized

Cuticle- outermost layer of keratinized squamous cells

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Vellus vs terminal hair

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Vellus= soft, short, thin computed. All over body not connected to sebaceous glands.

Terminal hair= longer, darker, replaces he vellus hair in puberty. Seen more in men due to testosterone

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Nails (Histology,

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Highly keratinized cells on top of epidermis(nail bed). Stays attached all the time.

Root- proximal region covering the matrix

Matrix- stem cells that form keratinocytes

Lanula- crescent shaped white area near matrix

Cuticle- skin/epidermis covering the root

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Lanula is…..

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White area/crescent on the nail bed

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Woven vs lamellar bone

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Woven bone- immature, more cellular, loose fibers, quick to form

Lamellar- nature, stinger, denser organized fibers, very strong

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Choline transporters

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Membrane channel to bring choline into the neuron

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Choline acetyltransferase

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Combine acetyl CoA with choline for ACh

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VAMP and SNAP

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Activated by Calcium will cause vesicles fusion and exocytosis of ACh

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Nicotine receptor vs muscarinic

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Bind ACh at NMJ and other neurons
Ligand gated ion channels

Bind ACH not at NMJ(parasympathetic,cardiac)
G protein coupled receptors

66
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Tetrodotoxin

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Puffer fish poison
Inhibit voltage gated calcium channels
Flaccid paralysis- weakness, dizzy,hypotension,paresthesia, loss reflex

67
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Local anesthetic

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lidocaine, procaine, bupivacaine

Inhibit voltage gated sodium channels

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Botulinum toxin

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Clostridium botulinum, soil/marine bacteria

Cleaves SNARE proteins, flavor paralysis

Muscle and vision deficits
Lots of GI symptoms(vomiting, abdominal lain, diarrhea, dry mouth)

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Tetanus toxin

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Clostridium tetani, soil bacteria

Stop vesicle fusion by synaptobrevin

Will travel back to spinal cord and affect inhibitory interneurons(spastic paralysis)

Lockjaw, sweating, salivate, stiff body

70
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Curare alkaloids

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D-tubocurarine

Compete with ACh for receptors
Flaccid paralysis
Reversed by adding AChE inhibitor

71
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Succinylcholine CoA

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Depolarizing ACh receptor agonist

Causes initial twitches before consistent paralysis.

72
Q

Examples of cholinesterase inhibitors/uses

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Treat Alzheimer’s, myasthenia gravis

In nerve gas, insecticides, reverse anesthesia

73
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Dantrolene

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Inhibit ryanodine(calcium release)

Treat malignant hypothermia and spasticity of nerves

74
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ABC of Xrays

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A-alignment
A-adequacy
B- bone Cortex
C- cartilege

75
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T2 vs T1

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T1 - dark fluid/CSF
- bright fat, fibrous tissue

T2- bright fluid
- dark bone/fibrous tissue

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SLAP tear

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Torn labrum at the superior-anterior-lateral borders

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Hillsachs deformity

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Dent in the humeral head from multiple dislocations

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Sail Sign

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Fat pad dislocation around joint
(Slightly darker region around bones in X-ray)

Adult= radial fracture
Child= supracondylar fracture
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Colles fracture vs Smith fracture

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Colles-FOOSH injury= anterior radial/ulna (dinnerfork)

Smith - posterior radial and lunar displacement

80
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Legg-Calve Perthes

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Insufficient blood supply to femoral head.

Idiopathic disease of younger males