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what does the speed of a nerve impulse depend on? (2)

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  1. diameter of the axon

2. whether axon is myelinated or not

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how does diameter of nerve cell affect how nerve impulse passes? (2)

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  1. resistance

2. capacitance

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normal conductance rate of action potential

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10m/s

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what increases the frequency of the action potential?

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an greater depolarizing current increases this

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multiple sclerosis

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disease attacking oligodendrocyte myelin

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where do action potentials occur on a myelinated nerve cell?

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they occur at the nodes of ranvier

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what diameter would a nerve have be better off unmyelinated?

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it would have a diameter

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outline the common sense model

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health message -> representation of illness risk -> coping procedures -> appraisal

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5 components of illness perception

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  1. identity
  2. consequence
  3. timeline
  4. cause
  5. cure
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define health promotion

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process of enabling people to take control over and improve their health

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downstream vs upstream causes

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downstream: immediate (ex. infectious agent)
upstream: source (ex. education)

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top-down vs bottom-up priorities

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top-down: priorities set by health promoters

bottom-up: priorities set by individuals

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5 approaches to health promotion

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  1. medical/preventive approach
  2. behavioural change approach (ie. persuasive education)
  3. education approach (ie. provide info and let them decide)
  4. empowerment approach
  5. social change approach
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incidence vs prevalence

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incidence: # of new cases
prevalence: proportion of pop w/ disease

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calculate (absolute) risk

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number of events/total population at risk

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calculate relative risk

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risk in group 1/risk in group 2

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calculate (absolute) risk difference

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risk in group 1 - risk in group 2

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calculate relative risk reduction

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(1-relative risk) x 100

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calculate number needed to treat (to save one person)

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1/absolute risk reduction(difference)

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what does odds ratio find?

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what calculation determines if a factor is more likely to occur in a particular group of people

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rate ratio

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ratio b/w two mortality rates

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hazard ratio

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rate ratio for a certain period of time

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confidence intervals

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a range of plausible values

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cross-sectional study

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snapshot of a pop without follow-up; to find prevalence

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case-control study
look at differences in exposure b/w cases with outcome and cases without outcome; to find cause
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cohort study
select cases w/ exposure and cases w/out exposure and follow up on outcome; to find cause/prognosis/incidence
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randomized controlled trial (RCT)
group random ppl into intervention or control then compare risk of outcomes b/w groups; to find treatment effect
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confounding
true relationship "confused" by a third factor
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3 stages of treatment delay
1. appraisal delay: time to interpret a symptom as illness 2. illness delay: time b/w recognizing illness and seeking help 3. utilization delay: time b/w seeking help and using health services
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3 types of violence
1. self-direction 2. interpersonal 3. collective
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3 levels of violence prevention
1. primary "upfront" - taking action before risk factor emerges 2. secondary "in the thick" - reacting to presence of risk factors 3. tertiary "aftermath" - reducing re-occurence of violence
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how many cervical vertebrae are there?
there are 7 of these vertebrae
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what is the synovial joint found in vertebrae?
zygapophyseal joint
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what is the secondary cartilaginous joint found in vertebrae?
intervertebral discs of fibrocartilage
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what levels of vertebral column lies the posterior longitudinal ligaments?
this ligament lies from C2-sacrum
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what levels of vertebral column lies the anterior longitudinal ligaments?
this ligament lies from occipital bone to sacrum
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what ligaments connect the articular laminae?
ligaments flava
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what levels of vertebral column lies the ligament niche?
this ligament lies from foramen magnum-C7
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what does the anterior longitudinal ligament continue as at the top?
this ligament continues as the ant. atlanto-axial and atlanto-occipital membranes
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what does the posterior longitudinal ligament continue as at the top?
this ligament continues as the tectorial membrane
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what ligament continues as the pos. atlanto-axial and atlanto-occipital membranes?
ligamentum flavour continues as this at the top
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what ligament joins the dens and the foramen magnum and stops excess rotation?
alar ligament
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ligament that prevents excess movement b/w axis, atlas and occiput, and holds dens and atlas together
cruciate ligament
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what are the veins b/w the body and spine of vertebrae called?
internal vertebral venous plexus
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what 3 muscles lie inferior to the trapezius?
1. levator scapulae 2. rhomboid minor 3. rhomboid major
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what does the trapezius extend to longitudinally?
this muscle extends from skull to T12
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what does the trapezius do?
this muscle extends neck, retracts, and abducts scapula
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what is the latissimus dorsi connected to?
this muscle is connected to the iliac crest, spines T6-T12, lower ribs, humerus
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what muscle moves the shoulder joint?
latissimus dorsi does this
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what muscle raises and adducts the scapula?
levator scapulae does this
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what do the splenius capitis and cervicis connect to?
these muscles connect to skull, transfer processes, ligament nuchae, C and T spines
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what do the splenius capitis and cervicis do?
these muscles extend, rotate, and laterally flex the neck
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these muscle connect to skull, trans processes, spine, supraspinous ligaments, ribs
erector spinae connect to these bones
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what 3 sections is the iliocostalis muscle divided into?
this muscle is divided into cervicis, thoracis, and lumborum
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what is the deepest layer of intrinsic back muscle?
transversospinalis
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what is the highest transversospinalis muscle?
semispinalis is the highest muscle in this group of muscles
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what muscles make up the sub-occipital triangle of muscles?
rectus capitis + oblique capitis
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characteristic of electrical synapses?
synaptic clefts touch in this type of synapse
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size of gap b/w synaptic clefts
20nm
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how do peptide neurotransmitters move across nerve?
- pre-peptide precursors and enzymes move down microtubule tracks - enzymes modify peptide neurotransmitters - NTs transmit message then diffuse away and is degraded by proteolytic enzymes
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neurotransmitter steps in bouton (5)
1. budding 2. storage 3. docking 4. priming 5. exocitosis
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list the SNARE proteins (4)
1. SNAP-25 2. syntaxin 3. synaptobrevin 4. synaptotagmin
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types of post synaptic potential summations (2)
1. spatial summation | 2. temporal summation
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differences b/w EPSPs and action potentials (4)
1. do not move along axon 2. no voltage gated currents; caused by ligand gating 3. Na+ and K+ flow through same channel 4. no refractory period
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how do local anaesthetics work?
they work by reversibly blocking voltage-gated Na+ channels
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put these in order of loss by local anaesthetic: proprioception, skeletal muscle tone, pain, temperature
1. pain 2. temperature 3. proprioception 4. skeletal muscle tone
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what does the ability of a local anaesthetic depend on? (5)
1. diameter of axon 2. myelination status 3. length of nerve 4. length of time exposed to drug 5. drug concentration
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does drug become more ionized or unionized when pH decreases?
drug becomes more ionized when pH does this
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what does the lasting effect of an ester- containing local anaesthetic depend on? (3)
1. blood flow 2. action of plasma esterases 3. hydrophobicity of drug
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risk of administering adrenaline
administering this lends a risk to ischaemia
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side effects of local anaesthetic
1. dysrhythmias 2. sudden fall in BP 3. CNS issues: restlessness, tremors, convulsions, etc. (due to less binding of IPSPs)
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channelopathy
condition resulting from mutation in channel function
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conductance
1/resistance; reflects number of ion channels open at a moment
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optimum pH extra and intracellularly for local anaesthetic effect
basic extracellularly, acidic intracellularly
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what does the specificity theory of pain propose?
this theory proposes that pain has a separate sensory system
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what does the pattern theory of pain propose?
this theory proposes that pain results from pattern of type of stimulation

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