Midterm I Flashcards
The cellular membrane functions
Biological Membrane components
Cholesterol
Glycolipids
Integral/Intrinsic membrane protein
Peripheral extrinsic membrane protein
The nucleus
Desmosomes
Tight junctions
Gap junctions
The endoplasmic reticulum
Peroxisomes
Lysosomes
Ribosomes
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondria
Simple diffusion
Factors affecting simple diffusion
Carrier mediated facilitated diffusion
Secondary active transport
Transport rates
Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
Receptor mediated endocytosis
Exocytosis
Electrical driving force
Electrochemical driving force
Transcription factors
cAMP as a secondary messenger
Activation of G proteins
Calcium as a secondary messenger
Vascular event of acute inflammation
Cardinal signs of inflammation
Cellular events in inflammation
Chemotaxis
PRR (pattern recognition receptors) or Toll-like receptors
Opsonization
Oxygen dependent neutrophil killing
Oxygen independent neutrophil killing
Suicidal killing by neutrophils
Complement proteins
Primary lymphoid tissue
T-cell education
Secondary lymphoid tissues
Role of lymphocytes in acquired immunity
Antibody structure
Role of B cells in adapted or acquired immunity