Patology Flashcards
Where is elastic cartilage found
Auditory canals
Epiglottis
Where is fibro cartilage found?
Invertebral disc
Secondary cartilage joints
(Cartillage cells still lie in matrix)
Where is hyaline cartilage found
Lines all articular surfaces of synovial joints
Prosent of lipids in the human body?
25
What is triglycerid used for and where is it storaged?
Energy storage by adipose celles.
What is the other name for omega-3?
Alfa-lineolic acid
Normal lipid level in the body? And if high - treated with?
<5,2 mmol/L.
Statines, that block a lipolytic enzyme.
Name the three monocarbs
Glu, fru, gal
Fasting glucose levels
3,5-5,5 mmol/L
Proteins make up how many prosent of the human body?
18%
Name four types of proteingroups
Structural, hormonal, immunological and catalytical.
What has happened with the RBC in Sickle-cell anemia?
Valine exchanged with gutate in just two locations in the haemoglobin.
What is the most important blood protein? And what is used for transferring Hb?
Albumin and transferrin.
Name the digestive enzymes
Amylase, protease, lipase
Name the prosentage of blood compounds
55% plasma, 45% RBC, 1% white and platelets.
Name two reasons for microcytosis
Low prod of HgB, low RBC, absent Hb
Name reason for macrocytosis
Folic acid vit. b12 deficiency
Make up 60-70% of WBC and are the first responce to infection.
Neutrophils (three lumps in the core)
3-6 % of WBC and has a bean shaped nucleus.
Monocytes. Become macrophages in tissue.
Allergy WBC make up 1%. Which one has a pink coloured nucleus?
Eosinophils
Explain the life of a RBC
Erytropogenesis in bone marrow, in blood for 120 days before destroyed by makrophages in spleen/liver. Hgb removed by transferrin.
Herpes virus categories
Alfa: simplex, varicella zoster
Beta: cytomegalo
Y: epstein barr
RNA of herpes viruses
Morbili, rubella, influenzae
Pathogenes common in LRT
Streptococcus pyrogens that can cause reumatic fever
In ear infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae
Cold pathogenes
Rhino, corona and adena
Cause of bacterial pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus or strep pneumoniae
Cause of meningitis
Pneumoniae, meningitis, influenzae, cytomegalo, herpes
Name two types of gram positive rods (anaerobic)
Clostridium botolinum and perfringes
Prions cause
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and then Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Cause of gastroenteritis
Staph, clostridium per and diff, e.coli, salmonella, campylobacter
Cause of viral enteritis
Norovirus or hep A
Gastric ulcer
H. Pylori secretes urease that makes amonia and destroies the mucus-secreting cells.
Disease in genitalia
Cystis -> E.Coli
Urethritis -> Gonorrhoea and trachomatis
Candida albicans
Herpes 2, Hep B
What is the common condition caused by streptococcus pyogenes?
(Group A, betahemolytic)
Strep troat or pharyngitis, or impetigo.
Why is staphylococcus aureus a problem in hospitals?
Can grow without oxygen and spread very easily. Member of normal flora.
What serious condition does neisseria menigiditis cause and name another that also causes it.
Menigitis.
Streptococcus pneumoniae
What condition does haemophilus influenzae cause?
Otitis media, conjuctivitis, pneumonia or sinusitis.