Phase One - Second Flashcards
What does Farnelysation do?
Target proteins to the cytoplasmic face
Which pathway are membrane proteins and extracellular proteins degraded by?
Lysosomal Pathway
Is Haematoxylin acidophilic or basophilic?
Acidophilic = Blue
Is eosin acidophilic or basophilic?
Basophilic = Pink
what do tonofilaments loop through?
Desmosomes
Explain the process of gram staining
The bacteria are flooded with crystal violet and iodine is added to help the bacteria retain their colour. Gram positive retain their colour due to their thick peptidoglycan wall and appear purple. The colour in gram negative is drained off and hence it is restained with safranin. Gram negative appear pink.
Is it true that monocytes gives rise to macrophages?
Yes
What is the correct order of the Gibb’s reflection model
Description - feelings - evaluation - analysis - conclusion -action plan
What cells at not somatic cells?
Reproductive cells
Describe hypovolemic shock
There is a low blood volume. This is can be non-haemorrhage for example sweating (not through bleeding) or haemorrhage for example ruptured blood vessels (bleeding). As little as 20% of the blood volume is able to induce this shock. Blood pressure will go down. There is reduced mixed venous oxygen saturation. The skin will appear cold and clammy as there is less blood flow to the tissues.
Describe cardiogenic shock
This is where the left ventricle fails to pump a sufficient amount of blood around the body. This is common after a heart attack. There is reduced mixed venous oxygen saturation and reduced blood pressure. Due to the reduced blood flow to the tissues, the skin will appear cold and clammy.
Why is hypovolemic and cardiogenic shock also known as ‘cold shock’?
There is reduced blood flow to the tissues creating a cold feeling.
Which types of shock are described as distributive?
Septic, Neurogenic and Anaphylactic
What happens to the blood vessels during distributive shock?
Excessive dilation and they become leaky.
During distributive shock, what causes the perfusion to vital organs to decrease?
Increased vasodilation, Increased permeability and increased microvascular clotting
Why does distributive shock lead to warm and flushed skin?
There is increased blood supply to the peripheral vessels
Why is the mixed venous oxygen saturation normal or increased with distributive shock?
Due to widespread vasodilation, there is very low vascular resistance. The blood flow is too fast to unload oxygen into the tissues
Describe Septic shock
This is caused by a bacterial infection.
The endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides) present on the cell membrane of gram negative bacteria cause many effects.
- they break down the endothelium and cause the release of vasodilators (nitric oxide)
- they activate complement which causes mast cells to release histamine (vasodilator)
- they activate macrophages and neutrophils and they release pro-inflammatory cytokines for example IL-1 and TNF
- the endothelium will release tissue factor and this, in combination with a decrease in anti-coagulants, will cause an increase in blood clotting
The inflammatory molecules will cause breakdown of the vessel wall and this will lead to leaky vessels.
Describe Anaphylactic shock
This is a severe allergic reaction and where there is a dangerously low blood pressure.
Describe Neurogenic shock
This is where there is a failure of the CNS and it is unable to control the blood pressure and hence it is very low.
Describe four things that happen when platelets become activated i.e when they bind to collagen on the vessel wall
- they change shape from sphere to cylindrical
- they change the gIIb/IIIa receptor which increase the affinity for fibrinogen and this allows a fibrin mesh to form
- they release negative molecules for example phosphatidylserine which binds to calcium and causes a negative surface to be formed to allow clotting factors to bind
- they release thromboxane A2 which allows platelet aggregation
What does the APTT test ?
Intrinsic pathway and common pathway
The trophoblasts is the first to implant and this forms what two layers?
syncytiotrophoblasts and cytothroblast.
What are the two layers of the bilaminar disc?
Epiblast (ectoderm - columnar) and hypoblast (endoderm - cuboidal)