Practical 2 Flashcards
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Antigens
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- surface glycoproteins and glycolipids
- reacts with a specific antibody
- able to produce a specific immune response
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Antibodies
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- found in plasna
- combines with a specific antigen
- involved in inhibiting or destroying the antigen and its cell
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Type A
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A antigen, Anti-B antibody
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Type B
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B antigen, Anti-A antibody
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Type AB
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Both A and B antigen, Neither antibody
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Type O
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Neither A nor B antigen, Both anti-A and anti-B antibodies
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Rh Positive
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presence of Rh antigen on erythrocyte (blood does not contain anti-Rh antibodies)
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Rh Negative
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absence of Rh antigen on erythrocyte (blood does not contain anti-Rh antibodies UNLESS the person is exposed to Rh antigen in childbirth, blood transfusions, and sharing needles)
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Functions of the Respiratory System
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- provides gas exchange
- regulates blood pH
- contains receptors for sense of smell
- filters air
- produces sounds
- rids the body of some water and heat through expired air
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Respiratory System Main Organs
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- nose
- pharynx
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- lungs
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Upper Respiratory System
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- nose
- nasal cavity
- pharynx
- associated structures
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Lower Respiratory System
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- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- lungs
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Conducting Zone
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- filters, warms, and moistens air
- conducts that air into the lungs
- nose, nasal cavity pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles
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Respiratory Zone
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- site of gas exchange
- respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, alveoli
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Nose function
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warms, humidifies, and filters air
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Nose main composition
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bone (base) and hyaline cartilage (anterior)
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External Nares
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openings for air to enter nasal cavity (nostrils)
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Nasal Cavity
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lined with mucous membrane
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Nasal Septum
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separates right and left nasal cavity (nosebleeds, deviated septum)
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Turbinates/Conchae
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curved bony structures in nasal cavity (superior, middle, inferior)
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Meatus
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increases surface area, warms and humidifies air, dry mouth when sick (superior, middle, inferior)
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Hard Palate
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bony; forms floor of nasal cavity
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Internal Nares
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openings that lead into nasopharynx
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Pharynx
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throat
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Nasopharynx
begins at internal nares and ends at soft palate
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Oropharynx
begins at soft palate and ends at hyoid bone
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Laryngopharynx
begins at hyoid bone and ends at esophagus
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Soft palate
posterior extension of hard palate
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Uvula
dangles inferiorly as an extension of soft palate (swallowing)
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Paranasal Sinuses
cavities that warm and moisten air and drain into nasal cavity
- frontal sinus
- maxillary sinus
- ethmoidal sinus
- sphenoidal sinus
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Auditory (Eustachian) Tubes
connect ear to nasopharynx (behind nasal cavity)
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Tonsils
- pharyngeal tonsil (1)
- palatine tonsils (2)
- lingual tonsils (2)
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Larynx
voicebox (all cartilages are hyaline except epiglottis)
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Glottis
opening into larynx
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Paired Cartilages
posterior wall of larynx
- arytenoid cartilages
- cuneiform cartilages
- conrniculate cartilages
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Thyroid Cartilage
- single cartilage
- largest
- Adam's apple
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Cricoid Cartilage
- single cartilage
- complete ring
- larger on posterior side
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Epiglottis
- single cartilage
- closes over glottis
- elastic cartilage
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Structures of Voice Production
folds are lateral to glottis
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Ventricular folds/ Vestibular folds/ False Vocal Cords
superior and lateral
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Vocal folds/ True Vocal Cords
- inferior and medial
- attached to arytenoid cartilages via small muscles
- laryngitis
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Trachea
- windpipe
- tubular passageway for air
- extends from larynx and divides into primary bronchi
- anterior to esophagus
- many incomplete rings of cartilage around trachea
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Tracheal Cartilage
where a tracheotomy is performed
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Trachealis Muscle
- changes diameter of trachea during inhalation and exhalation
- coughing and choking
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Lungs
- apex: rounded superior part
| - base: broader inferior part
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Hilum
medial side of the lung (entrance and exit area for bronchi, blood supply, lymphatic vessels, and nerves)
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Lobes of Right Lung
superior, middle and inferior
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Lobes of Left Lung
superior and inferior (cardiac notch is a concave surface where apex of heart lies)
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Pleaural Membrane
encloses and protects lungs
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Double-Layered Serous Membrane
- visceral pleura: covers surface of each lung
| - parietal pleura: lines thoracic cavity wall
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Pleaural Cavity
- space between visceral and parietal pleura
| - contains pleural fluid which reduces friction during inhalation and exhalation
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Bronchial Tree
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Trachea
Primary Bronchi
Secondary Bronchi
Tertiary Bronchi
Bronchioles
Terminal Bronchioles
Respiratory Bronchioles
Alveolar Ducts
Alveolar Sacs
Alveoli
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Trachea
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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Primary Bronchi
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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Secondary Bronchi
Simple columnar epithelium with few cilia
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Tertiary Bronchi
Simple columnar epithelium with few cilia and Simple Cuboidal epithelium with few cilia
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Bronchioles
Simple cuboidal epithelium with few cilia
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Terminal Bronchioles
Simple cuboidal epithelium with few cilia
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Respiratory Bronchioles
Simple cuboidal epithelium with few cilia and Simple squamous epithelium
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Alveolar Ducts
Simple squamous epithelium
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Alveolar Sacs
Simple squamous epithelium
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Alveoli
Simple squamous epithelium
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Carina
where trachea splits into right and left primary (main) bronchi
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Which bronchus is longer?
Left primary bronchus
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Changes from bronchi to bronchioles
- diameter of airway decreases
- changes in epithelium
- change from cartilage to smooth muscle (asthmatic inhalers)
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How does smoking affect the respiratory system?
- nicotine constricts terminal bronchioles
- hemoglobin has a greater affinity for CO than O2
- increased mucus secretion and swelling of mucosal lining
- destruction of elastic fibers (emphysema)
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Mucociliary Clearance
defense mechanism to protect lungs from pollutants, allergens, and pathogens (cilia and goblet cells work together to remove inhaled particles from lungs)
--cilia become paralyzed and debris is not cleared
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Extensive long term smoking
change in tissue type (metaplasia) from pseudo stratified ciliated columnar epithelium to stratified squamous epithelium (no cilia)
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Pulmonary Ventilation
- macroscopic
- breathing
- moving air between atmosphere and lungs (inhalation and exhalation)
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External Respiration
movement of O2 and CO2 between alveoli and pulmonary capillaries
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Internal Respiration
movement of O2 and CO2 between capillaries and tissues
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Cellular Respiration
cells use O2 to create ATP (energy)
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Pulmonary ventilation inhalation
air moves into lungs when pressure inside lungs is less than atmospheric pressure
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Pulmonary ventilation exhalation
air moves out of lungs when pressure inside lungs is greater than atmospheric pressure
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Boyles Law
inverse relationship between pressure and volume
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Pressure changes during pulmonary ventilation inhalation
- thorax expands
- parietal pleura pulled outward
- pleural cavity volume increases
- intrapleural pressure decreases
- visceral pleura and lungs pulled outward
- alveolar pressure decreases
- air enters lungs
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Pressure changes during pulmonary ventilation exhalation
- lungs recoil and thorax decreases in size
- visceral pleura pulled inward
- alveolar pressure increases
- pleural cavity volume decreases and parietal pleura pulled inward
- intrapleural pressure increases
- air leaves lungs
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Intrapleural Pressure
pressure between the two pleural layer
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Alveolar Pressure
pressure inside the lungs
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Pneumothorax
- air enters pleural cavity
- intrapleural pressure increases
- lung collapses
- open valve
- air escapes
- intrapleural pressure decreases
- inhales
- close valve
- intrapleural pressure increases
- exhales
- that shit hurted
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Quiet inhalation muscles
- diaphragm contracts
| - external intercostal muscles contract
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Forced inhalation muscles
- diaphragm contracts
- external intercostal muscles contract
- sternocleidomastoid contracts
- scalenes contract
- pectoralis minor muscles contract
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Quiet exhalation muscles
- diaphragm relaxes
| - external iintercostal muscles relax
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Forced exhalation muscles
- diaphragm relaxes
- external intercostal muscles relax
- internal intercostal muscles contract
- abdominal muscles--external obliques, internal obliques, transverse abdominal, recites abdominus contract
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Lymphatic System Functions
- drains excess interstitial fluid and returns it to bloodstream
- carries out immune responses
- transports dietary lipids and lipid soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)
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Lymphatic System Componenets
- lymphatic organs
- lymphatic tissues
- lymphatic vessels
- lymph
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Lymph
fluid found within lymphatic vessels
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Blood capillaries filter:
more plasma than what is reabsorbed
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Interstitial fluid
excess fluid in interstitial spaces
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What do lymphatic capillaries absorb?
interstitial fluid
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Lymphatic Capillaries
- lies near blood capillaries
| - closed at one end
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Chain of lymphatic capillaries to ducts
- lymphatic capillaries merge to form lymphatic vessels
- lymphatic vessels merge to form lymph trunks
- lymph trunks merge to form ducts (thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct)
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Lymphatic Vessels
- carry lymph
- thinner walls
- more valves
- dead-end capillary
- carrying lymph in one direction
- all drain into subclavian vein
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Veins
- carry blood
- thicker walls
- less valves
- carry blood in all directions throughout body
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Similarities of lymphatic vessels and veins
- carry fluid back to heart
- refer to fluid as being "drained"
- valves
- carry leukocytes
- use skeletal muscle pump, respiratory pump, and arterial pump
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Cisterna Chyli
sac-like reservoir in the abdominal area where lymph trunks merge into; also mark the start of thoracic duct
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Thoracic Duct
- begins at cisterna chyli
- drains lymph from legs, abdomen, left arm, and left side of the thorax, neck, and head
- drains into the left subclavian vein
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Right lymphatic duct
- drains lymph from right arm and right side of the thorax, neck, and head
- drains into right subclavian vein
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Flow of lymph
- lymphatic capillaries
- lymphatic vessels
- lymphatic nodes
- lymphatic vessels
- lymphatic trunks
- lymphatic ducts
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Lymph nodes
- submandibular nodes
- cervical nodes
- axillary nodes
- bronchial nodes
- mammary nodes
- illiac nodes
- intestinal nodes
- inguinal nodes
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Lymph trunks
- subclavian trunks
- jugular trunks
- lumbar trunks
- intestinal trunks
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Subclavian Trunks
- axillary nodes
- bronchial nodes
- mammary nodes
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Jugular Trunks
- cervical nodes
| - submandibular nodes
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Lumbar Intestinal Trunks
- illiac nodes
- intestinal nodes
- inguinal nodes
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Primary Lymphatic Organs
where lymphocytes are produced and become immunocompetent (red bone marrow and thymus)
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Secondary Lymphatic Organs
where immune responses occur (spleen and lymph nodes (axillary, mammary, intestinal, inguinal, iliac, cervical, submandibular, bronchial))
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Lymphatic Organs
surrounded by capsule
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Lymphatic Tissues
not surrounded by a capsule
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Lymphatic Nodules
where immunes responses occur (MALT and Aggregations)
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MALT
- mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
- tiny specs of lymphoid tissue inside connective tissue of mucous membranes
- urinary, digestive, reproductive, and respiratory
- necessary because these tracts are open to external environment
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Aggregations
- large clumps or clusters of lymphoid tissue
- Peyer's patches: digestive to small intestine)
- Appendix: digestive
- Tonsils: respiratory to pharyngeal, lingual, and palatine tonsils
- Bronchial nodules: respiratory
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Spleen
- largest lymphatic organ
| - secondary lymphatic organ
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Spleen functions
- filters blood of foreign organisms and particles
- eliminates old erythrocytes
- blood reservoir for platelets
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White Pulp
- nodules
- houses mostly lymphocytes (B and T cells) and macrophages
- stains dark purple due to the many leukocytes
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Red Pulp
- houses platelets and erythrocytes
| - stains a lighter color due to the many erythrocytes (no nuclei)
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Two regions in Lymph Node
- cortex
| - medulla
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Route through lymph node
- afferent vessels
- subscapular sinus
- trabecular sinus
- medullary sinus
- efferent vessels
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Antibody-mediated immunity
B cells to plasma cells and memory B cells
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B Cells
- originate in red bone marrow
| - mature and become immunocompetent in red bone marrow
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Plasma Cells
secrete antibodies
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Memory B Cells
aid in fighting foreign body at a future time
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Cell-mediated immunity
T cells to helper T cells/CD4 T cells, cytotoxic T cells/CD8 T cells, and memory T cells
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T Cells
- originate in red bone marrow
| - mature and become immunocompetent in thymus
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Helper T cells/ CD4 T cells (Captain)
secrete cytokines to help activate other immune cells
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Cytotoxic T cells/ CD8 T cells (Kill)
directly attack and destroy infected cells
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Memory T Cells
aid in fighting foreign body at a future time
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Tonsillitis
inflammation or infection of tonsils
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Causes of Tonsillitis
viral or bacterial
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Symptoms of Tonsillitis
sore throat, fever, swollen lymph nodes, nasal congestion, difficulty swallowing, headache
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Treatments for Tonsillitis
- antibiotics
| - tonsillectomy
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Appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix
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Causes of Appendicitis
blockage in the lining of appendix that results in infection
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Symptoms of Appendicitis
abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite
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Treatment for Appendicitis
Appendectomy (to avoid risk of appendix rupturing and causing peritonitis which is an infection and inflammation in abdomen or gangrene which is a loss of tissue)
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Metastasis in Cancer
- spread of cancer from one part of the body to another
- can occur via blood vessels or lymphatic vessels (cancer cells can squeeze through these vessel walls)
- secondary tumor sites
- cancerous vs. enlarged lymph nodes
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Secondary tumor sites
establishments of new tumors where cancer cells are lodged after traveling through lymph or blood
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Cancerous Lymph nodes
enlarged, firm, contender, fixed
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Enlarged Lymph nodes
softer, tender, movable
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Elephantiasis clinical name
lymphatic filariasis
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Lymphodema
tissue swelling
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Elephantiasis
skin/tissue thickening
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Hydrocele
scrotal swelling
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Treatments are Elephantiasis
diethylcarbamazine (DEC), preventative chemotherapy, morbidity management (hygiene, skin care, exercises), vector control (nets, sprays)
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Endocrine System Functions
secretes hormones to cause changes in the activity of target cells and direct cellular activities (maintains homeostasis)
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Components of the endocrine system
- pineal gland
- hypothalamus
- pituitary gland
- thyroid gland
- parathyroid glands
- thymus
- adrenal glands
- pancreas
- ovaries
- testes
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Endocrine Glands
secrete hormones into interstitial fluid and blood surrounding the secretory glands
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Exocrine Glands
secrete products into ducts that carry secretions into body cavities, into the lumen of an organ, or to outer surface of body ("external environment")
ex. sudoriferous (sweat) glands, sebaceous (oil) glands, digestive glands
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Paracrine
acting on neighboring cells
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Autocrine
acting on same cell that secreted molecules
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Nervous system speed
fast-acting, travels short distances
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Endocrine system speed
longer-lasting, travels long distances
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Mediator molecules (nervous)
neurotransmitters released locally in response to nerve impulses
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Mediator molecules (endocrine)
hormones delivered to tissues throughout body by blood
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Site of mediator action (nervous)
close to site of release, at synapse; binds to receptors in postsynaptic membrane
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Site of mediator action (endocrine)
far from site of release (usually); binds to receptors on or in target cells
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Types of target cells (nervous)
muscle (smooth, cardiac, and skeletal) cells, gland cells, other neurons
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Types of target cells (endocrine)
cells throughout body
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Time to onset of action (nervous)
typically within milliseconds (thousandths of a second)
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Time to onset of action (endocrine)
seconds to hours or days
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Duration of action (nervous)
generally briefer (milliseconds)
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Duration of action (endocrine)
generally longer (seconds to days)
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Hypothalamus
- links nervous and endocrine systems
- regulates pituitary glands
- secretes at least 9 hormones
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Anterior Pituitary (Adenohypophysis)
- composed of glandular epithelial tissue
- makes and secretes 7 hormones (hGh, TSH, FSH, LH, PRL, ACTH, MSH)
- Hypophyseal portal system
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Hypophyseal Portal System
hypothalamus will secrete hormones into blood that will stimulate or inhibit the secretion of anterior pituitary hormones
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Posterior Pituitary (Neurohypophysis)
- composed of neural tissue
- stores and releases into blood 2 hormones (ADH, OT)
- ADH and OT synthesized within cell bodies of hypothalamic neurons, packaged into vesicles, travel down axons into posterior pituitary, and released into blood
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Human Growth Hormone location
cartilage, bone, skeletal muscle, liver, and other body tissues
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Human Growth Hormone function
stimulates secretion of hormones that stimulates body growth and metabolism
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone location
thyroid gland
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone function
stimulates growth of thyroid gland and secretion of its hormones
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone location
testes and ovaries
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone function
- Testes: stimulates sperm production
| - Ovaries: stimulates oocyte production and estrogen secretion
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Luteinizing Hormone location
testes and ovaries
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Luteinizing Hormone function
- Testes: stimulates secretion of testosterone
| - Ovaries: triggers ovulation and stimulates secretion of estrogen and progesterone
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Prolactin location
mammary gland
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Prolactin function
stimulates production and secretion of milk
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone location
adrenal cortex
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone function
stimulates secretion of hormones by adrenal cortex
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Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone location
skin
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Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone function
darkens skin pigmentation
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Anti-Diuretic Hormone location
kidneys
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Anti-Diuretic Hormone function
decreases water lost in urine by returning water to the blood
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Oxytocin location
uterus and mammary gland
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Oxytocin function
stimulates uterine contractions and milk ejection during suckling
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Thyroxine location
follicular cells
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Thyroxine function
increases metabolism and basal metabolic rate (BMR)
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Triiodothyronine location
follicular cells
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Triiodothyronine location
follicular cells
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Triiodothyronine function
increases metabolism and basal metabolic rate (BMR)
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Calcitonin location
parafollicular cells/ C cells
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Calcitonin function
decreases blood calcium levels by inhibiting osteoclasts
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Parathyroid Hormone location
principal cells
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Parathyroid Hormone function
increases blood calcium levels by stimulating osteoclasts to break down bone matrix
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Aldosterone location
Kidneys (zona glomerulosa)
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Aldosterone function
decreases sodium and water loss in urine by returning sodium and water to the blood
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Cortisol location
liver, muscle, and cells involved in body defenses (zone fasciculata)
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Cortisol function
increases resistance to stress, increases blood glucose levels, and decreases inflammation
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Androgens location
uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in secondary sex characteristics (zone reticularis)
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Androgens function
insignificant in males; increases sex drive in females
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Epinephrine location
body cells involved in fight or flight response
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Epinephrine function
promotes fight or flight response
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Norepinephrine location
body cells involved in fight or flight response
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Norepinephrine function
promotes fight or flight response
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Insulin location
beta cells
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Insulin function
decreases blood glucose levels by transporting glucose into body cells
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Glucagon location
liver (alpha cells)
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Glucagon function
increases blood glucose levels by stimulating liver to break down glycogen into glucose
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Estrogen location
uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in female sex characteristics
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Estrogen function
stimulates development of female sex characteristics; helps regulate menstrual cycle
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Progesterone location
uterus, mammary glands, and other body cells involved in female sex characteristics
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Progesterone function
stimulates development of female sex characteristics; helps regulate menstrual cycle
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Testosterone location
testes, muscle, and other body cells involved in male sexual characteristics
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Testosterone function
stimulates development of male sex characteristics; stimulates male sex drive; regulates sperm production
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Melatonin location
brain
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Melatonin function
helps to set biological clock
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Thymosin location
T cells (type of white blood cell involved in immune response)
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Thymosin function
promotes the maturation of T cells for the immune response
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Negative Feedback
- reverses a change in controlled condition
| - hormones released by target glands decrease secretions of their tropic hormones
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Positive Feedback
- strengthens a change in body's controlled condition
| - adds to or reinforces the initial change in controlled condition
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Diabetes Mellitus
- inability to produce or use insulin
- insulin unavailable to help transport glucose into cells
- leads to glycosuria, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
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Type 1 Diabetes
- autoimmune disorder: immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells and little to no insulin is produces
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
- juvenile DM: affects people younger than age 20
- diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
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Type 2 Diabetes
- decreased insulin sensitivity: pancreatic beta cells still produce insulin, but insulin receptors on target cells become less sensitive to insulin
- non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
- adult onset DM: largely affects people older than 35 (usually obese)
- hypoglycemia from injecting too much insulin
