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adeno=

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glandular

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papilloma

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mucous membrane

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carcinoma

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malignant

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sarcoma

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partially malignant and partially benign

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5
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ATP supplies energy to run for how many seconds

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4

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6
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phosphocreatine supplies energy to run for how many seconds

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15 seconds

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7
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free circulating glucose supplies energy for how long

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4 minutes

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8
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how long do glycogen stores last for

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77 minutes

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9
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how long do fat stores last for

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4+ days

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10
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what is incidence

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no of people that will catch specific disease in a year

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prevalence

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no of people that currently have that specific disease in that year

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12
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prevalence is always higher than incidence true/false

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true

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13
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metaplasia

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change from one mature cell to another

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14
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alpha haemolysis

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dark green

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15
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beta haemolysis

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yellow

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16
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gamma haemolysis

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red

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17
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foetal haemoglobin

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compromised of 2 alpha and 2 gamma subunits- higher affinity for oxygen than adult hemoglobin

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18
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adult haemoglobin

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2 alpha and 2 beta subunits

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19
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neo-adjuvant treatment

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given before surgery to shrink tumour for removal

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20
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adjuvant treatment

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given after surgery to reduce risk of recurrence

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21
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proto-oncogenes

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normal genes that stimulate cell division
in cancer, these genes change to oncogenes

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22
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tumour suppressor genes

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inhibit cell division

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23
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liquefactive necrosis

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occurs in brain

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24
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coagulative necrosis

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seen in infarction

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25
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caseous necrosis (cheesy)

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tuberculosis

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26
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unambiguous

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each codon specifies a single amino acid or stop codon only

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27
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degenerate

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a single amino acid coded for by more than one codon

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28
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gastric binds to

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CCK2 receptors

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29
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histamine binds via

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H2 receptors

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30
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nonsense mutation

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premature stop codon

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31
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muscarinic receptors in airway smooth muscle cause

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constriction

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32
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Burkitt’s lymphoma

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c-MYC

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33
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neuroblastoma

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n-MYC

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34
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follicular lymphoma

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BCL-2

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35
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pancreatic cancer

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RAS

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36
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ovarian cancer

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CA-125

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37
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which type of HPV causes cervical cancer

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types 16 and 18

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38
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which type of HPV causes genital warts

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types 6 and 11

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39
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stroke volume=

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EDV-ESV

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40
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chronotropic effect

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effect on heart rate

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41
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inotropic effect

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effect on force of contraction

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42
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which cell have a kidney shaped nucleus

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macrophages

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43
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what are found on the cell membranes of macrophages

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MHC class II molecules

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44
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function of mast cells

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destruction of large parasites that cannot be phagocytosed

45
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what junctions are present in the SA node of the heart

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gap junctions

46
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male nipple level

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T4

47
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artery to measure bp

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brachial artery

48
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popliteal pulse

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posterior to knee joint

49
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resident cells of cartilage

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chondrocytes

50
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anti-platelet drug

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aspirin

51
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therapeutic index

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measurement of relative safety of a drug

52
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what is an elevated JVP

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increased central venous pressure

53
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what is clopidogrel

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an antiplatelet

54
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potassium channel activators (eg nicorandil)

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anti-anginal

55
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ECG myocardial ischaemia

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ST segment depression on exercise

56
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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autosomal dominant, mutations in sarcomere genes

57
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flecainide

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pill in pocket approach for atrial fibrillation

58
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fat soluble vitamin metabolism

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absorbed via micelles

59
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most potent stimulus for inhibition of gastric motility

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fat in the duodenum

60
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in screening, the term specificity is defined as

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the proportion of those who are negative who actually do not have the disease

61
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progesterone

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promotes smooth muscle relaxation (GI)

62
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what lines the abdominal cavity

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epithelium

63
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precursor to an enzyme that functions in stomach

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pepsinogen

64
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ejection phase of cell cycle

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blood from ventricles to pulmonary artery (to lungs) to aorta (to rest of body). Semi-lunar valves open, av valves closed

65
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path of conduction in heart

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SA node, AV node, bundle of his, left and right bundle branches, purkinje fibres

66
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normal ejection fraction

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60%

67
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Virchow triad

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blood flow stasis, hypercoagulability, endothelial injury

68
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location of G-protein couple receptors

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cell membrane

69
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where does the hindgut get its blood supply from

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inferior mesenteric artery

70
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chief cells

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secrete pepsinogen

71
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G cells

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release gastrin- gastrin stimulates parietal cells to promote HCL secretion into stomach

72
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myoglobin dissociation curve

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a hyperbolic curve

73
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haemoglobin dissociation curve

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a sigmoid curve

74
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bohr effect on haemoglobin dissociation curve

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sigmoid curve, shifts right

75
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which follows m-m kinetics- haemoglobin or myoglobin?

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myoglobin

76
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ALT>3000

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likely cause- drug (paracetamol) or ischaemia

77
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lesser sac

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a potential space within the peritoneal cavity that is found anterior to the pancreas and posterior to the stomach

78
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stomach

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an organ supplied by an anastomotic ring of arteries derived from the coeliac trunk

79
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intracellular organelle is primarily responsible for the digestion of engulfed
bacteria within the phagocytic cells

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lysosomes

80
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Golgi apparatus

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helps
process and package proteins and lipid molecules

81
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Cardiac myocytes

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cellular
structures

82
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ig forming pentamers

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serum igM

83
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ig monomers

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cell surface igD/igM

84
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sub-cellular organelle where lipids are produced

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smooth endoplasmic reticulum

85
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cell wall antimicrobials

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penicillins (amoxicillin as an example), glycopeptides (vancomycin as
an example) and cephalosporins (ceftriaxone as an example

86
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Antibiotics that affect nucleic acids

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metronidazole and
ciprofloxacin

87
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drugs that target protein synthesis

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Aminoglycosides (gentamicin), Tetracyclines (doxycycline/ minocycline) and
Macrolides (Erythromycin)

88
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CD8

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cytotoxic T cell marker

89
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CD4

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identifies helper T cells

90
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Which group of serum proteins, when deficient, is most likely responsible for the
patient’s increased susceptibility to bacterial infections

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complement

91
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chronic inflammatory cells

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lymphocytes and plasma cells

92
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granulomatous inflammation

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aggregates of histocytes

93
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acute inflammation

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neutrophilic

94
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histology- lymphocytes

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small purple dots

95
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histology-plasma cells

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fried eggs

96
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histology- macrophages

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bigger blobby ones

97
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histology- eosinophils

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tomatoes with sunglasses

98
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flagella

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Protein molecules that extend from the surface of bacteria & generate
movement

99
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anterior rootlets and roots

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motor fibres and parasympathetic

100
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posterior rootlets and roots

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contain sensory fibres

101
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insulin receptor

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kinase-linked receptor

102
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where does the spinal cord end in children and adults

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L1/L2

103
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ig that is a dimer

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igA

104
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lateral ecg

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circumflex, i, aVl, v5-6

105
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anterolateral ecg

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left coronary artery, i, avL, v3-6

106
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anterior ecg

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left anterior descending, v1-4

107
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legionella

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gram negative bacilli

108
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opioids (morphine, codeine)

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can cause constipation

109
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stable monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

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amiodarone

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