Random Questions Flashcards
Which type of receptors (PRR) bind to LPS and peptydoglycans?
TLR2 bind to peptidoglycan from G+ bacteria
TLR4 bind to LPA from G- bacteria
What type of virus is foot and mouth disease?
A picornavirus
What type of virus is rabbies?
A lyssavirus
What are the most resistant allele to scrapie in sheep?
ARR very resistant
ARQ is in between
VRQ is less resistant
What is the concentration of Na+ and Cl- in the extracellular fluids?
Na+ is 140mmol/L
Cl- is 120mmol/L
How much of the dietary phosphate and calcium are absorbed?
60% of phosphate and 20% of calcium(small intestine)
Where is the phosphate and calcium reabsorbed in the kidneys?
Phosphate in the PCT = 90% of it. If it is not then it will be excreted
Calcium in the PCT passively = 70% of it. And actively in the DCT
Which molecule is stimulated in response to increase in serum calcium levels and inhabits PTH? Due to which co-factor?
FGF23 with the co-factor klotho
What is called the specific structure found at the end of rabbit’s ileum?
The sacculus rotundus - it is a lymphoid tissue
What bacteria species are found in rabbit’s caecum?
Bacterioides species, E. Colis spp and Clostridia spp.
What is called the force transmitting protein in cardiac muscle fibres?
Desmosomes in the intercalated discs
How many lobes does the liver of carnivores has ? How many in ruminants?
6 lobes and 2 processes in carnivores
4 lobes in ruminants
How many lobes does the liver of carnivores has ? How many in ruminants?
6 lobes and 2 processes in carnivores
4 lobes in ruminants
What is the blood supply of the abdominal muscles ?
Cranial and caudal epigastric arteries and veins
What is the protein in milk broken down by the abomasum?
Casein
What is the name of the groove extending from the oesophagus to the omasum?
Gastric groove
Which nerves orchestrate the movement between the rumen and the reticulum?
Cranial nerve X (also called the vagus nerve)
How do you assess the secondary movement?
By touching the paralumbar fossa
How is called the section separating the glandular and non-glandular stomach of the horse?
The Margot plicatus
How are cold/warm blooded animals called?
Poikilotherm or ectoderm.
Warm blooded are called endoderm
What is called an animal which is born immature?
Altricial
What type of virus is the papillomas virus?
Non-enveloped dsDNA virus
What type of virus is the Retrovirus?
It is an enveloped RNA virus and it possesses a reverse transcriptase
What is the net fluid production and the net fluid absorption?
Then net fluid production is the amount of fluid sent by the crypt cells into the intestines by the sending of sodium (water follows).
The net fluid absorption is the absorption of Na+ by the villi with water therefore following.
What is it called when there is destruction of the brush border cells and we can find some blood shreds and cellular debris inside the feaces (diarrhoea)?
It is called dysentery
On what receptors do the acetyl choline binds?
The nicotinic receptors for the autonomic NS in the pre-ganglionic neurons or the muscarinic receptors for the parasympathetic NS in the post ganglionic neurons.
What is the blood partial pressure of CO2?
40mmHg
Which equation allows us to determine the pH of a solution from its Ka and pKa?
The Handerson-Hasselback equation
What strain of bacteria is found in the lining of cows stomach? What does it produce?
Lactobacilli which produce lactic acid and butyric acid
In Peters Patches what’s the precise activation role of TH2 and TH3 cells?
TH2 stimulate B cells class witching to IgE through IL-4 production
TH3 stimulate B cells class switching to IgA through TGF-B production
How much IgG do foal need when they are born?
They need to have at least 400md/dl. If they have under 400mg/dl they need to be given more colostrum orally. If less than 200mg/dl they need IV immune plasma infusion.
What is ground substance?
An amorphous gel like substance. It does not possess any elastin and collagen. It is the basic component of ECM and is abundant in loose connective tissues.
What is in situ hybridisation used for?
It is used to determine mRNA presence
What is a neural ganglion?
It is a cell body in the PNS. In the CNS it is called a nucleus.
what is the name of the multi unit smooth muscles innervations?
varicosities
what is the basal lamina and what is it made of ?
it is the ECM of muscles. It is made of collagen type IV, laminin, perlecan (heparan sulfate proteoglycans) and entactin
what is the physiological explanation of the intensity of contraction of a muscle fibre ?
The intensity of the contraction comes with the frequency of the nerve impulse and the number of muscle fibres that contract at once.
The lower the frequency the lighter the contraction. This is basically the calcium being released and reabsorbed directly after. If you send a high frequency then the calcium will not be reabsorbed and the contraction will perdure.
What are the 3 different types of neurons ?
he cell body can be in 3 different locations, categorising 3 different types of neurons. The first one multipolar, it is when the cell body is at an extremity of the neurone, next to the dendrites, the second one is bipolar, it is when the cell body is in the middle of the neuron embedded in the axon. The third one is pseudo-polar, it is when the cell body is in the middle of the cell but separated from the axon.
What are the different kind of cells we can find in the nervous system ?
Firstly, there are the microglia. Those are the immune phagocytic cells of the nervous system.
Secondly, there are the astrocytes. Those provide nutrients and necessary molecules for the proper health and normal functioning of the NS.
Thirdly, there are oligodendrocytes. They myelinate the neurones of the CNS. The PNS equivalent are the schwann cells.
Fourthly, there are the ependymal cells, which line the epithelium of the CNS.
Finally, there are stem cells.
what are the main neurotransmitters ?
acetyl choline, GABBA, adrenaline, NE, dopamine, glutamate, serotonin, catecholamine.
what are the different internal sensory organs ?
The muscle spindles, the inner ear and the viscera sensing system
what is a disynaptic reflex during a patellar reflex test ?
It is when the muscle spindle of the patella is stretch, it therefore sends a message to the stimulatory neurons of the quadriceps (normally) but before reaching the quadriceps it stimulates the inhibitory neurons of the quadriceps and therefore relaxes the muscles. This result in a lack of reflex.
what are the major salivary gland
the parotid, the sublingual, the submaxillary and the zigomatic gland
which artery supplies the pancreas ?
the splenic artery
what are the 2 different teeth growing ways ? give animal examples
There are different kind of teeth which are found across most species, these are incisive, canines, premolars, molars. Those are then classified as hypsodont and brachydont. Brachydont teeth erupt and then stop growing, these are found in carnivores, in the incisive or ruminants or in pigs. Hypsodont teeth are teeth which grow continuously and are shortened by attrition. This is the case for horse, rabbits and tusk of pigs.
what is the tongue’s blood supply ?
the tongue is also vascularised by the lingual artery which branches into 3 blood supplies : the carotid, facial and ascending pharyngeal artery.
what are the intestine’s haustrations ?
these are small bumps on the intestine
what are migrating motility complex
these are Interdigestive phase peristaltic contractions passing over large sections of the intestine
what is the migrating motor complex ?
it is large segment of contraction which happens to control bacterial population. It sweeps the remaining food of the intestine to make sure there is no accumulation of food and therefore no overgrowth of bacteria somewhere. This happens at regular cycle and allow to prevent sepsis.
what is the migrating motor complex ?
it is large segment of contraction which happens to control bacterial population. It sweeps the remaining food of the intestine to make sure there is no accumulation of food and therefore no overgrowth of bacteria somewhere. This happens at regular cycle and allow to prevent sepsis.
Describe the roles of the enteric nervous system and its modulation by the autonomic nervous system
The gut muscle contraction works just like the cardiac muscles. There is no voluntary control and it does not require an external input from the central nervous system to occur. Gut smooth muscle exhibit spontaneously rhythmic slow wave activity. There is therefore a basic electric rhythm of depolarisation and repolarisation occurring. When the level of the basic electric rhythm reaches a threshold, an action potential is sent and a muscle contraction occurs.
This pattern is taken care of by an extension of the peripheral nervous system. It comprises of two types of nerves : the submucosa plexus (nerves in the mucosa) and the myoentriec plexus (nerves between muscle layers) which enervates the whole length of the gut.
Those nerves are stimulated by mechano and chemo receptors which senses stretch and chemicals produced in the intestines. The level of stretch and hormones sent can reduce the threshold of action potentials and therefore induce a contraction. Those sensory input send a message therefore to the previously explained nerves and to the enteric nervous system.
The submucosal plexus (also called Meissner’s plexus) and the myenteric plexus (also called Auerbach’s plexus) are two networks of neurons located in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract.
The submucosal plexus is situated in the submucosa layer of the gut wall, which is the layer just beneath the mucosa. It contains sensory, motor, and interneurons that regulate secretory and absorptive functions of the mucosa. This plexus controls the contraction of the smooth muscles in the mucosa and regulates the blood flow and nutrient absorption in the gut.
The myenteric plexus, on the other hand, is located between the circular and longitudinal muscle layers in the muscularis externa layer of the gut wall. It is responsible for controlling the contractions and movements of the smooth muscles in the gut wall, which are essential for peristalsis and digestion. The myenteric plexus also regulates the secretion of digestive enzymes and hormones.
Together, the submucosal and myenteric plexuses play a crucial role in the regulation of gut function, including motility, secretion, and absorption. Dysfunction of these plexuses can lead to various gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, and diarrhea
The enteric nervous system can alter secretions, degree of contractility, blood supply, absorption and motility.
Discuss the concept of regulation of the GIT motility, through endocrine, paracrine and neural mechanisms.
The endocrines actors are cholecystokinin and gastrin. They are released in the circulation by cells of the GIT or by an accessory organ.
Cholecystokinin induce secretion of enzymes by pancreatic acinar cells and bile by the liver.
Gastrin induce production of gastric acid.
Paracrine mechanisms is when cells of the GIT secretes molecules influencing the neighbouring cells. Paracrine mechanisms comprise production of somatostatin which inhibits HCL secretion, pancreatic secretion, reduce motility and reduce blood flow. There can also be production of histamine which has the opposite effect and stimulate the production of HCL and induce smooth muscle relaxation.
Neural mechanisms are either sympathetic or parasympathetic from the autonomic nervous system.
The sympathetic NS induce reduction of motility. This is ensured by the splanchnic nerve and can be stimulated by noradrenaline.
The parasympathetic NS increase motility through the vagus nerve activation by acetylcholine.
what problems can happen with the feet of rabbits or guinea pigs ?
They also have no footpad, their paws are protected by either fur or skin. If it gets damaged this can result in pododermatitis.
what is the teeth structure of rabbits ?
2/1 incisors, 0/0 canine, 3/2 premolars and 3/3 molars.
what is the specificity of rabbits colon ?
the rabbit’s caecum produces ceocotrophs which is expelled as feaces and covered with mucus to be swallowed again. This is called caecotrophy.
can rabbits breath from the mouth ?
no only from the nose
why is the liver so small in ruminants ?
because the rumen is taking so much space maybe the liver did not have enough to develop
what are the lesser and the greater papillae ?
these are the outing of the lesser and the greater pancreatic duct in horses
which molecules can be used to measure GFR ?
creatinine or any kind of molecule which is freely excreted and not reabsorbed or metabolised (eg : iohexol)
how is amonia used in the distal convoluted tubule ?
it is sent in the tubule under the form of amonium ions and fuse with H+ to buffer the urines
what happens if the ratio of Ca2+ over PO4- increases too much ?
cristallisation in the tissues
give an example of osmotic diuretics
mannitol
give an example of a viral protein which can be both structural and non-structural protein ?
RdRp - RNA dependent RNA polymerase
What could be a side effect of a pituitary tumour ?
Troubled vision because the pituitary is right next to the optic nerve and therefore can disrupt its function
Which is the largest cranial nerve ?
Cranial nerve X