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Serum Tumor Markers p.220 p.44 and Hypothalamic/Thalamic Nuclei p. 466-468 Flashcards

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CA 15-3

CA 27-29

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Breast Cancer

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CA 19-9

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Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

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CA 125

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Ovarian Cancer

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Calcitonin

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MEDULLARY Thyroid Cancer - alone and in MEN2A/2B

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Q

CEA

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CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen - Very nonspecific

Major associations: Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancers

Minor associations: Gastric, Breast, and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

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Chromogranin

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Neuroendocrine Tumors

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PSA

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Prostate cancer

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P-Glycoprotein

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Multidrug Resistant Protein (MDR1)
Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Also expressed in other cancers (Colon, Liver)
Pumps out chemotherapy to make it drug resistant

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Vimentin

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Mesenchymal Tumors - SARCOMA

Endometrial Carcinoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Meningioma

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Q

Desmin

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Muscle Tumors

Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Cytokeratin

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Epithelial Tumors

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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GFAP

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Neuroglial Tumors - Astrocytes, Schwann Cells, Oligodendrocytes

Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma

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Neurofilaments

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Neuronal Tumors

Neuroblastoma

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Lateral Area of Hypothalamus

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Hunger
Destruction –> Anorexia

Stimulated by Ghrelin
Inhibited by Leptin

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VMA of Hypothalamus

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Satiety
Destruction (i.e. Craniopharyngioma) --> Hyperphagia

Stimulated by Leptin

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Anterior Hypothalamus

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Cooling - Parasympathetic

A/C = Cooling

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Posterior Hypothalamus

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Heating - Sympathetic

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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

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Circadian Rhythm

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Q

Supraoptic and Paraventriular Nuclei

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Synthesize ADH and Oxytocin

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Ventral PosteroLateral (VPL) 
(Thalamus)
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Spinothalamic and Dorsal Columns
Medial lemniscus

VPL: Vibration, Pain, Pressure, Proprioception
Light touch, Temperature

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Ventral PosteroMedial (VPM)
(Thalamus)
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Trigeminal and Gustatory Pathway

Face sensation, Taste

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Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

Thalamus

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CN II
Vision

Sends info to Calcarine Sulcus
Lateral = Light

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Medial Geniculate Nucleus

Thalamus

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Hearing

Sends info to Auditory cortex of Temporal Lobe
Medial = Music

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Ventral Lateral Nucleus

Thalamus

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Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum
Motor

Sends info to Motor Cortex

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