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Target Organs Flashcards

1
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What personal variables affect the bodies response to toxins?

A

Age
Sex
Underlying illness
Medication
Alcohol
Smoking
Genetics

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What are types of health affects caused by toxins?

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Asphyxiation
Irritation
Narcosis
Systemic toxicity
Reproductive effects
Genotoxicity
Carcinogenicity
Benign tumour
Malignant tumour
Sensitisation

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What are the main target organs and systems of toxins?

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Circulatory system (blood)
Liver
Kidneys
Lungs
Nervous system
Skin

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What makes the respiratory system susceptible to damage?

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Rapid gas exchange
High surface area
Sensitivity of mucosal tissue

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How can the lung remove toxins?

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Expelling them through exhalation or mucociliary escalator and swallowing / coughing

Absorption into blood stream

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What affects the depth of penetration of toxins into the lungs?

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Size of particles

<10 microns can reach deep into the lungs

Particules of approx 5 microns can reach the alveoli

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What are the key health effects that occur in the lungs?

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Irritation
Pneumoconiosis
Emphysema
Lung cancer
Rhinitis
Occupational asthma
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
Byssinosis

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What 2 areas of the nervous system can be affected by neurotoxins?

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The central nervous system
The peripheral nervous system

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What does the central nervous system consist of?

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The brain and spinal chord

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What does the peripheral nervous system consist of and do?

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It consists of nerves/neurons that branch off from the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body

It controls the sensory and motor systems

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What are the main effects of neurotoxins?

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Impact transmission channels

May cause stimulation

Binds neurotransmitter receptor sites

Inhibits neurotransmitter enzymes

Damages myelin sheath

Causes morphological damage

Necrosis

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12
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What are the physiological functions of skin?

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Temperature regulation

Protection from mechanical shocks (physical impact)

UV light protection

Reduced moisture loss from underlying tissue

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What are the skins defence mechanisms against bacteria?

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Natural bacteria destroys pathogens

Dry environment

Slightly acidic

Bactericidal oils

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14
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What are the skins defence mechanisms against UV?

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Pigmentation
Thickening

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What are the 2 main types of chemical hazards to skin?

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Contact irritants
Allergic sensitisers

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16
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What are chemical affects on the skin?

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Irritation
Allergen sensitisation
Stimulation of tumour growth
Oil removal
Erosion of epidermis

17
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What are types of mechanical erosion to the skin?

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Friction (blisters and calluses)
Laceration
Puncture
Tearing

18
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What are physical non-mechanical causes of skin disease?

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Hot and cold injuries
Radiation

19
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What are biological causes of skin disease?

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Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites

20
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What is haemotoxicity?

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Impairment of the number or function of blood cells

21
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What type of blood cell is an erythrocyte?

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Haemoglobin cell carrying o2 and co2

22
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What type of blood cell is a leukocyte?

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White blood cell that forms part of the body’s defences

23
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What type of blood cell is a thrombocyte?

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A disc shaped platelet forming part of the clotting mechanism

24
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Toxic effect in blood cells can cause what diseases?

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Anaemia

Leukaemia

Haemolysis

Carboxyhemoglobin formation

25
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What is Anaemia?

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Reduction of haemoglobin in blood

26
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What is Leukaemia?

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Abnormal white blood cells produced in large numbers

27
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What is Methaemoglobin formation?

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Haemoglobin with no oxygen carrying capacity

28
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What is Haemolysis?

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Breakdown and destruction of red blood cells. Can lead to kidneys being overloaded.

29
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What is Carboxyhaemoglobin formation?

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Carbon monoxide binding tightly to the haemoglobin preventing normal oxygen uptake.

30
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What are the main functions of the liver?

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Detoxification
Biotransformation
Biosynthesis
Nutrient storage
Bile production

31
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What are common toxic effects on the liver?

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Enzyme inhibition or stimulation
Necrosis
Cirrhosis
Fibrosis
Hepatitis
Fatty liver
Bile flow interrupted

32
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What are the main functions of the kidneys?

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Detoxification by filtering waste products from body into urine

Maintain levels of essential chemical substances in the body

33
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What makes the kidneys vulnerable to toxins?

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It is a route of excretion for water soluble toxins and their metabolites

High blood flow

34
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What are common toxin effects on the kidneys?

A

Nephritis

Impairment of tubular re-absorption

Water, electrolyte and nutrients imbalance

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