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Test Four Tissues And Cancer Flashcards

1
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Tissues form from

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Cells joining together and extracellular matrix

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2
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Tissue maintenance consists of

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Renewal and repair

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3
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What are cellulose fibers

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Long fibers of polysaccharides

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4
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Cellulose fibers are formed by

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Enzymes in plasma membrane interweaving into cell surface

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5
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Cellulose microfibrils guided by

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Microtubules

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Animal connective tissue

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Tendons, bone and cartilage

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7
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Structure of collagen

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Super helix, collagen fibrils that come together to make fibers

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8
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What makes collagen

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Fibroblasts and osteoblasts

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9
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What is secreted by collagen fibrils with collagenase

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Procollagen

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10
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Example of defect in collagenase

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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (stretchy skin)

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11
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How is collagen arranged

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Secreted from cell and is put into place

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12
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What other components are in collagen

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Fibronectin and integrins

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13
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Function of fibronectin in collagen

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Grab collagen and bind to cell

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14
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Function of integrins in collagen

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Bind to fibronectin and connect to cell

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15
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Function of proteoglycans

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Link to GACs and resist compression, fills spaces and controls rate of water passage

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16
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Function of epi

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Protective barrier, absorption, secretion and communication

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17
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Epi consists of

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Apical and basal surface

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18
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Apical surface function

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Absorbing, secreting and communication

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Function of basal surface

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Bind cells, anchors

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20
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Function of intestinal epi

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Protective layer

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21
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Function of absorptive cells

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Nutrients

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Function of goblet cells

23
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Function of tight junctions

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Tight seal, mechanical strength and communication

24
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What forms tight junctions

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Claudins and occludins

25
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Adherin junctions are held together by

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Actin and form adhesion belt

26
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Desmosome junctions are

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Linking intermediate filaments through Cadheirns, link keratin together

27
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Hemidesmosomes are

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Link with intermediate filaments with integrins by anchoring to basal membrane

28
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Cadherins are

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Adaptors in between cells

29
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Adherin junctions found where

30
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Gap junctions have narrow gaps called

31
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Can gap junctions open and close

32
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Function of gap junctions

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Communication

33
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Cell to cell adhesion uses

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Desmosomes and actin bundles

34
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Cell communication occurs

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With cells around and gap junctions

35
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Are nerve cells replaced

36
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Intestinal epi replaced when

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Every couple of days

37
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Bone cells replaced

38
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RBCs replaced every

39
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Skin replaced every

40
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Each stem cell can either

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Differentiate or remain a daughter stem cell

41
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What are hematopoietic stem cells

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Potential cells to be anything

42
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What cells can we turn into stem cells

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Fat and bone cells

43
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Causes of mutation

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Inheritance, ionizing radiation, mutagens/ carcinogens, viruses

44
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Example of preventable cancer

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HPV and cervical

45
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Somatic mutation

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Cancer in mature body

46
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Germ line mutation

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Unborn situation

47
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Damage mutation

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Ionizing radiation, mutagen

48
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Cancer properties

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Enhanced cell proliferation, less of a response, no cell death, genetically unstable, invasive

49
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Oncogenes

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Genes that are mutated with dangerous result

50
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Proto-oncogenes

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Normal genes with potential

51
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Tumor suppressor genes

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Cancer critical genes

52
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What causes colorectal cancer

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Gene mutation and somatic mutation

53
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What gene is missing in colorectal cancer

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APC tumor suppressor gene

54
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Treatments for cancer

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Surgery, radioactive therapy, DNA destroying chemotherapy, choking blood supply, targeting cancer products, immunotherapy

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