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1
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=What are the three main functions of skin and examples?

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2
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What is peripheral circulation?

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Transport of blood around the body allowing the exchange of nutrients in tissues

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3
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Label this diagram:

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4
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What is the function of the arrector pili?

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Connected to hair follicle, when contracted causes hair to stand on end creating goosebumps

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5
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What is the eccrine gland?

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Major sweat gland abundant in palms and soles.

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6
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What is the dermal papilla of the hair follicle?

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Main source of blood for hair follicle, delivers oxygen/nutrients

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7
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What is the hair follicle composed of?

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Several layers of epithelial cells

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8
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Four layers of the epidermis?

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Stratum basale, spinosum, granulosum and corneum.

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9
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What is the basement membrane composed of?

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Extracellular matrix proteins.

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10
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S+F of stratum basale?

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Cuboidal, mitotically active stem cells that regenerate other layers of epidermis.

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Structure of stratum spinosum?

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Layer of keratinocytes rich in desmosomes giving spiny appearance.

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12
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S+F of stratum granulosum?

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Flattened cells contain keratohyalin granules which aggregate keratin filaments

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13
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Structure of stratum corneum?

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Flattened cells that have lost their nuclei with keratin and lipids.

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14
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Function of lipids in epidermis?

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Act as water barrier

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15
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Where is stratum lucidum found?

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Only in thick skin e.g. soles of feet

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16
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How often is skin shed?

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1x month

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17
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How is each layer of epidermis formed?

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Daughter cells from basal layer migrate upwards and differentiate to form each layer

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18
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What changes in each layer of epidermis?

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Type and amount of keratin produced

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19
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How many keratin types are there?

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30

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20
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What is the structure of the dermis?

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Connective tissue, fibroblasts and immune cells

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21
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What is connective tissue made up of?

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Collagen type I, elastin and ground substance

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22
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Function of fibroblasts?

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Produce collagen and elastin

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23
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What fibres allow stretch and what fibres allow tensile strength?

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Stretch: elastin
Tensile: collagen

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24
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What are the structures of the two dermal layers?

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Papillary: thinner and looser, fine collagen fibres, most blood vessels and nerves
Reticular: thicker stronger fibres

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25
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Functions of dermo-epidermal junction?

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  • attachment of epidermis to dermis
  • aligns cells of epidermis
  • base for re-epithelialization in wound healing
  • barrier function to and from epidermis
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26
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Structure and function of subcutis?

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Adipose tissue
Energy source, shock absorption, insulation

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27
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Function and location of meissner’s corpuscles?

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Mechanoreceptors for touch, papillary dermis of hands and feet

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28
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Function and location of Pacinian corpuscles?

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Detect deep pressure and vibration, subcutis

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29
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What are adnexal structures?

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Hair, nails, glands

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30
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What are eccrine glands, location?

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Sweat glands, everywhere except nails/lips

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31
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What are apocrine glands, location?

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Scent glands, axillae and genitals

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32
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What are sebaceous glands, location?

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Produce sebum, everywhere except palms/soles

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33
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What type of epthelium is the epidermis?

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Stratified squamous keratinised

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34
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Function of keratinocytes?

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Protection/barrier against foreign substances, vit D production

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35
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Function/location of merkel cell?

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Strat basale, sensation

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36
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Function/location of langerhans cell?

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Epidermis, denditic cell (antigen presentation/phagocytosis)

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37
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How do langerhans cell long processes aid function?

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Help detect foreign antigens

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38
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Function of melanocyte?

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Protects from radiation

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39
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Results of chronic UV exposure?

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Loss of skin elasticity/fragility
Abnormal pigmentation
Wrinkles

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40
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How does melanocytes work with keratinocytes to protect cells from UV damage?

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Melanin is transferred into keratinocytes via cytoplasmic processes and protects nucleus from UV damafe

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41
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What are three keratohyalin granules?

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Profillagrin, involucrin, loricrin

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42
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Function of profilaggrin?

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Converted to filaggrin which aggregates keratin into tight bundles

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43
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Function of involucrin?

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Forms cell envelope around corneum cells

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44
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Function of loricrin?

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Cross links to involucrin

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45
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Function of lymphocytes?

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Immunosurveillance

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46
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Function of mast cells?

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Produce inflammatory mediators e.g. histamine and chemotactic factors

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47
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Which molecules hydrate the dermis?

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Proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans

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48
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What is a wound?

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Breakdown in protective function of the skin, loss of epithlium continuity with/without loss of underlying connective tissue

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49
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What is an erosion injury?

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Only epidermis lost

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50
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What is an ulceration injury?

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Structures deep to epidermis

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51
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What is a partial thickness injury?

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Epidermis and some dermis

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52
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What is a full thickness wound?

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Epidermis, dermis and deeper structuresm only wound edge cells left

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53
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What cells are involved in wound healing?

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Inflammatory cells, keratinocytes are replaced, fibroblasts, endothelial cells for angiogenesis

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54
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How long is each phase of wound healing?

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Inflammation: 24-48 hrs
Proliferative: 4-21 days
Remodelling: several months

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55
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What happens in the inflammatory phase?

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Platelets initiate hemostasis/blood clot and healing cascade and attract neutrophils/macrophages to site

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56
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Function of neutrophils/macrophages in wound healing?

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Phagocytsoe dead tissue and microorganisms

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57
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What happens in proliferative phase?

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58
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What cells are involved in the proliferative pgase?

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Keratinocytes: reepithelialsation
Fibroblasts: ecm formation
Endothelial cells: angiogenesis

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59
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2 methods of keratinocyte migration?

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60
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What happens in the remodelling phase?

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Granulation tissue become mature scar tissue, collagen cross linked to form mature scar, switch from type III to type I collagen

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61
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Function of epidermal growth factor signal?

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Re-epithelialisation (keratinocyte proliferation and migration)

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62
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Function of platelet derived growth factor signal?

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Matrix formation (inc number and activiy of fibroblasts)

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63
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Function of vascular endothelial growth factor signal?

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Angiogenesis (endothelial cell proliferation and migration)

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64
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What 3 molecules signal inflammation?

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IL-1, IL-6, TNF

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65
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Local factors affecting wound healing?

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Infection, foreign body, oxygenation, vascular supply

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66
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Systemic factors affecting wound healing?

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Age, disease, alcohol/smoking, obesity, medication

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67
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What is the definition of cells?

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Basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms

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68
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What are the three points of cell theory?

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  1. all living things are composed of one/more cells
  2. cells are basic unit of life
  3. new cells arise from pre-existing cells
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69
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What is cytosol?

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Intracellular fluid of cytoplasm

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70
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What is tissue defined as?

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Groups of similar cells working together to carry out common function

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71
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What is parenchyma?

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Working tissue

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72
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What is stroma?

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Scaffold and nutritional tissue

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73
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What is an organ defined as?

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Several tissue types comprised in morphologically recognizable structure performing specific set of functions

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74
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What is tissue composed of?

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cells +ECM

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75
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Four types of tissue and function?

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Connective: supports and protects e.g. fat, blood
Epithelial: covers/lines body surfaces
Muscle: cells contract to generate force
Nervous: generate electrical signals in response to environment

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76
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Four stages of tissue processing?

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Fixation, embedding, sectioning, staining

77
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How are tissues fixated and why?

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Freezing with dry ice/nitorgen or chemically with aldehyde
Preserves the tissue

78
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How are tissues embedded and why?

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Frozen samples or paraffin wax
Provides support when sectioning

79
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How are tissues sectioned?

80
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What type of dye is haemotoxylin?

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Basic so stains negatively charged structure bluish purple e.g. nucleus

81
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What type of dye is eosin?

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Acidic so stains positively charged structures reddish pink e.g. cytopkasm

82
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What is PAS stain used for?

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Staining complex carbohydrates and glycogen e.g. mucus, basement membranes, brush borders of intestines

83
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How do lipids stain?

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Optically empty

84
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Why is electron microscopy used over light microscopy sometimes?

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Electron microscopy is used to see very small structures and has increased resolution

85
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Functions of epithelial tissue?

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Covers and protects body surfaces
Lines internal cavities, blood vessels, respiratory and reproductive organs

86
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Function of covering epithelia?

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Covers/lines all body surfaces, cavities, tubes

87
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Function of glandular epithelia?

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Secretory epithelial
Produces and releases secretory products: sweat, saliva, mucus, digestive enzymes, hormones etc.

88
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How do exocrine glands secrete?

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Via duct, retain continuity w/ surface

89
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How do endocrine glands secrete?

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Into bloodstream, lose contact with surface

90
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Where is simple squamous epithelia found? Function?

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Blood vessel/heart lining
Alveoli
Lining of kidney tubules
For diffusion/filtration

91
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Location/function of simple cuboidal epithelium?

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Kidney tubules, glands, terminal bronchiole lining
Diffusion/secretion

92
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Location/function of simple columnar epithelium?

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Glands, bronchioles, auditory tubes, uterus, stomach
Movement of substances, absoprtion

93
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Function/location of stratified squamous epithelium?

94
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Structure/function/location of pseudostratified epithelium?

95
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Structure/function/location of transitional epithelium?

96
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What are intracellular processes?

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Processes that take place within a cell

97
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What are two strategies to segregate molecules?

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Multicomponent complexes e.g. ribosome
Compartmentalization into organelles

98
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What are organelles?

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Cellular subunit performing specific function in cell

99
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Where are proteins synthesised?

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In cytosol on ribosomes

100
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What is ribosome composed of?

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Proteins and rRNA , two subunits

101
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What is svedberg?

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Non-linear measurement measuring sedimentation rate (how quickly it will settle at the bottom after centrifugation)

102
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Why is ribosome main antibiotic target of bacterial cell?

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It is larger than human ribosome so easy target: bacteria will die if it cannot make more proteins

103
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3 methods of proteins imported into organelles?

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Nuclear pores: selective gates for nuclear proteins
Protein translocators: for proteins moving from cytosol to ER, mitochondria, peroxisomes
Transport vesicles: for proteins moving from ER onwards

104
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How do ribosomes know to go to the ER?

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signal peptide on protein being made

105
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What is a signal peptide?

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Specific sequence on N-terminal amino acid.

106
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How is the signal peptide guided to the ER?

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Signal recognition particle in cytosol binds to signal peptide

107
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What do vesicles that carry proeteins from ER to golgi become?

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Fuse to become cis cisterna

108
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What happens as proteins move through golgi stack?

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Undergo enzymatic modification

109
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Function of phosphorylation?

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Alters activity of protein

110
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Function of acetylation?

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Regulates gene expression in histones

111
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Function of farnelysation?

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Targets proteins to cytoplasmic face of plasma membrane

112
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Function of ubiquitination?

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Targets protein for degregation

113
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When is protein degregation required?

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Faulty proteins, proteins past sell by date, foregn proteins

114
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Two methods of protein degradation?

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Lysosomal degradation
Proteasomal degradation

115
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What are the two outcomes for transport vesicles in golgi apparatus?

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Exocytosis: vesicles from ER fuse with plasma membrane
Endocytosis: mannose-6-phosphate address label targets them to become endosome then matures to lysosome

116
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What is lysosomal degregation carried out by and activated by?

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Lysosomal enzymes e.g. lipases/proteases
Lysosomal acidic environment

117
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When is lysosomal degregation used?

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Proteins with long half life >20 hrs
Mmebrane proteins

118
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Where does proteasomal degregation happen? Dependent on?

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In cytosol at proteasomes
ATP

119
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What is proteasomal degregation used for?

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Proteins with short half life

120
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What is the nuclear lamina?

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Strong Mesh that supports nuclear membrane
- organises nucleus and chromatin

121
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What is chromatin?

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DNA combined with histone proteins

122
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What is the nucleoleus function?

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Site of rRNA and ribosome synthesis

123
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Which things can you view under a light microscope?

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Eukaryotes, bacteria, organelles

124
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Which things can you view only under electron microscope?

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Virus, proteins lipids

125
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Which organeles are not membrane bound?

126
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Size of prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells?

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Pro: 1-10 microns
Eukaryote: 5-100 microns

127
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Organelle definition?

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Subcellular structures that carry out different functions

128
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Where are nuclear pores found, function?

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Nuclear membrane
Allows certain molecules to pass through

129
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Nucleus functions?

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Chromosomes replicated
Genetic information found
Dna transcribed into RNA

130
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Function of plasma membrane?

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Regulates what moves in and out of cell
Detects signals from outside of cells

131
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Function of cholesterol in plasma membrane?

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Maintains fluidity of membrane

132
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Function of carbohydrates in plasma membrane?

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Stabikises membrane and maintains fluidity

133
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Function of lipid rafts in plasma membrane?

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Cholesterol rich
Concentrate proteins and signalling receptors for specific functions

134
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Where are proteins for energy production found in mitochondria?

135
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What is the structure and function of the inner membrane of mitochondria

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Cristae: invaginate cell to increase surface area

136
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Function of mitochondria?

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ATP production and apoptosis

137
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Which 3 ways does mitochondria produce ATP?

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  • krebs cycle
  • electron transport chain
  • oxidative phosphorylation
138
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Which molecules does the electron transport chain require?

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Cytochrome c

139
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How is apoptosis initiated in the mitochondria?

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cytochrome c is released from mitochondria into cytosol

140
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Functions of RER?

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  • protein synthesis
  • protein folding
  • protein modifications
141
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Functions of SER?

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  • lipid synthesis
  • ca storage
142
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Structure + Function of lysosomes?

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  • degrade unwanted molecules
    50 degregative enzymes - acid hydrolyses
    pH 5
143
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Structure + Function of peroxisomes?

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  • membrane bound organelle
  • biochemical reactions
  • oxidative enzymes e.g. catalase
  • breakdown fatty acids
144
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Examples of reasons to localise different functions of the cell?

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cytochrome c in mitochondira
lysosome degregation
peroxisome

145
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Glycocalyx structure and function ?

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-layer of carbohydrate covering cells
- cell recognition
- prominent in gut

146
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Which molecules determine ABO blood grouping?

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carbohydrates

147
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Four compartments of mitochondria?

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Outer membrane
Inner membrane
Matrix
Intermembrane space

148
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Function of mitochondria outer membrane?

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selective permeability

149
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Function of mitochondria inner membrane ?

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Electron transport chain

150
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Function of mitochondria matrix?

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Enzymes for citric acid cycle

151
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Function of mitochondria inter membrane space?

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location of cytochrome c

152
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Functions of the cytoskeleton?

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Organises cell structure
Maintains cell shape
Supports plasma membrane
Allows organelle movement
Allows growth, division, motility

153
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Three types of cytoskeleton?

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  • microtubules
  • microfilaments
  • intermediate filaments
154
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Function of intermediate filaments?

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Provide strength and structure in a cell

155
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Examples of intermediate filaments?

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Keratin in skin epithelial cells
Vimentin in fibroblasts
Lamins in nuclei of eukaryotes

156
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Structure + Functions of microtubules?

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Constantly assembling and disassembling
A and b tubulin
Cell movement, intracellular organelle transport, mitotic spindle

157
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How do microtubules move organelles intracellularly ?

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Kinesins: move cargo away from centrosome
Dyneins: move cargo towards centrosome

158
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Structure and Function of axonomes?

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Microtubule and dynein composition
Cytoskeletal component of cilia and flagella
Allow bending

159
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Composition of microfilaments?

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polymers of actin

160
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Functions of microfilaments?

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Cell projections: microvilli, stereocillia
Cytoplasm: cell contraction, shape change
Membrane extensions for motility: lamellopodia, filopodia
Contractile ring: cytokenesis

161
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Functions of cell junctions?

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Connect plasma membrane to adjacent cells, basement membrane, cytoskeleton of other cell

162
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Functions of anchoring junctions?

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Anchor cells to other cells or the ECM

163
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Which junctions are cell-cell junctions?

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Adherens, desmosomes

164
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Which type of cytoskeleton is adherens and focal adhesions?

165
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Which junctions are cell-ecm junctions?

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Focal adhesions, hemidesmosomes

166
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Which type of cytoskeleton is desmosomes and hemidesmosomes?

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intermediate filaments

167
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Function of gate in tight junction?

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Regulates paracellular permeability (what can enter cell)

168
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Function of fence in tight junction?

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Forms apical and basolateral inter membrane diffusion barrier

169
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Which type of junction is paracellular?

170
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Function of GAP junctions?

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Allows passage of small molcules

171
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Structure of GAP junctions? Where are they found?

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cell-cell contact
hexamers and connexins
cardiac tissue

172
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Which structures are composed from microtubules?

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Flagella and cillia

173
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Function of hepatocytes?

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Liver cells
Lipid biosynthesis

174
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Location and function of leydig cells?

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Testes
Steroid hormone biosynthesis

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Which molecule do muscle cells rely on?

176
Q

What is epidermolysis bullosa?

A

Defects in hemidesmosome
Causes fragile skin
Skin blistering, tearing upon touch

177
Q

What is kartegeners syndrome?

A

Defective cilia - effects mucus clearance, circulation of CSF and fertility as sperm aren’t motile

178
Q

How are microtubules stabilised?

A

Presence of proteins tat bind to them

179
Q

Effect of Tau protein not being present in microtubules?

A

Alzheimers
Microtubules dissassemble

180
Q

What is tay-sacks disease?

A

Mutation in genes that encode lysosomal enzymes
Genetic
build up of gangliosides in brain and spinal cord

181
Q

Where is E-cadherin found?

A

Adherens junction

182
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What happens when adherens junctions are defective?

A

Cancer as E-cadherin is lost so carcinomas can metastasise

183
Q

Function of tight junctions and where are they found?

A

barrier - selectively permeable, cell polarity
epidermis

184
Q

What are tight junctions composed of?

185
Q

What are adherens junctions composed of?

186
Q

What are desmosomes composed of?

A

desmosomal cadherins

187
Q

What are focal adhesions and hemidesmsomes composed of?

188
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What cytoskeleton does focal adhesions have?

MBChB1 Phase 1 (12 decks)

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