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UNMC Patho Exam 1 with 100% correct answers

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neuroanatomy of pain and the components of pain : -Nociceptors → Afferent fibers → Spinal cord (substance P) → Brain for interpretation -Substance P = neurotransmitter peptide - has to bind to a receptor -Impulse MUST go to the brain AND be interpreted for the pain to be felt Nociceptors : pain receptors Afferent fibers : -A-delta (for sharp pain) -C-fibers (for dull/achy pain) Spinal cord : -dorsal horn, substantia gelatinosa 2 Substance P : key neurotransmitter Impulse :...

Function of the immune system : 1) to protect the body from invasion by foreign antigens - foreign substances that trigger the immune response 2) to identify and destroy potentially harmful cells 3) to remove cellular debris What accomplishes the functions of the immune system? : lymphoid organs & specifically designed lymphocytes through the process of antibody-mediated immune response & cell-mediated immune response. General types of immune alterations - immune system acts inappropr...

UNMC Patho 2 - Exam 1 with 100% correct answers

Immunity : Function of immune system is to protect body from invasion by foreign antigens to identify and destroy potentially harmful cells. Exaggerated immune response : -Against environmental antigens, allergy -Too much of an IR Misdirected IR against host's own cell : Autoimmunity Isoimmunity : Directed against beneficial foreign tissues Body's IS reacts against tissues of usually the same species -Transplanted tissue -Blood transfusion Immune deficiency : Deficient immune re...

UNMC Patho Exam 2 with 100% correct answers

Neoplasm : "new growth" tumor neoplasm Does not obey laws : of normal cell growth neoplasm continue to grow : at the expense of the host cancer cells exhibit "autonomy" : independence from normal cellular controls Cancer cells are also "anaplasia" : loss of differentiation or specialization 2 Benign : are NOT called "cancer" - tissue of orgin + "oma" ex benign tumor of fat cells = LIPOMA Malignant : cancer Mal=bad are usually named cell differentiation : the normal pr...