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09/07/2013

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Term

Pain that originates in the limb is called?

 

A. Referred

B. Intrinsic

C. Articular

D. Non-articular

Definition
B. Intrinsic
Term
What are the 3 categories of referred pain?
Definition

Neurological

Vascular

Lymphatic

Term
What are the 2 categories of intrinsic pain?
Definition
Articular and non-articular
Term

if doctor lifts up arm and it hurts the same as when patient lifts their own arm this would be?

 

A. Vascular

B. Referred

C. Articular

D. Non-Articular

Definition

C. Articular

Pain primarily originates in the joint.

Term

If doctor lifts arm and it doesn’t hurt but it does hurt when patient lifts it, what type of pain is this?

 

A. Articular

B. Non-articular

C. Vascular

D. Lymphatic

Definition

B. Non-articular pain does not primarily originate in a joint.

 

 

 

 

 

Term

pain associated with blocked arteries, occurs with exercise.  Can be neurological or vascular, differentiate by listening to vessels.

 

A. Claudication

B. Neurological

C. Articular

D. Non-articular

Definition
A. Claudication, a sub-type of vascular pain.
Term

What type of muscle pushes fluids and solids along the digestive tract?

Definition
Smooth muscle
Term

Excitation-contraction coupling:

The action potential flows down the T-tubules to reach the ____1_____ Receptor.  When the __1__ receptor is depolarized, the ___2___ receptor is activated and the Ca2+ flows out of the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

Definition

1. DHP (dihydropyridine)

2. Ryanodine

Term
The Ryanodine receptor is activated to release Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.  What does this Ca2+ bind to?
Definition

Ca2+ binds to troponin and causes a conformational change.

Term
What does the binding of ATP to myosin cause?
Definition
Causes the release of the myosin head from actin.
Term
What does the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP and Pi on the myosin head cause?
Definition
Gets the myosin head in the cocked position
Term
Pi releasing from the myosin head causes what?
Definition
Causes the power stroke
Term
_________ pumps move the Ca2+ into the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
Definition

SERCA 

Sarcoplasmic and endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase

Term
What determines how much strenght a muscle can generate?
Definition
The number of actin and myosin crossbridges.
Term
Why does muscle strength increase then plateau?
Definition
Stabilization of the Ca2+ concentration in the cytosol.
Term

_______ is the state where the muscle does not have a chance to relax.

 

Definition
Fused Tetanus
Term

What is a single contraction in a muscle called?

 

Definition
Twitch
Term

How do you increase the force a muscle can generate?

(2 ways)

Definition

Increase frequency of activation

Recruitment of other motor units

Term
Describe the muscle size principle
Definition

recruit weaker units first for more fine touch.

Term
Define a motor unit
Definition
All muscle fibers innervated by a single nerve fiber.
Term
_____ twitch muscle fibers have an extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum, and more active enzymes that promote rapid release of energy.
Definition
Fast
Term
______ twitch muscle fibers have more oxidative metabolism and myoglobin.
Definition
Slow twitch (red)
Term
Muscle fatigue develops in direct proportion to the rate of ___________
Definition
Depletion of muscle glycogen.
Term
Muscle hypertrophy is an increase in the number of _________
Definition
actin and myosin fibers
Term
poliomyelitis is a viral infection that affects _____
Definition
destroys motor neurons
Term
Where is ACh synthesized?
Definition
in the cytosol and then transported into vesicles.
Term
_________ breaks down the ACh in the synaptic cleft
Definition
acetycholinesterase
Term

Explain the role Ca2+ plays in synaptic transmission. 

Definition

Ca2+ is involved in the mobilizing and docking of synaptic vesicles.

Term
What are the ways you can disrupt the neuromuscular junction?
Definition

Mimick ACh

Block choline uptake

Stop ACh release

Inactivate ACh esterase

Block the ACh receptor

Myasthenia Gravis

Term
What are some drugs that mimick ACh?
Definition
Nicotine, methacholine, carbachol
Term
What is a drug that inhibits choline uptake?
Definition
Hemicholinium
Term
What are some things that stop ACh release?
Definition
Botulus toxin or black widow venom
Term
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
Definition

Autoimmune disease in which antibodies are developed that destroy or block their own ACh receptors.

 

Treated with neostigmine

Term
What is neostigmine?
Definition
Acetyl choline esterase inhibitor used to treat Myasthenia Gravis.
Term
Nuclear bag fibers are sensitive to _______
Definition
velocity of stretch.
Term
Nuclear chain fibers are sensitive to ________
Definition
Length of muscle fibers
Term
How does stretch lead to membrane potential change?
Definition
Stretch activated ion channels open when muscle is stretched.
Term

In an excitatory synapse you ______ the membrane potential at the synapse.

 

A. depolarize

B. hyperpolarize

Definition
Depolarize.
Term

In an inhibitory synapse you ______ the membrane potential at the synapse.

 

A. depolarize

B. hyperpolarize

Definition
B. Hyperpolarize
Term
In the golgi reflex the stretch receptor is in the _____
Definition
tendons.
Term
In the stretch reflex __1__ afferents make monosynapticconnections with the ___2___ motorneuron for the muscle.
Definition

1. la

2. alpha

Term
In the Golgi reflex __1__ afferents make ___2___synaptic connections with the ___3___ motorneuron for the muscle.
Definition

1. lb

2. disynaptic

3. alpha

Term

In a golgi tendon relex the ______ is activated and the _____ is inactivated.

 

Choices: antagonist or agonist

Definition
In a golgi tendon relex the antagonist is activated and the agonist is inactivated
Term
What do gamma motor neurons do?
Definition

control muscle fibers attached to sensory organs.  Send information to muscle fibers to allow them to contract as needed to adjust the sensitivity.

Term
_____ is the smallest conctractile unit of skeletal muscle and contains actin and myosin filaments.
Definition
Sarcomere
Term
______ are formed by repeatedly linking sarcomere units end to end for the length of the muscle.
Definition
myofibril
Term
________ are composed of myofibrils bundled together within a cell extending the length of the muscle.
Definition
Muscle fibers or muscle cells
Term
A bundle of muscle fibers is called what?
Definition
Fascicle
Term

_____  myosin head is the low energy conformation.


Options: bent, straight

 

Definition
Bent
Term

_______ myosin heads are the high energy cocked position.

Options: bent straight.

Definition
straight
Term
ATP binds to myosin and causes what?
Definition
myosin to dissociate from actin
Term
What does hydrolysis of ATP do to the myosin head?
Definition
locks it in the high energy conformation.
Term
Myosin bind to actin with ______ bound to the myosin head.
Definition
ADP
Term
_______ triggers a "powerstroke"
Definition
Pi release from the myosin head.
Term
Describe the structure of myosin.
Definition
Heavy and light chains.  The heavy chain contains a large head group and a long α- helical tail.  The light chain wraps around the neck of the heavy chain.
Term
Describe the structure of actin.
Definition
thin filaments that have tropomyosin wrapped around them.  Formed by polymerization of globular G-actin proteins.
Term
What does troponin I do?
Definition
Troponin subunit that Inhibits binding of myosin
Term
What does troponin C do?
Definition
Troponin subunit that binds to Ca.
Term
What does troponin T do?
Definition
Troponin subunit that Tethers troponin complex to tropomyosin.
Term
During aerobic metabolism, complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose yields at most _1_ ATP but due to variable mechanical loss the net production per glucose molecule is __2__ ATP.
Definition

1. 38

2. 30

Term
Which metabolism pathway can still run without Oxygen?
Definition
glycolysis
Term
Aerobic metabolism usues mostly _____ as fuel.
Definition
fatty acids
Term
aerobic metabilism begins with what molecule?
Definition
acetyl-CoA
Term
How much ATP is produced from pure anaerobic metabolism?
Definition
2
Term

Type I  muscle fiber relies mostly on ___1____ metabolism and are also called _____2______.


1. options: Aerobic or anaerobic

2. options: fast or slow

 

Definition

1. Aerobic

2. Slow twitch

Term

Type II  muscle fiber relies mostly on ___1____ metabolism and are also called _____2______.


1. options: Aerobic or anaerobic

2. options: fast or slow

Definition

1. anaerobic

2. fast twitch

Term

why does anaerobic metabolism requires the production of lactate?

Definition
NADH is produced but there is no oxygen.  This makes the NADH bind to pyruvate to create NAD+ and Lactate by lactate dehydrogenase so glycolysis can continue.
Term
What reaction does lactate dehydrogenase catalyze?
Definition

Pyruvate + NADH <=>Lactate + NAD+

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Term
How are the liver (hepatocytes) and muscles cells coordinating metabolism?
Definition

Cori Cycle

 

Muscles (glycolysis): Glucose>Pyruvate+ NADH> Lactate+NAD


Liver(Gluconeogenesis): Lactate +NAD (from the muscle) > Pyruvate> glucose


Then the glucose goes back to muscles and the cycle continues.

Term
What reaction does Adrenylate kinase catalyze?
Definition

2 ADP <=> ATP+ AMP

 

Term
What is the role of creatine phosphate?
Definition

Creating phostphate + ADP

<=(Creatine kinase)=>

Creatine + ATP

Term
Describe the creatine shuttle hypothesis
Definition
Creatine acts as a transporter that carries high energy phosphoryl groups from the mitochondria to the myosin.
Term
Why must creatine be continuously produced?
Definition
Because it cyclizes to form creatinine
Term
What enzyme converts glycogen to glucose?
Definition
Glycogen phoshorylase
Term
What enzyme regulates the production of glycogen?
Definition
glycogen synthase
Term

What enzyme regulates degradation of glycogen? 

Definition
Glycogen phosphorylase
Term
What is Von Gierke disease?
Definition

Type I glycogen storage disease

Liver stores too much glycogen. fatty liver

Term
What nerve innervates the Quadriceps and sartorius (Anterior compartment of thigh)?
Definition
Femoral Nerve
Term
What nerve innervates the hamstrings + short head of biceps femoris (Posterior compartment of thigh)?
Definition
Sciatic nerve
Term
What nerve innervates the adductors and obturator externus (Medial compartment of thigh)?
Definition
Obturator nerve.
Term
What is the superior boundary of the femoral triangle?
Definition
Inguinal ligament
Term
What is the lateral boundary of the femoral triangle?
Definition
Sartorius
Term
What is the medial boundary of the femoral triangle?
Definition
adductor longus
Term
Great saphenous vein empties into what?
Definition
femoral vein
Term
What is the longest muscle in the body?
Definition
Sartorius. crosses hip and knee joints
Term
What are the 3 things that define hamstring muscles?
Definition

1. originate from ischial tuberosity

2. Cross the hip and knee joints

3. innervated by the tibial division of the sciatic nerve

Term
What muscles make up the adductor thigh group?
Definition

pectineus

gracilis

obturator externus

adductor ____

         Longus

        Brevis

          Magnus

Term
What are the 2 leading agents of soft tissue and bone infection?
Definition

Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes 

Term
What is cellulitis and what bacteria cause it?
Definition

Acute spreading infection of the deeper dermis and subcutaneous fat. causes pain, erthema, edema, warmth, indistinct border

 

streptococcus pyrogenes and staphylococcus aureus Other streptococci gram (-) bacteria.

Term

What bacteria am I?

causes soft tissue infection

Catalase +           

catalase test is best way to ID. Grows on mannitol salt agar

Found on anterior nares, skin, mucous membranes; sometimes throat, perineum, vagina

Has a capsule

coagulase positive

Definition

Staphylococcus aureus

Term

________ has protein A on surface, binds to the Fc region on IgG

 

Definition

Staph aureus

Term
The defining feature of MRSA is?
Definition
SCCmec that encodes for the mecA gene that imparts for the broad spectrum β-lactam resistance
Term
How do you differentiate CA-MRSA from HA-MRSA?
Definition
CA-MRSA (community acquired) usually carries Paton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes which forms in proes of neutrophil membranes leading to lysis.
Term

Who am I?

Loves water, soil, and plants. encapsulated(alginate capsule), Oxidase +, Gram –,  nonenteric rods, lactose fermentation -, ubiquitous, puncture wounds to feet.  Turns green and blue.  Has spreading factors.  Makes exotoxin A.  Intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance.

Definition
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Term
What does exotoxin A do and what bacteria makes it?
Definition

Shuts down protein synthesis in host cells.

P. aeruginosa

Term

X and V factor in the chocolate agar is a give away that we are dealing with what bacteria?

Definition

Haemophilus influenza B

Term

Who am I?

Gr- coccobacillus

capsule (Quellung reaction +)

X and V growth factors

Polyribitol phosphate (PRP) capsular type

LPS and IgA1 protease virulence factors

Definition
Haemophilus influenzae
Term

Who am I?

Normal microbiota in the mouth. Gr- rods, normal microbiota oropharynx, opportunist…septic arthritis. Human bites are at significant risk for infection.  Bleach like odor, some strains pit agar.

Definition

Eikenella corrodens

Term

Who am I?

Gr+ filamentous bacillus, found in soil, weakly acid fast, beaded/speckled appearance, lesions

Definition
Nocardia
Term

Who am I?

Sulfur granules, Gr+ filamentous bacillus, normal oropharynx microbiota, non-acid fast

Definition
Actinomyces israelii
Term
How do T cell receptors gain antigen specificity?
Definition
Recombination of gene segments.  For β-chains the V-D-J gene combines with the C region.  random recombinations of V, D, and J gene segments results in different combinations of amino acids in the binding sites.
Term
What is junctional diversity?
Definition
random removal or addition of nucleotides as the gene segments recombine.
Term
Cellulitis in the subcutaneous fat is usually caused by what 2 diseases?
Definition
Streptococcus pyrogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus
Term
What causes type I necrotizing fasciitis?
Definition
Polymicrobial
Term
What causes myonecrosis of the muscles?
Definition
Clostridium perfingens (gas gangrene) and Streptococcus pyrogenes
Term
What causes type II necrotizing fasciitis?
Definition
usually Streptococcus pyrogenes
Term
What causes osteomyelitis of the bone?
Definition
Staphyloccus aureus, CoNS, Gr- aerobes
Term
Describe central tolerance involving positive and negative selection of T cells
Definition
Cells in the thymic cortex present peptides derived from self antigens to developing T cells to see how they bind.  If the T cell doesnt recognize the antigen or binds strongly then the cell will undergo apoptosis.  Only the cells that recognize the antigen weakly survive and differentiate.
Term
Where does central tolerance induction take place?
Definition
Thymic cortex of the Thymus
Term
Where does peripheral tolerance induction of T cells take place?
Definition
anywhere outside the thymus
Term
What are the 3 peripheral tolerance induction mechanisms of T cells?
Definition

Anergy (functional inactivation)

Deletion

Supression by T regulatory cells

Term
Describe T cell anergy
Definition
Antigen presenting cell (APC) has CTLA-4 instead of B7.  Causes an unresponsive T cell.
Term
What 3 genes lead to the diversity in B cells?
Definition
V, D, and J
Term
A pro T cell is also known as a double negative because it is negative on what 2 T cell receptors?
Definition
CD4-, and CD8-
Term
What is the gene AIRE responsible for?
Definition
Responsible for the synthesis of self-peptides used in positive and negative selection of T cells in the Thymus.  Without it you will have autoimmune issues with your T cells.
Term

Once self-tolerance is broken and autoimmune process is initiated what determines the pathology?

 

Choices: antibody or antigen

Definition
antigen
Term

Antibodies to cell surface antigens (autoimmune hemolytic anemia, myasthenia gravis) describes what type of hypersensitivity?

 

choices: I, II, III, IV

Definition
II
Term

Immune complex disease (Systemic lupus erythematosus) describes what type of hypersensitivity?

 

choices: I, II, III, IV

Definition
III
Term

T cell mediated (Rheumatoid arthritis) describes what type of hypersensitivity?

 

choices: I, II, III, IV

Definition
IV
Term

Inappropriate immune response to self antigens. Can be benign or pathogenic.  Can be systemic or organ specific.

 

 

 

 

Choices: autoimmunity, immunologic tolerance and autoimmune disease

 

Definition
Autoimmunity
Term

A lack of a response (antibody or cell mediated) to an antigen which is normally immunogenic is reffered to as?  

Examples: Pig insulin in diabetics, organ transplants, blood transfusions, marrow transplants

 

Choices: autoimmunity, immunologic tolerance and autoimmune disease

Definition
immunological tolerance
Term
(T/F) self tolerance is genetically coded for and inherited
Definition

False.

Self tolerance is not inherited or genetically coded for.  Tolerance must be learned by each individual.  

Term

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
systemic
Term

Rheumatoid arthritis is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
systemic
Term

Sjogrens syndrome is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
systemic
Term

inflamatory muscle disease is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
systemic
Term

small and medium vessel vasculitis is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
systemic
Term

Large vessel vasculitides is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
systemic
Term

thyroiditis is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
organ-specific
Term

Multiple sclerosis is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
organ-specific
Term

Myasthenia gravis is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
organ-specific
Term

type 1 diabetes is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
organ-specific
Term

pericious anemia is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
organ-specific
Term

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
organ-specific
Term

Rheumatic fever is an example of a _______ autoimmune disease

 

Choices: systemic or organ-specific

Definition
organ-specific
Term
Presentation of antigen to T cells in the absence of co-stimulation leads to?
Definition
Anergy
Term
Are males or females more likely to have an autoimmune disease?
Definition
Females
Term
(T/F) There are type I hypersensitivities related to auto immune diseases
Definition
False.
Term
What is polymyositis?
Definition
Weakness in muscle near the trunk
Term
What is dermatomyositis?
Definition
muscle weakness plus skin rash
Term
What are the 3 immunopathogenic mechanisms that can present as inflamatory myopathies?
Definition

inflamation of the endomysium

Muscle fiber necrosis

fibrosis

Term
What happens during polymyositis?
Definition
CD8 T cells release perforin and cytokines and muscles get attacked.
Term
During dermatomyositis _____ molecules are over expressed in muscles of patients.
Definition
HLA
Term
Describe inclusion body myositis.
Definition

Proximal muscle weakness

Presence of CD8+ T cells in muscle biopsy

These CD8+ T cells release inflamatory cytokines and perforin which activates the apoptosis pathway.

Term

Maintenance of immunological tolerance is the responsibility of?


Choices: B-cells, T-cells, macrophages, neutrophils

Definition
T-cells
Term
intraepithelial neoplasia is also known as what?
Definition
Benign tumor
Term
define malignant
Definition
invasive cell proliferation
Term
Define carcinoma
Definition
tumor of epithelial origin
Term
Define sarcoma
Definition
tumor of connective tissue or muscle
Term
Define leukemia or lymphoma
Definition
Excessive WBC proliferation
Term
-oma
Definition
benign
Term
-carcinoma
Definition
malignant
Term
The SV40 large T antigen tripartite protein that is required for replication of viral DNA and drives cells into S phase by interfering with ___ and ____
Definition
Rb and p53
Term
The _____________ is a tripartite protein that is required for replication of viral DNA and drives cells into S phase by interfering with Rb and p53
Definition
SV40 large T antigen
Term
A _____ is a gene that is normally required to promote cell division.
Definition
proto-oncogene
Term
A _________ is a mutated version of a proto-oncogene
Definition
oncogene
Term
A _____ gene normally acts to prevent cell division or to ensure its fidelity.
Definition
Tumor suppressor
Term

P53 is a ____

choices: protooncogene or tumor suppressor

Definition
Tumor suppressor
Term
How many mutations does it take to alter the function of tumor suppressor genes?
Definition
2
Term

Once genes act ______

choices: dominantly or recessivly

Definition
dominantly
Term
What are the 2 things cancer requires?
Definition

Loss of cellular checkpoints

a signal to divide (usually a mitogenic signal from within)

Term
Define cellular senescence
Definition
cells can only divide a set # of times.
Term
Loss of ___ and ____ bypasses a senescence checkpoint
Definition
pRB and p53
Term
What causes replicative senescence?
Definition
shortening of telomeres limits the number of times a cell can divide.
Term
____ is mutated in about 50% of cancers
Definition
Ras
Term
____ signaling is relevant to many cancers especially colon. APC(tumor supressor) is mutated and leads to cell division.
Definition
WNT
Term
______ is an important tumor suppressor gene mutated in glioblastoma, breast, prostate, endomitrial, throid cancers, malignant melanoma.  Germline mutations cause Cowden disease which makes you very susceptible to cancer.
Definition
PTEN
Term
What are the 4 carcinogenic viruses?
Definition
HPV, HBV, EBV, KSHV
Term
What are the 2 carcinogenic RNA viruses
Definition
HCV, HTLV-1
Term

List five molecular mechanisms that viruses use to contribute to malignant transformation

Definition

Inhibiting apoptosis

Deregulating cell cycle

Blocking senescence

Inducing genetic instability

Promoting angiogenesis

Term
in HPV, E6 targets ____ in host cells
Definition
p53
Term
in HPV, E7 targets ____ in host cells
Definition
pRB
Term
HR-HPV types __ and ___ account for about 70% of cervical cancers.
Definition
16 & 18
Term

What virus am I?

Circular dsDNA, non-enveloped, nuclear replication, most common STD

transmitted sexually

Definition
HPV
Term

What virus am I?

Large linear dsDNA, enveloped, nuclear replication, c-myc translocation, latency genes.

Causes Burkitt and Hodgkin's lymphoma

transmitted by saliva

Definition
Term

What virus am I?

Large linear dsDNA, nuclear replication, lytic and latent genes

causes Kaposi sarcoma

Transmitted sexually

Definition
HHV-8
Term

What virus am I?

Linear diploid ssRNA, enveloped, nuclear replication, causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Transmitted sexually, or by breastfeeding

Definition
HTLV-1
Term

What virus am I?

Cytoplasmic replication, linear ssRNA, enveloped

transmitted by blood

Definition
HCV
Term
What 2 viruses cause hepatocellular carcinoma?
Definition
HBV and HCV
Term
What cell type does HPV affect?
Definition
Basal keratinocytes
Term
Infectious mononucleosis is caused by what virus?
Definition
EBV
Term
What receptor on B cells does EBV bind to?
Definition
CD 21
Term
What does Tax do to HLTV-1?
Definition
Tax is a transcriptional activator
Term
What does HBZ do to HLTV-1?
Definition
HBZ is a viral protein that limits Tax activity.
Term

Muscles that cross ___ joints are most vulnerable to muscle tears

 

options: 1, 2

Definition
2
Term
Define contusion
Definition
muscle bruising
Term
What is a muscle strain?
Definition
sudden stretch on a muscle that is actively contracting.
Term
How do you identify a muscle strain on a CT scan?
Definition
area of low density.
Term
What is Kaposi Sarcoma?
Definition

Malignant tumor derived from endothelial cells.  

HHV8 may contribute

Begins as painful purple or brown nodule in skin.

Term
What histological tissue type do soft tissues arise from?
Definition
extraskeletal mesoderm tissues
Term

When dealing with soft tissue tumors, superficial tumors tend to be _____ , and deep lesions are more often ______

 

Choices: malignant, and benign

Definition
Term
What is the key factor that differentiates benign and malignant tumors?
Definition

Benign are relatively avascular

malignant are hypervascular

Term

Kaposi Sarcoma is derived from ________ cells

 

Options: ectoderm, endothelial, epithelial, mesoderm

Definition
Term

What tumor do I describe?

A rare, highly malignant tumor composed of masses of malignant endothelial cells.  Commonly seen in the liver, after exposure to arsenic, vinyl chloride, and thorotract.

Definition
Angiosarcoma
Term

What is this type of tumor called?

Benign smooth muscle tumor.  Usually arises in uterus, subcutaneous tissue or from the walls of blood vessels

Definition
Leiomyoma
Term

What tumor am I?

Malignant smooth muscle tumor. Normally seen in extremities and in the walls of blood vessels.

Definition
leiomyosarcoma
Term
How do you tell the difference between Leiomyoma and Leiomyosarcoma?
Definition
Leiomyosarcomas are malignant and have a much higher mitotic activity.
Term

What tumor type am I?

Benign tumors composed of vascular channels.

Usually seen in skin or inside internal organs.

Definition
Hemangiomas
Term
What is the medical name for birth marks?
Definition
capillary hemangiomas
Term
What are juvenile hemangiomas?
Definition
lesions that are found on the skin of newborns.  Grow rapidly in the first few months of life, and they regress by 80% by age 5.
Term
What differentiates cavernous hemangiomas from juvenile Hemngiomas
Definition
Cavernous hemangiomas do not regress spontaneously
Term
What tumor am I?
Definition
Benign tumor of fibroblasts.  Most arise in ovaries.
Term
What tumor am I?
Definition
A malignant tumor of fibroblasts most often seen in the thigh and knee.  I produce a herring bone pattern.
Term

What tumor am I?

Soft tissue tumor that contains foci of histiocytic (macrophage) differentiation.  Histologically displays spindle shaped tumor cells.

Definition
(MFH) Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Term

What tumor am I?

Malignant tumor of striated (skeletal) muscle.  Most common soft tissue tumor of children and young adults.  broken into 4 histological categories.

Definition
Term
What distinguishes Sarcoma botryoides?
Definition
grape-like tumor masses
Term
What is the key characteristic of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma?
Definition
2->13 or 1->13 translocation of the chromosomes
Term
How does Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma differ from the other rhabdomyosarcomas?
Definition
marked pleomorphism of the calls, with no cross striations and large granular eosinophilic rhabdomyoblasts
Term

What tumor am I?

arises in the joint capsule, tendon, or bursae.  Exibits a translocation between chromosomes 18 and X.  Histologically has a biphasic pattern.

Definition
Term

What tumor am I?

Composed of well-differentiated adipocytes. Most common soft tissue tumor.  Soft yelow lesions that may be large.

Definition
Lipoma
Term
What 2 chromosomes are involved in a translocation seen in Liposarcomas?
Definition
12 and 16
Term

What broad type of tumor am I?

fibroblasts will have broad collagen around them.

AKA desmoid tumor

Definition
fibromatosis
Term
This type of tumor involves contractions in the 4th and 5th digits.
Definition
plantar fibromatosis
Term
What is another name for peyronia disease?
Definition
penile fibromatosis
Term
Where are pproblems normall seen with COX-1 drugs?
Definition
GI irritation/toxicity
Term
Where are problems normally seen in COX-2 inhibitory?
Definition
cardiovascular system
Term
[image]
Definition

A=Tibial nerve

B=common fibular nerve

Term
[image]
Definition
Crural fascia
Term
[image]
Definition

A= anterior intermuscular septum

B= interosseous membrane

C=posteriour intermuscular septum

Term
[image]
Definition
Deep fibular
Term

[image]

Definition

No – they have to cross a joint to act on it

Term
[image]
Definition
Tibialis anterior
Term
[image]
Definition
Extensor hallucus longus
Term
[image]
Definition
Extensor digitorum longus
Term
[image]
Definition
Fibularis tertius
Term
[image]
Definition
Superficial fibular nerve
Term
[image]
Definition
fibularis longus
Term
[image]
Definition
Fibularis brevis
Term
[image]
Definition
Tibial nerve
Term
[image]
Definition
Plantaris
Term
[image]
Definition
Flexor hallucis longus
Term
[image]
Definition
Tibialis posterior
Term
[image]
Definition
Flexor digitorum longus
Term
[image]
Definition

A= superior cluneal nerve

B= middle cluneal nerve

C= inferior cluneal nerve

Term
[image]
Definition

A= greater sciatic foramen

B= lesser sciatic foramen

C= sacrospinous ligament

D= sacrotuberous ligament

Term

Which foramen does the pudenal nerve pass through

Choices: greater or lesser sciatic foramen

Definition
Both!
Term

______ syndrome = entrapment neuropathy caused by an impinging of the piriformis muscle on the sciatic nerve.

Definition
piriformis syndrome
Term

______ = set of symptoms that may be caused by general compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve or its components

Definition
Sciatica
Term
[image]
Definition
[image]
Term
[image]
Definition
Superior gluteal nerve
Term
What does the superior gluteal nerve innervate?
Definition
Gluteus maximus, medius, and tensor fascia lata
Term
[image]
Definition

Fascia Lata

popliteal fascia

crural fascia

Term
[image]
Definition
Biceps femoris
Term
[image]
Definition

A= semimembranosus

B=semitendenousus

Term
[image]
Definition
Medial head of gastrocnemius
Term
[image]
Definition

A= plantaris

b=lateral head of gastrocnemius

Term
[image]
Definition
genicular anastmosis
Term
Superior gluteal nerve damage presents how?
Definition

trendelenburg gait- runway model walking.

Term
What is the primary component of the inorganic part of the bone matrix?
Definition
hydroxyapatite
Term
What is the primary component of the organic part of the bone matrix?
Definition
Type I collagen
Term
_______= immature bone cells responsible for the synthesis and secretion of the organic component of the extracellular matrix of bone known as Osteoid.  Once trapped in the bone matrix they become osteocytes.
Definition
Term
______ are responsible for the maintenance of the bone matrix
Definition
osteocytes
Term
Multinucleated cells associated with the breakdown of bone.  Seen inside Howships lacunae.
Definition
Osteoclasts
Term
_______ is a dense white fibrous membrane covering the remaining surface of bone.  Has 2 layers.
Definition
Periosteum
Term
What are the 2 layers of the periosteum and describe them.
Definition

Outer fibrous layer- composed of connective tissues containing blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves that pass into bone.

 

Inner Osteogenic layer-  Elastic fibers, osteoblasts, forms new bone and repairs.

Term
Cancellous bone is also known as?
Definition
spongy
Term
The spaces between the trebeculae is filled with ______
Definition
red marrow
Term
Each Haversian canal with it's surrounding lamellae, lacunae, osteocytes and canaliculi is collectively called a ____________.
Definition
Haversian system
Term
(T/F) spongy bone has haversian systems?
Definition
False
Term
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Definition
Just know it
Term
Do ligaments or tendons have a higher percentage of proteoglycan?
Definition
Ligaments
Term
Are the fibrils more organized in tendons or ligaments?
Definition
Tendons
Term

non-enzymatic random linking of sugars to protein, excessive crosslinking in diabetics or in olderly leads to brittle bones and to stiff bones, ligaments, and cartiledge.

Definition
Glycation (Bad)
Term

enzymatic linking of sugars to protein to serve as recognition or linkage sites for other proteins.

Definition
Glycosylation (Good)
Term

_________ and ________ are common three way junctions formed by chemical reactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between modified amino acid side chains with AGEs

Such reactions increase the brittleness of bone, stiffness of tendons

Definition

Hydroxylysylpyridinoline and Lysylpyridinoline

Term
Proline is converted to hydroxyproline by what 2 things?
Definition
Vitamin C(ascorbic acid) and prolyl hydroxylase
Term

What is this?

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Definition
Proline
Term

What is this?

[image]

Definition
hydroxyproline
Term

Prolyl hydroxylase and Vitamin C play an important indirect role in _______ biosynthesis.

 

It’s role is needed for consistent formation of hydroxyproline.

Definition
Collagen
Term

Explain why a mutation that leads to a substitution for glycine in collagen leads to osteogenesis imperfecta.

Definition

Glycine alone is small enough to pack into the core of tropocollagen.  Any other sidechain will bump into the other strands and prevent formation of the triple helix.

Term

Three collagen peptides are folded together into a triple helix and linked by disulfide bonds to make one collagen molecule. They are all shifted one amino acid from the others in parallel.

The three peptides are aligned in parallel.

Definition
Tropocollagen molecule
Term

Explain why a collagen fibril has a banding pattern that repeats every 67 nm

Definition

Gap overlap region as the tropocollagen molecules pack together in a staggered overlap pattern.

Term

Estimate the fraction of human protein that is composed of collagen.

Definition
1/3
Term

In bone, ______is the amino acid that most constrains peptide backbone flexibility, because it puts a closed ring in the backbone that allows no rotation around that bond.  

Definition
Proline
Term

In bone, ______ is the amino acid that least constrains peptide backbone flexibility because it has the smallest of all side chains (a hydrogen atom).

 

Definition
glycine
Term
_____ is used to crosslink lysine sidechains on adjacent tropocollagen molecules.
Definition
lysyl aldehyde
Term
Osteogenesis imperfects is usually caused by mutations that affect which amino acid in collagen?
Definition
glycine
Term

What disease am I?

Deep-seated infection of subcutaneous tissue that results in progressive destruction of fascia and fat but may spare the skin.  Pain out of proportion.  Can cause blue bullae.

Definition
necrotizing fasciitis
Term

What disease am I?

Myonecrosis caused by Clostridium perfingens usually. Usualy seen in knife of gun wounds.  gas in soft tissue.  See rectangular Gr+ rods without inflamatory cells because the toxins killed them.

Definition
Term
Necrotizing fasciitis type II is usually caused by what bacteria?
Definition
Streptococcus pyogenes
Term
Is necrotizing fasciitis type II usually community or healthcare acquired?
Definition
usually commity acquired
Term

What bacteria am I?

Hyaluronic acid capsule.

β hemolytic

sensitive to bacitracin

Gr+ coccus chains

catalase -

ScpC (=spyCEP) cell envelope proteinase

 C5a peptidase

M protein in cell wall

superantigen exotoxin B

DNases A-D

 

Definition
Strep pyrogenes
Term

Who am I?

Gr+ endospore forming rectangle shaped rod

Normally found in soil and GI tract

Wound and soft tissue infection.

Can cause cellulitis, gas gangrene, and pyomyositis

α- toxin (lecithinase) and θ-toxin

makes spreading factors

Definition
Clostridium perfingens
Term
What disease do you expect if the person works on a farm with pigs, cattle, goats, and dogs.  Maybe drank unpasteurized dairy products.
Definition
Brucella spp.
Term

What bacteria am I?

Gr-

wave like pattern of fevers.

osteomyelitis, or septic arthritis

Zoonotic (farmers or vets)

Definition
brucellosis
Term

What disease am I

Gr- coccobacillus

typically from dog or cat bite.

leads to osteomyelitis( especially cat bites)

Definition
pasteurella
Term

What bacteria am I?

Gr- rod

cat scratch disease

induces angiogenesis

causes lymphadenopathy

Definition
Term
If the trigger word is cat, how do you know if it is Pasteurella  or Bartonella?
Definition

Bartonella is a rod

PAsteurella is coccobacillus

Term
What disease do you get if you have HIV and get Bartonella henselae ?
Definition
bacillary angiomatosis.  subcutaneous lesions that bleed a lot when traumatized.
Term
Beta-Lactam antibacterials, such as penicillin, inhibit formation of ________A________.  They function by binding to the bacterial enzyme ___B_______ and preventing the cross linking of peptidoglycan.
Definition

A= bacerial cell wall.

B= transpeptidase

Term
Why are some Gr+ bacteria resistant to penicillin?
Definition
The bacteria have a differend penicillin binding protein (PBP), or they enzymatically have beta-lactamase which opens the drugs beta-lactam ring so it can no longer bind the PBP.
Term
What makes some Gr- bacteria resistant to antibiotics?
Definition
cant get through the outer membrane or there is mutations in the porin channels
Term

If an organism is resistant to a penicillin because it  makes beta-lactamase, sensitivity to the penicillin may be restored by giving the penicillin along with a _________.

Definition
beta-lactamase inhibitor
Term

Name two penicillins that are the drugs of choice for Group A streptococcal infections 

Definition

Penicillin G (IV, IM depot)

Penicillin V  (oral only)

Term
what is the main side effect of penicillins?
Definition
Can cause Clostridium difficile infections (C-Diff)
Term

________ Binds to ALA-ALA  on peptide chain and prevents peptidoglycan cross-linking

 

Definition
vancomycin
Term
Vancomycin is given orally for ___A___ and IV for ___B___
Definition

A= C diff

B= MRSA

Term
What is the main side effect of vancomycin?
Definition
red neck
Term
-cillin
Definition
identifies a type of penicillin
Term
(T/F) NDM is resistant to all beta lactams
Definition
True
Term
Amultifactorial disease characterized by an absolute reduction of the total bone mass.
Definition
Osteoporosis
Term

Marble bone disease, AKA Albers-Schonberg disease.

inherited disease

Definition
osteopetrosis
Term

Which type of osteoporosis is related to an identifiable cause?

 

choices: primary and secondary.

Definition
Secondary
Term

Which type of bone does osteoporosis affect?

Choices: cortical, and spongy.

Definition
Both!  In postmenopausal women trabecular bone loss predominates though.
Term
What are the 3 complications from osteoporosis that kill you?
Definition
PE, pneumonia, cardiac arrhythmia
Term
What causes osteopetrosis?
Definition
Failed osteoclastic bone resorption.  Caused by mutations in genes that govern osteoclast formation.  Results in a thickened cortex
Term
What are some of the clinical complicatinos of osteopetrosis? how is it treated?
Definition
cranial nerve entrapment for narrow neural foramina.  Can cause blindness, deafness.  Treated with bone marrow transplant to give rise to new osteoclasts.
Term
What is Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
Definition
Affects collagen synthesis.  Group of heritable (Autosomal Dominant) disorders of connective tissue caused my mutations in type I collagen. Involves mutations of COL1A1 (Chromosome 17) and COL1A2 (Chromosome 7) which code for procollagen.
Term

What type of Osteogenesis Imperfecta is this?

mildest type, characterized by multiple fractures after birth, blue sclera, sometimes hearing and teeth abnormalities.  Callus formation of these fractures may resemble tumors, but as the child grows these fractures decrease in severity and frequency.  Progressive hearing loss can eventually lead to total deafness as an adult.

Choices: Type I, II, III, IV

Definition
Type I
Term

What type of Osteogenesis Imperfecta is this?

Lethal, perinatal disease in which infants are either stillborn or die within a few days due to birth canal trauma or crushing during uterine contractions. 

Choices: Type I, II, III, IV

Definition
Type II
Term

What type of Osteogenesis Imperfecta is this?

The most progressive and severely deforming type, characterized by many bone fractures from birth, growth retardation, and severe skeletal deformaties. 

Choices: Type I, II, III, IV

Definition
Type III
Term

What type of Osteogenesis Imperfecta is this?

Similar to type I but the sclera is normal.  May be dental disease and the frequency of fractures decreases over a long period. 

Choices: Type I, II, III, IV

Definition
Term
Lack of vitamin D leads to what disease?
Definition
Rickets disease
Term
What are the most common causes of osteomalacia ?
Definition
diseases involving the small intestines and liver.  anything that impairs fat absorption
Term
What is the difference between osteomalacia and rickets?
Definition

Osteomalacia is in Adults characterized by inadequate mineralization of newly formed bone matrix.

 

Rickets is in Children whom the growth plates are open.  Affects bone matrix and also cartilaginous matrix of growth plate.

Term
What does Fanconi's syndrome do to phosphate levels?
Definition
Can cause Hypophosphatemia that can lead to Osteomalacia and Rickets.
Term
What is hypophosphatasia?
Definition
Rare autosomal recessive disease in which low activity of bone and blood alkaline phosphatase.  Results in rickets or ostermalacia.
Term

What disease is this?

Irritable Child with short attention span presents with an epiphyseal plate which does not become adequately mineralized.  Cartilage growth plate is thick and irregular. The underlying woven bone over the trabeculae is also unmineralized and easily fractured.  Chest has a classic "Rachitic Rosary", a beaded appearance.  Outward curving sternum.  Short deformed limbs.

Definition
Rickets
Term

What disease is this?

Adult patient has non-specific complaints such as muscle weakness, aches and pains.  Bones are sensitive to pain.  Causes walking problems.  

Definition
Osteomalacia
Term

What disease is this?

Too much osteoclast activity.  Osteoblasts try to keep up and cement lines are formed making bones thick and heavy yet weak.  Outer cortices become exaggerated compared to the inside.  Osteoclasts have hundreds on nuclei instead of under a dozed like normally.

Definition
Paget disease.
Term
_______ is a disruption or complete interuption of blood flow results in bone infarcts due to a sudden onset of ischemia.
Definition
Aseptic/ avascular bone necrosis
Term
__________ is an acute, necrotizing vascularitis that affects medium and smaller sized muscular arteries.
Definition
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)
Term
Substitution of Glutamic Acid by Valine at the 6th position of the beta chain of hemoglobin causes what?
Definition
Sickle cell anemia
Term
What is autosplenectomy?
Definition
Spleen becomes fibrous and shrinks due to ischemic necrosis.  Caused by sickle cell anemia.
Term
What causes bile pigment stones?
Definition
hemolysis results in hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice.  Increased excretion of bilirubin in bile leads to the formation of bile stones.
Term
What is the etiology of osteomyelitis in sickle cell anemia?
Definition

an increased incidence of Osteomyelitis due to Salmonella typhimurium, due to possible impairment of splenic function

Term
What are the 2 labs used to identify sickle cell anemia?
Definition

Peripheral smears.  They induce sickling in cells in a test tube with low oxygen.

 

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis because Hgb S migrates differently than Hgb A.

Term
In chondrosarcomas there is a trisomy of what chromosome?  also where is there a transocation in the extracellular myxoid chondrosarcoma?
Definition

Trisomy 7

9:22 translocation

Term
Most bone tumors occur in what part of the bone?
Definition
metaphysis
Term
What is a solitary bone cyst?
Definition
benign fluid filled unilocular lesion.  Caused by trauma.
Term
What is an aneurysmal bone cyst?
Definition
Hyperemic lesion arising within a bone or on its surface.  Periosteum around the cyst is balooned but intact.
Term
What is osteoid osteoma?
Definition
small very very painful benign lesion of the bone.  Hurts even nocturnally.  sclerotic bone surrounds the nidus.
Term
____1____  is the most common primary bone tumor, but the most common bone tumor is from ____2____
Definition

1. Osteosarcoma

2. metastasis

Term
Who are most at risk for osteosarcomas?
Definition
Painters of watch dials made of radium, people with radiation exposure.
Term
What are the characteristics of osteosarcoma on an x-ray?
Definition

codman triandle

sunburst look

Term
What diagnostic do you use for monitoring Osteosarcoma?
Definition
Watch the serum alkaline phosphatase
Term
What is a comminuted fracture?
Definition
3 or more pieces
Term

force applied down the length of the bone 

Definition
Impacted
Term

a forceful contraction of the muscle that tears its bony attachment loose

Definition
Avulusion
Term

Sideways motion of the fracture, Amount  of movement measured in millimeters or % apposition

Definition
Translation
Term

In children what is stronger?

Ligaments/tendons or bone

Definition
Ligaments/tendons  thats why fractures are more common than sprains
Term
_______________ is unmineralized proteinaceous bone matrix secreted by osteoblasts
Definition
Osteoid
Term
The predominant fiber of osteoid is ____________
Definition
Type I collagen
Term

____________ ossification stops a few years after puberty.

 

Definition
Endochondral
Term
_____________ ossification – springs from areolar connective tissue precursor
Definition
Intramambranous
Term
___________ ossification – must have a cartilage model to ossify
Definition
Endochondral
Term
_________ ossification is used on flat bones, and does not require a cartilage model.  Contains a glycoaminoglycan and proteoglycan gel.
Definition
Intramembranous
Term
_____ ossification is where chondrocytes in the middle of the model enlarge.
Definition
Primary.
Term

___________ arise from osteoprogenitorcells in the deep periosteum and bone marrow

 

Definition
Osteoblasts
Term
In osteoblasts, one important cytokine for differentiation is ____________
Definition
Bone morphogenic proteins  (BMPs)
Term
Osteoclasts move underneath the periosteum in pits called ___________.
Definition
Howship's Lacunae
Term
Osteoclasts secrete ____1___ to destroy type I collagen fibers in bone.  They secrete ___2__ to disolve hydroxypatite crystale (Calcium phosphate).
Definition

1= cathepsins

2= H+

Term

 

Regulation of the production of __________ and acids by the osteoclast determines its ability to remodel bone

 

Definition
proteases
Term
RANK is located on what types of cells?
Definition
osteoclasts
Term
RANKL is located on what types of cells?
Definition
osteoblasts
Term

What type of dwarfism is this?

Normal torso, short limbs

Definition
Achondroplastic dwarfism
Term

What type of dwarfism is this?

Normal proportions, but short stature.

Lack of hGH

Definition
Term
Mechanotransduction, Wolff's law
Definition

 

Tension or compression placed upon bones will cause remodeling of the structure

 

Term
Normal blood concentrations of Ca is?
Definition
9.2-10.4
Term

________ causes excess excitability of muscles, spasms and tatany.

Options: hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia

Definition
Term
Does calcitonin increase or decrease blood Ca2+?
Definition
Lowers blood Ca2+, promotes mineralization seen almost exclusively in kids.
Term

________ promotes intestinal absorption of Ca2+ and phosphate.  Promotes resorption and mineralization.  Stimulates osteoclasts by increasing RANKL formation by osteoblasts.  Made from cholesterol as active Vitamin D. 

Dietary Ca++ intake from the intestines should overbalance the loss of Ca++ from osteocalstic activity increase, causing a net increase of bone deposition

 

Definition
Calcitriol
Term

 

Indirectly activates osteoclasts by removing phosphate from the blood through urination

 

Inhibits urinary Ca++ secretion

 

Promotes calcitriol synthesis

 

Hypersecretion from active tumors leads to bone loss and kidney stones

 

Definition
PTH
Term

(T/F)Bone will grow where it is uncovered by periosteum or articular cartilage

 

Definition
True
Term
This malignant bone tumor is composed of small, round, blue cells.vv11:22 translocation.  Primary tumor of long bones.  Fibrous strands separate the sheetsof cells into irregular nests.  Large ammounts of glycogen in the cytoplasm of the tumor cells.  Onion skin pattern in xrays
Definition
Ewing Sarcoma
Term

 

Characterized by the presence of osteoclastic, multinucleated giant cells, distributed in a back-ground of proliferating mononuclear cells.  Usually occurs between the metaphysis and epiphysis of long bones.  Soap bubble appearance on x-rays.  Diagnosis of malignancy is based on the morphology of the mononuclear cells.

 

Definition
Giant cell tumor of bone
Term

 

 

 

 

Malignant tumors of plasma cells. 

secrete cytokines that recruit osteoclasts that causes lytic bone lesions

Bones most commonly involved are the skull (punched-out lesions) spine, ribs, pelvis and femur..

Microscopically, there are sheets of plasma cells showing varying degrees of maturity.

 

 

 

 

 

Definition
Multiple myeloma
Term
What ligaments does the "unhappy triad" involve?
Definition
ACL, tibial collateral, medial meniscus
Term
Where does MRSA get its resistance?
Definition
From a target change, MRSA bacteria have a different PBP
Term
Where do ESBL, KPC and NDM get their resistance to penicillin?
Definition
β-lactamase production
Term
Whats are the drugs of choice for Group A strep?
Definition
Penicillin G and V
Term
Most common penicillin drug reaction
Definition
allergic, can cause C-Diff
Term
Bacteroides fragilis is resistant to various penicillins because ___________.
Definition
Beta-lactamase
Term
What type of bacteria would you use Vancomycin and Telavacin on?
Definition
Gr+, since it cannot penetrate the gr- outer membrane
Term
________ binds to ALA-ALA on peptide chain and prevents peptidoglycan cross-linking.
Definition
Vancomycin
Term
what is the mechanism for resistance to vancomycin?
Definition
D-Lactate replaces alanine on the NAM peptide preventing vancomycin binding.
Term
How do Methacholine, Nicotine, and carbachol work to distupt the neuromuscular junction?
Definition
Mimick ACh
Term
How do hemicholinium work to distupt the neuromuscular junction?
Definition
Blocks Choline uptake
Term
How does botulinus toxin and black widow venom work to distupt the neuromuscular junction?
Definition
Stops ACh release by preventing the docking of the synaptic vesicles
Term
How does Neostigmine, physostigmine and diisopropyl work to distupt the neuromuscular junction?
Definition
Inactivates Ach esterase
Term
How does Curariform drugs work to distupt the neuromuscular junction?
Definition
Blocks the ACh receptor
Term
How does Myastenia Gravis work to distupt the neuromuscular junction?
Definition
Autoimmune disease in which antibodies are developed that destroy their own ACh receptors
Term
How is Myasthenia Gravis treated?
Definition
Neostigmine, which inactivates ACh esterase
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