Biology 106 Pathophysiology
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Types of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs - ANSWER ✔✔Antihistamines
(reduces histamine release)
Antipyretics (reduces fever)
NSAIDs (prevents production of some inflammatory mediators)
Glucocorticoids (prevents arachidonic acid release)
,Graves' Disease - ANSWER ✔✔A type of autoimmune disease in
which the body makes antibodies specific to a hormone receptor on the
thyroid gland, causing hyperthyroidism
Histamine - ANSWER ✔✔A chemical released during an
inflammatory response that increases the permeability of blood vessels,
allowing white blood cells to enter the site of an infection
Chronic Inflammation - ANSWER ✔✔A long-term or recurring
inflammatory response caused by inflammatory mediator release over a
long period of time
Arachidonic Acid - ANSWER ✔✔A fatty acid involved in acute
immune responses that is released by cell membranes in response to
cell injury, cell death, and normal metabolic processes
Anaphylactic Shock - ANSWER ✔✔Occurs when the body severely
overreacts to a harmful substance, leading to excessive cytokine and
histamine release and failures of the respiratory and cardiovascular
systems
Reactive Oxygen Species - ANSWER ✔✔Free radicals derived from
oxygen that are released by inflammatory cells during an inflammatory
response
,Can cause DNA damage in prolonged inflammatory responses
Cytokines - ANSWER ✔✔Chemicals released by white blood cells
during an inflammatory response that are used to recruit other white
blood cells to the site of an infection
Cachexia - ANSWER ✔✔A disorder caused by prolonged release of
tumor necrosis factor alpha that leads to loss of body fat and muscle
tissue
Pyrexia - ANSWER ✔✔Also known as fever
Important for killing foreign invaders and speeding up chemical reactions
that can help protect the body
Inflammation - ANSWER ✔✔The name given to the redness, pain,
heat, swelling, and possible loss of function that occurs in response to a
harmful agent
Myasthenia Gravis - ANSWER ✔✔A type of autoimmune disease in
which the body makes antibodies specific to neuromuscular junction
receptors, causing problems with muscle contraction
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, Acute Inflammation - ANSWER ✔✔A short-term inflammatory
response that occurs in response to a stimulus, such as a foreign toxin
entering the body
Hyperplasia - ANSWER ✔✔An increase in cell number, caused by a
growth stimulus like a hormone, that can also result in tissue or organ
enlargement
Apoptosis - ANSWER ✔✔Programmed death of individual cells in
response to events such as embryo development or irreparable DNA
damage
p53 - ANSWER ✔✔A tumor suppressor protein that senses
irreparable DNA damage and signals to the cell to undergo apoptosis
Hypertrophy - ANSWER ✔✔An increase in cell size (not cell number),
caused by an increase in the number of cell organelles, that can also
result in tissue or organ enlargement
Occurs during weightlifting
Liquefaction Necrosis - ANSWER ✔✔A type of necrosis which can be
caused by an inflammatory immune response in which the dead cells do
not retain their shape
Tissue looks like a liquid
2026 Exam Questions and
Answers | Already Graded A+
Types of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs - ANSWER ✔✔Antihistamines
(reduces histamine release)
Antipyretics (reduces fever)
NSAIDs (prevents production of some inflammatory mediators)
Glucocorticoids (prevents arachidonic acid release)
,Graves' Disease - ANSWER ✔✔A type of autoimmune disease in
which the body makes antibodies specific to a hormone receptor on the
thyroid gland, causing hyperthyroidism
Histamine - ANSWER ✔✔A chemical released during an
inflammatory response that increases the permeability of blood vessels,
allowing white blood cells to enter the site of an infection
Chronic Inflammation - ANSWER ✔✔A long-term or recurring
inflammatory response caused by inflammatory mediator release over a
long period of time
Arachidonic Acid - ANSWER ✔✔A fatty acid involved in acute
immune responses that is released by cell membranes in response to
cell injury, cell death, and normal metabolic processes
Anaphylactic Shock - ANSWER ✔✔Occurs when the body severely
overreacts to a harmful substance, leading to excessive cytokine and
histamine release and failures of the respiratory and cardiovascular
systems
Reactive Oxygen Species - ANSWER ✔✔Free radicals derived from
oxygen that are released by inflammatory cells during an inflammatory
response
,Can cause DNA damage in prolonged inflammatory responses
Cytokines - ANSWER ✔✔Chemicals released by white blood cells
during an inflammatory response that are used to recruit other white
blood cells to the site of an infection
Cachexia - ANSWER ✔✔A disorder caused by prolonged release of
tumor necrosis factor alpha that leads to loss of body fat and muscle
tissue
Pyrexia - ANSWER ✔✔Also known as fever
Important for killing foreign invaders and speeding up chemical reactions
that can help protect the body
Inflammation - ANSWER ✔✔The name given to the redness, pain,
heat, swelling, and possible loss of function that occurs in response to a
harmful agent
Myasthenia Gravis - ANSWER ✔✔A type of autoimmune disease in
which the body makes antibodies specific to neuromuscular junction
receptors, causing problems with muscle contraction
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Acute Inflammation - ANSWER ✔✔A short-term inflammatory
response that occurs in response to a stimulus, such as a foreign toxin
entering the body
Hyperplasia - ANSWER ✔✔An increase in cell number, caused by a
growth stimulus like a hormone, that can also result in tissue or organ
enlargement
Apoptosis - ANSWER ✔✔Programmed death of individual cells in
response to events such as embryo development or irreparable DNA
damage
p53 - ANSWER ✔✔A tumor suppressor protein that senses
irreparable DNA damage and signals to the cell to undergo apoptosis
Hypertrophy - ANSWER ✔✔An increase in cell size (not cell number),
caused by an increase in the number of cell organelles, that can also
result in tissue or organ enlargement
Occurs during weightlifting
Liquefaction Necrosis - ANSWER ✔✔A type of necrosis which can be
caused by an inflammatory immune response in which the dead cells do
not retain their shape
Tissue looks like a liquid
