ALU 301 Exam Bundle

Immune System - A complex system of cells and soluble molecules that interacts with both infective organisms and molecules from outside of the individual. Where do the cells of the immune system originate? - Bone marrow Pluripotential stem cell - All cells of immune system originate f...

Innate Immune System - present at birth and responds immediately to foreign material. It does not change and is very broad in its ability to respond to invasive organisms Adaptive Immune System - Requires exposure to an infectious agent to trigger a protective response. It's flexible, deve...

What is the most commonly used non invasive diagnostic test in the diagnosis ischemia and myocardial infarction? - EKG What is the purpose of the cardiovascular system? - To meet the oxygen demands of the body and to transport waste products away from tissues for excretion What must exis...

The Humoral System - Predominant theory of disesase in Western culture for over 200 years. It taught that the body is composed of four balanced humors, or fluids: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile - which are found in the heart, brain, spleen and liver. (Hippocrates created this.) Ger...

Mediators - Immune cells release proteins that mediate inflammation and in the destruction of agents foreign to the host (interferons, interleukins, and immunoglobulins) Two main parts of the immune system - 1) Innate Immune System 2) The Adaptive Immune System White blood cells of the ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Two inflammatory conditions of undetermined etiology: ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Factors in the prevalence and incidence of IBD - Age, ethnic background (primarily Caucasian), geographic location and possibly the Western lifestyle. Western...

With diagnostic and surgical advances - at least 90% of infants with serious congenital heart problems are expected to reach adult years, and this growing adult population can actively seek insurance coverage at least 90% of infants with serious congenital heart problems are expected to reach ...

Unique qualities of the elderly population - 1. The heterogeneity of the population 2. The presence of comorbid conditions 3. The occurrence of Frailty. Population heterogeneity - Diversity in health status among individuals of similar age. Heterogeneity - Is expressed on an indiv...

Rheumatoid Arthritis - A chronic inflammatory polyarthritis of unknown etiology that targets the synovial tissue of movable joints Risk factor of RA (most likely) - Genetics: studies of identical twins, presence of HLA-DR4, other genes including the gene for metalloproteinase. Also, the pro...