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51 Cards in this Set
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HYPOXIA |
LACK OF OXYGEN; LEADS TO ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION |
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Tay-Sachs Disease |
lipid/carb accumulation; brain cells turn to fat |
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Endogenous |
inside body |
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exogenous |
outside body |
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atrophy |
decrease in cell size |
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hypertrophy |
increase in size of cells (workload increases) normal- muscles abnormal- heart |
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hyperplasia |
increase in number of cells; normal- pregnancy abnormal- cancer |
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metaplasia |
cells being replaced by different type of cell |
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dysplasia |
cells undergone atypical changes |
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apoptosis |
destroys cells no longer needed (cancer) |
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necrosis |
cell death in living organ/tissue; progress into gangrene |
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gangrene |
considerable mass of tissue undergoes necrosis |
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gene |
unit of heredity |
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chromosome |
linear arrangement of genes within cell nucleus 23 pair |
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homozygous |
possessing pair of identical |
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heterozygous |
different genes on pair of chromosomes |
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de novo |
new |
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inherited |
Mendelian |
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Euploidy |
46 chromosomes |
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aneuploidy |
gain or loss of chromosomes |
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Autosomal |
13, 18, 21 |
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autosomal trisomy |
cell contains one extra copy of any chromosome; most common |
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autosomal monosomy |
cell contains 1 copy of any chromosome instead of 2; lethal |
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gynecomastia |
enlarged male breasts |
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polyploidy |
>2 sets of chromosome pairs, still in sets of 23 |
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tetraploidy |
92 chromosomes |
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triploidy |
69 chromosomes |
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Cri Du Chat Syndrome |
cat cry syndrome; deletion- loss of portion of chromosome |
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Fragile X Syndrome |
gap in chromosome; only expressed in males |
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Marfan's syndrome |
CT disorder; autosomal dominant |
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Autosomal Dominant |
abnormal gene is dominant and normal gene is recessive |
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Autosomal Recessive |
abnormal gene is recessive and normal gene is dominant |
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pH |
measure of H+ concentration |
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normal pH |
7.35-7.45 |
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buffer systems |
chemical buffer, respiratory compensation, renal compensation |
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Normal PCO2 level |
35-45 mmHg |
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Normal Bicarbonate buffer (HCO3-) |
22-26/28 mEq/L |
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Respiratory Acidosis |
increase in PCO2 and decrease in pH |
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Metabolic Acidosis |
relationship between pH and HCO3- is the same; decreased |
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Alkalosis |
pH > 7.45 |
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Resp. Alkalosis |
decreased PCO2 and increased pH (OPPOSITE) |
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Met. Alkalosis |
increased HCO3- and increased pH (SAME) |
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hypovolemia |
decrease volume in blood |
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hypervolemia |
excess extracellular fluid volume |
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edema |
expansion or accumulation of interstitial fluid volume |
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Anasarca |
type of edema; tissue becomes hard |
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Hematocrit level |
Male 40-54% Female 38-47% |
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Normal sodium levels |
135-145 mEq/L |
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Normal potassium levels |
3.5-5.0 mEq/L |
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Normal Calcium levels |
8.5-10.5 mg/dl |
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Normal Magnesium levels |
1.5-2.5 mEq/L |