Digestive
Cardiovascular
Blood
Immunity
Nutrition
Misc.
100

Who am I?

my Exocrine cells secrete buffers and digestive enzymes:

my Endocrine cells secrete hormones.

Pancreas

100

Antidiuretic hormone _____the blood volume

Antidiuretic hormone _increases_the blood volume

100

Blood consists of

1.

2.

3.

1. Plasma

2. Red Blood cells

3. ‘Buffy coat” WBC + Platelets

100

Describe the barriers used in innate defense

Barriers used by the innate defense include epidermis, mucus, hairs, cilia, lacrimal apparatus, saliva, urine, vaginal secretions, sebum, perspiration and gastric juices.

100

Name six main types of nutrients

1.Water

2.Carbohydrates

3.Lipids

4.Proteins

5. Minerals

6.Vitamins

100

Haemostasis is the process of...?

blood coagulation

200

Salivary glands secrete saliva, which contains the enzyme ___________.

 This enzyme digests ______________ into simple sugars.

Salivary glands secrete saliva, which contains the enzyme salivary amylase.

 This enzyme digests startch_ into simple sugars.

200

Aldosterone is secreted by _______. What does it do?

adrenal cortex. 

200

~ Blood volume in Adults?

in % and litres?

8% of body weight or ~5 L

200

True or False?

Lymphatic capillaries merge to form lymphatic vessels, which have thin walls and many valves.

True

200

Describe the vitamins and minerals required in the diet, their food sources and their contribution to body function.

Minerals 

 – Mg, magnesium - catalysing ADP to ATP

  -Calcium and phosphorus for bone integrity

  -Potassium and Sodium for the creation of the action potential for nerve and muscle function

Vitamins

Fat soluble – Vit A, D, E, K (necessary for effective blood clotting)

Water soluble – Vit B and C

200

Which Vitamin is needed for normal clot formation?

Vitamin K

300

What is the role of the Muscularis Externa?

Peristalsis

300

Veins: carry blood toward the heart;

________ blood, except for _________ veins

Veins: carry blood toward the heart;

 deoxygenated blood, except for pulmonary veins

300

Which is not a component of blood?

a) Water

b) Albumin

c) Lipase

d) Electrolytes

Lipase is an enzyme

300

• The lymphatic system functions to: 

1. Drain ....

2. Transport ...

 3. Carry out ....

 

• The lymphatic system functions to:

 1. Drain interstitial fluid (2-4 L /day)

 2. Transport dietary fats

 3. Carry out immune responses

300

Name the Hormone associated with the small intestine and the arrival of Chyme in the duodenum. What is it's role?

CCK - Cholecystokinin

Stimulates the digestion of Fat and Protein

Inhibition of hunger



300

What is the hormone Thrombopoietin responsible for?

Under the influence of the hormone thrombopoietin, haemopoietic stem cells differentiate into platelets.

400

What is the difference between Cheif cells and Parietal cells?

Chief cells – Produces pepsinogen which becomes pepsin in the presence of HCl

Parietal cells – produces HCl

                   – Intrinsic factor (Binds to B12 for                                     absorption in small intestine)

400

Arteries: carry blood ______ from the heart; oxygenated blood, except for _______ circulation and ___________ of a foetus

Arteries: carry blood away from the heart; oxygenated blood, except for pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of a foetus

400

Of the White Blood cells, which is the most abundant?

Neutrophils @60-70%

400

T lymphocytes (helper T cells and cytotoxic T cells) 

mature in the _____.

Thymus

400

Learning Outcome - Describe the three major classes of macronutrients in the diet, their food sources and their contribution to body function and health.

Carbs – Cereals, Short term energy

Fats/lipids – Oils, nuts,, Long term energy storage

Protein – Meat, Provides building blocks of all proteins in body. Tissues to transport molecules.

400

True or False?

Arteries have less elastic tissue and less smooth muscle than veins

False

Veins have less elastic tissue and less smooth muscle than Arteries.

500

The role of the liver is to...

Synthesize_____

and storage of________.

Synthesize Bile salts (emulsify fats)

Storage of Glycogen, Vit, Minerals

500

Which type of Arteries are also known as the Conducting Arteries?

they function as pressure reservoirs.

Elastic arteries

larger diameter and more elastic fibers than muscular/distributing arteries

500

Name some 4 functions of blood

• Transport – O2, CO2 – nutrients/ waste – heat – hormones 

• Regulation – pH – Temperature – water content of cells 

• Protection – blood loss (clotting) – infection (immune system)

500

The process whereby neutrophils and other white blood cells are attracted to an inflammatory site is called ________.

Chemotaxis

500

Catabolic vs Anabolic reactions?

  Anabolic reactions

– Synthesis or building reactions

– Endergonic (endothermic)

– energy consuming

Catabolic reactions

– Decomposition reactions

– Exergonic (exothermic)

– produce more energy than consumed

500

Why is the shape of RBC so important?

Name the disease that can interfere with this and what the consequences might be.

Biconcave discs -vastly greater surface area than a spherical cell

Disease is a genetic sickle cell anaemia (oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is reduced).

600

What makes up the small intestine?

1.

2.

3.

1.Duodenum

2.Jejunum

3.Ileum

600

What is meant by "shock"?

failure of CVS to deliver enough oxygen and nutrients to meet cellular metabolic needs

600

The process of producing blood cells is__________. 

_________ stem cells differentiate into each of the different types of blood cells.

The process of producing blood cells is haemopoiesis (haematopoiesis). 

Pluripotent stem cells differentiate into each of the different types of blood cells.

600

Which cell type in produces Antibodies?

B- Lymphocyte

600

What is the function of  Lipoproteins?

Would you rather have high LDLs or HDLs?

Transport lipid in blood

600

What is the role of the Pericardium? Composed of?

The heart is held in place by the Pericardium.

 Composed of two layers


inner serous pericardium (visceral and parietal layer)

 outer fibrous pericardium

700

Name the Enzyme

1. Protein --> Peptides

2. DNA --> Nucleotides

3. Starch --> disaccharides

4. Triglycerides --> Fatty acids

1. Pepsin or Trypsin

2. Deoxyribonucleases

3.Amylase

4.Gastric lipase

700

Atrial natriuretic peptide is secreted by_____ 

Cardiac Atria

Double Jeopardy!!- What does it do?

700

What is the function of hormone Erythropoietin (EPO)?

Erythropoietin helps keep the blood balanced by stimulating the marrow to make red blood cells.

Double Jeopardy!

Secreted mainly by _____?

700

Which of the following is/are not part of the innate immune defenses?

Inflammation

Natural killer (NK) cells

Fever

T Cells

T Cells

700

Gluconeogenesis is..

a)Synthesis of glycogen from glucose

● 

b) Synthesis of glucose molecule from protein and lipid decomposition

● 

c)Breakdown of glycogen to glucose

a)Synthesis of Glycogen from glucose.   Glycogenesis, when there is an excess, stored in liver

● 

b) Synthesis of glucose molecule from protein and lipid decomposition. Gluco neo genesis

● 

c) Breakdown of glycogen to glucose  Glycogenolysis, In liver when there is a need for more glucose

700

Name the two Hydrostatic Pressures in the Net filtration equation. What produces them?

Blood hydrostatic pressure – BHP

• pressure generated by pumping of heart


Interstial fluid hydrostatic pressure – IFHP

 • pressure generated by water molecules in tissue fluid

800

What is a Chylomicron and how are they formed??

Cholesterol + Triglyceride + protein

Within the cells of the small intestine 

Absorbed Fats combine with cholesterol and proteins in the intestinal cells to form Chylomicrons 

 removed by lymphatic system.

800

2 types of Osmotic pressures? In the Net filtration equation of capillaries.

• Blood colloid osmotic pressure – BCOP – pressure caused by plasma proteins in the blood

• Interstitial fluid osmotic pressure – IFOP - pressure caused by solutes in the tissue fluid

800

Describe the haemoglobin structure and its purpose.

Haemoglobin structure 

– Protein globin: two alpha and two beta chains 

– Haeme pigment bonded to each globin chain

Iron atom in each haeme can bind to one O2 molecule.

Also, regulates blood flow and BP via NOxide

Each Hb molecule can transport four (4) O2

800

Give an example of a Primary and Secondary Lymphoid organ and the principal difference between the two.

Primary lymphoid organs are those in which lymphocytes develop and mature (rearrange the receptor genes) eg. Bone marrow, Thymus, Bursa of Fabricius 

Secondary lymphoid organs are those in which naive lymphocytes encounter antigen and are stimulated to become effector and memory cell populations. Spleen, Lymph nodes, MALT

800

Amino acids are absorbed via cotransport with ___?

NA+

800

An allergic reaction will produce which Leukocytes?

Eosinophils and Basophils

900

Which hormone inhibits Lipolysis?

Insulin

900

The opening between the right atrium and left atrium in foetal heart is known as___?

Foramen ovale

900

Red blood cells live for only about ____days. 

Dead cells are removed from the circulation by the ______________ 

Red blood cells live for only about 120 days. Dead cells are removed from the circulation by the spleen and liver

900

What are some differences between Cell mediated immunity and Antibody mediated immunity?


900

not a nutrition Q...Cardiao


What factors regulate stroke volume?

·Preload: (effect of stretching)

·Contractility

·Afterload (aortic and pulmonary arterial pressure)

900

Explain why blood group O is considered the universal donor and AB the universal recipient.

O - absence of A and B antigens on the surface of RBC


AB- both A or B antigen on its RBC surface = no antibodies for A and B

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