What is the role of histamine?
triggers inflammatory response and dilates blood vessels to increase blood flow and immune cells to damaged tissue
What are the roles of cytokines?
- activate B lymphocytes –> immunoglobin
Which cells are involved in allergic response?
basophils and eosinophils (granulocytes)
- also involved with parasites
What cells do MHCII and MHC I bind to?
- cytotoxic T cells (MHC II)
What cells can produce a memory-driven response?
Where does an antigen bind the antibody?
What structure focuses light in the eye on the retina?
Lens
What does the cornea do?
- at the front of the eye!
What are chondrocytes?
cells that synthesize cartilage
Differentiate osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
Osteoblasts: secretion of organic constituents of bone matrix. Mature into osteocytes
Osteoclasts: bone reabsorption, bone breaks down, Ca2+ release to blood
What are two methods of bone formation?
Yellow marrow vs Red Marrow
- red blood formation
What are the circles of bony matrix called
lamellae
Osteon vs osteocye
Osteon is the concentric circle of bony matrix (lamellae) + the haversian canal
Osteocyte: bone cells - osteoblasts and osteocytes
Tetanus vs tonus
Tetanus: contractions of a muscle combine and are very strong and become continuous when stimuli so frequent, muscle cannot relax
Tonus: state of partial contraction; never fully relaxed
What is the point of attachment of a muscle to a stationary bone?
- proximal end of the muscle
What is the point of attachment of a muscle to the bone that moves?
- distal end of muscle
What are chylomicrons?
lipid droplets
- transported from small intestine to blood (circulatory) via lymphatic system
Is osmosis active or passive process?
passive. (diffusion of water…)
In which system do hormones travel? circulatory/lymphatic
Circulatory
What are the 2 functions of the lymphatic system?
Is gas exhange a passive or active process?
passive
What is extracellular digestion?
molecules broken down outside of the cell
i.e. stomach churning; HCl acidic conditions to secrete pepsinogen
Where are carbs digested?