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DEN 2027 - Disease Mechanisms

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By: Peter Duncan
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Decks in this class (20)

Microbes 1
What are the 2 main divisions of ...,
What are the 2 domains within pro...,
What are the 4 kingdoms within eu...
60  cards
Microbes 2
What is commensal flora,
What is a pathogen,
What is a primary pathogen
66  cards
Innate Immunity 1
What are the 3 main parts of immu...,
What are 5 main parts of innate i...,
Why is adaptive immunity diverse
48  cards
Innate Immunity 2
What must innate immunity recognise,
Name 4 key families of pattern re...,
What does pamps stand for
41  cards
Adaptive Immunity
Name 4 characteristics of adaptiv...,
What are the 2 types of adaptive ...,
How is humoral immunity mediated
49  cards
Hypersensitivity
What is hypersensitivity,
What 3 things can hypersensitivit...,
Give an example of hypersensitivi...
42  cards
Autoimmune Disease
What is immune tolerance,
What 3 mechanisms achieve self to...,
Why is immune tolerance important
43  cards
Oral Mucosal Immunity
Name 4 challenges of the mucosal ...,
What 2 bacteria colonise the oral...,
When are reservoir populations es...
45  cards
Oral Ecology 1
What is oral ecology,
What is the oral microbiome,
What 2 things can the environment...
60  cards
Oral Ecology 2
What 2 external factors have a ro...,
Describe dental plaque interactio...,
What are the 2 ways dental plaque...
41  cards
Diagnosis
Name 4 reasons to diagnose,
What are 3 components of prognosis,
Describe the diagnostic chain
44  cards
Blood Bourne Viruses
Name 3 key bbv agents and resulta...,
Describe the taxonomic status of hbv,
Describe the taxonomic status of hcv
52  cards
Periodontal Disease
What are periodontal diseases,
What is gingivitis,
What is periodontitis
33  cards
Candidal Infections
What is the study of fungi called,
What type of organisms are fungi,
Name 3 areas where fungal infecti...
35  cards
Caries
What 3 changes in the oral cavity...,
What is caries,
Describe the mechanism of caries
42  cards
Oral Manifestations
Describe 4 types of oral manifest...,
What bacterium is responsible for...,
What is used to treat syphilis
65  cards
Dentoalveolar and Salivary Gland Infections
What is dentoalveolar infection,
How is periodontal abscess differ...,
Describe an acute dentoalveolar a...
35  cards
Cancer 1
Name 3 types of non neoplastic gr...,
What is hyperplasia,
What is hypertrophy
39  cards
Cancer 2
What is cancer,
Why do cancers tend to occur in o...,
Name 6 major hallmarks of cancer
51  cards
Cancer 3
What is a carcinogen,
Name 2 ways a carcinogen may incr...,
Name 6 risk factors contributing ...
47  cards

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