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Cellular Pathology of Cancer
Define metaplasia,
Give two examples of metaplasia o...,
What are the two types of metapla...
30  cards
Cell Division
What is contact inhibition of cel...,
What happens during the three sta...,
What are centrosomes and what do ...
28  cards
Biological Basis of Cancer Therapy
What are the four main anti cance...,
List the different types of cytot...,
What are the main types of target...
28  cards
Physiology of Blood Cells and Haematological Terminology
What is responsible for the round...,
What does polychromasia indicate ...,
Causes of target cells
39  cards
Signalling Mechanisms in Growth and Division
What transcription factor is stim...,
Give an example of an anti cancer...,
Broadly speaking how might ras si...
44  cards
Normal blood count
What is a normal range,
What is reference range,
Difference between reference and ...
13  cards
Anaemia and Polycythaemia
What is anaemia,
Other than a reduction in the abs...,
Why would anaemia where excess pl...
52  cards
DNA Damage and Repair
Name 2 oxygen free radicals,
What are abasic sites,
Why is dna the target for many ca...
37  cards
The Haemoglobin Molecule and Thalassemia
What are the different types of g...,
State the three different haemogl...,
Describe how affinity of haemoglo...
45  cards
Sickle Cell Disease
The distribution of which deadly ...,
What mutation is responsible for ...,
Describe the difference in charac...
28  cards
Abnormal White Blood Cell Count
What is the lymphoid lineage,
Which cells come under the myeloi...,
Describe how the appearance of wh...
34  cards
Leukaemia
What is the most common cancer in...,
What is the literal meaning of le...,
Where does the problem exist in l...
35  cards
Chemical pathology
What are lfts,
What are u and es,
What does colour of top of tube i...
19  cards
Virology
What can be detected relating to ...,
How could isolated virus be detected,
What is problem of assays
23  cards
Bacteriology
Common diagnostic techniques for ...,
2 different types of culture,
How are blood cultures tested as ...
40  cards
Histopathology and cytopathology
4 histopatholgy samples,
2 cytopathology samples,
3 things looked for in biopsy
11  cards
Antibodies in diagnostics
What is a reporter,
4 examples of a reporter,
How do enzymes work as reporters
38  cards
Interferon
What is interferon,
What is the effect of interferon ...,
What is the first interferon to b...
47  cards
Viral Evasion of the Host Immune Response
What is a key difference between ...,
Describe the process of presentat...,
State three viruses and the prote...
29  cards
Parasitic Infections
Define parasite,
What is the difference between an...,
What are the two groups of endopa...
82  cards
Leishmania
What is the insect vector for lei...,
Inside the human host which cells...,
What are the two forms of leishma...
19  cards
Community Acquired Bacterial Infections
Define virulence factor,
List some common bacterial virule...,
Give examples of bacteria that ha...
40  cards
Hospital Acquired Infections
Define the following a antimicrob...,
What is a health care associated ...,
Why do health care associated inf...
30  cards
Fungal Immunity
What are the four main phyla of f...,
Give examples of how the morphoge...,
Which pattern recognition recepto...
29  cards
Skin Infections
Features of staph aureus,
Toxic factors produed by staph au...,
Impetigo
18  cards
Hypersensitivity and Allergy
What are hypersensitivity reactio...,
What are the four type of hyperse...,
Describe the mechanism of type 1 ...
41  cards
Tolerance and Autoimmunity
What type of immune response is i...,
Which cell type is always involve...,
What proportion of people has lym...
36  cards
Tumour Immunology
How can breast cancer be linked t...,
Explain how breast cancer can lea...,
Describe the cancer immunity cycle
37  cards
Transplantation
What is the difference between li...,
What are the different types of t...,
Give an example of an autograft
29  cards
Apoptosis
Define necrosis,
Define apoptosis,
Describe the process of necrosis
40  cards
Blood Transfusion
What glycoprotein and fructose st...,
What are a and b antigens,
What does the a gene encode
24  cards
Angiogenesis
What are the three ways of making...,
What is the main signal for angio...,
What is the most important pro an...
37  cards
Iron Deficiency and Anaemia of Chronic Disease
In what state is the iron in the ...,
How much iron do you need per day...,
How can iron be lost under normal...
35  cards
Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Deficiency
What is vitamin b12 and what type...,
What is vitamin b12 needed for,
Broadly speaking what can cause v...
38  cards
Cancer as a Disease – Breast Cancer
What is special about the breast ...,
Where do the vast majority of bre...,
Describe the two layers of epithe...
44  cards
Cancer as a Disease – Colorectal Cancer
What type of carcinoma are most c...,
What is the rate of turnover of c...,
What is a polyp
24  cards
Cancer as a Disease – Skin Cancer
State the types of skin cancer th...,
Give two examples of viruses that...,
What is the difference between th...
32  cards
Haemostasis
State the steps involved in haemo...,
What component found underneath t...,
State some important factors prod...
42  cards
Abnormalities of Homeostasis
Broadly speaking what are the two...,
What can cause thrombocytopenia,
State one very common cause of th...
34  cards
Regulation of Cell Motility
What are the changes that occur i...,
What are the different types of t...,
What physiological phenomena does...
44  cards
External factors controlling division and behaviour of normal and cancerous cells
What are the three best known ext...,
Describe what happens to a cell w...,
Describe what happens to cells pl...
37  cards
Oncogenes and Tumour Suppressor Genes
What are the six hallmarks of cancer,
What is gene amplification,
What are chimeric genes
28  cards
Learnt in past papers
Role of bub,
Role of cenpe,
Role of chke1 and 2
117  cards

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