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Lifestyle Health And Risk Flashcards

1
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What are the most important risk factors for CVD

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  • high blood pressure
  • unhealthy diet
  • smoking
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3 Contributory factors to CVD

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  • stress
  • sleep deprivation
  • being male (difference in chromosomes)
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3
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The most common cause of death for UK men is…

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Cardio Vascular Disease

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4
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What is the most common cause of death for UK women?

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Dementia

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5
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How do worms get oxygen to their cells?

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  • air diffuses in
  • surfactant aids diffusion
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6
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How do frogs get oxygen to their cells?

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  • tadpoles can diffuse oxygen in
  • through gills ( lungs grow when they get older )
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7
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Frogs have a ____ chamber heart

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Three

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8
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How do single celled organisms get oxygen to their cells

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Diffusion

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9
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How do fish get oxygen to their cells?

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Through their gills

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10
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Fish have a _______ circulatory system

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Single

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11
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How do crickets get oxygen to their cells?

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Air travels through holes in their body

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12
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Having a higher concentration gradient ________ rate of diffusion

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Increases

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13
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The higher the surface area…

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The faster the rate of diffusion

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14
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The larger the diffusion distance…

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The slower the rate of diffusion

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15
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If temperature increases…

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Rate of diffusion increases

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16
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Larger molecules =

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Slower rate of diffusion

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17
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Concentration gradient decreases at a decreasing rate =

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Diffusion decreases at a decreasing rate

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18
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The majority of cells in a _________ organism are not in contact w/ the organisms surroundings

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multicellular

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19
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What is needed to transport oxygen and glucose to every cell in a multicellular organism

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A mass flow system

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20
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Mass flow system transports substances in _______ down a __________ _____________. Enabling substances to move long distances at a ___________________________

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  • bulk
  • pressure gradient
  • sufficient rate
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21
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Larger organisms have a ________________

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Higher metabolism

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22
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What are the requirements for a mass flow system

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  • circulatory fluid
  • contracting pump to move fluid
  • tubes through which fluid can circulate
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23
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What does a circulatory system move

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  • blood
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24
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What is the pump for a circulatory system?

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  • heart and contactable blood vessels ( arteries )
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25
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Digestive system moves ________________

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Food and water

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26
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What pumps food and water around the digestive system

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Muscle surround intestines

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27
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What materials are moved around the respiratory system

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Air

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28
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What is the pump for the respiratory system

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  • intercostal muscles
  • diaphragm
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29
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What is moved in the lymphatic system

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Lymph

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30
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Lymph is pumped around the lymphatic system by the ____________________________

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Contraction of skeletal muscle

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31
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Define an open circulatory system

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In open circulatory systems blood is not fully contained in blood vessels

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32
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How do open circulatory systems work?

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The heart pumps blood into the body cavity and tissues are bathed in blood

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33
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The blood is called __________ because it is mixed with __________

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  • haemolymph
  • tissue fluid
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34
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Characteristics of a closed circulatory system

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  • high pressure blood
  • oxygen concentration gradient is high because oxygenated and deoxygenated blood do not mix
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35
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Blood flow in closed circulatory systems

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Heart Arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules Valves Vein

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36
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Blood circulation to organs in single circulatory systems is organised in

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Series

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37
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Circulation to organs is organised in _____________ in double circulatory systems

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Parallel

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38
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Pulmonary circulation has high/low blood pressure?

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Low

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39
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Systemic circulation has low/high pressure?

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High

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40
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Why does blood pass through lungs or gills slowly?

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In order to maximise the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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41
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Advantages of a parallel vascular system?

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  • high oxygen conc grad for all organs
  • parallel arrangement reduces resistance
  • blood speed high t.f rate of oxygen delivery high
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42
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How many heart chambers do amphibians have?

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3

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43
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Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood _________ in amphibian heart

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Mix

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44
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Describe the location of the heart

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  • middle of the thorax
  • apex tilts to the left
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45
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The outer fibrous pericardium is made up of ________________

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Collagen rich connective tissue

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46
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Outer fibrous pericardium is ______________ and protects from _______________ of the heart, trauma and infection

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  • inelastic
  • overextension
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47
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How is the fluid filled cavity formed

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The inner serous pericardium folds back on itself and lubricates the hearts movements

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48
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Where does the coronary artery carry blood to?

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Myocardium

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49
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Where do the subclavian arteries carry blood to

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Arms

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50
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The ___________ arteries carry blood to the head

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Carotid

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51
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Name the two heart valves on the right side of the heart

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  • aortic semilunar valve
  • tricuspid valve
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52
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Name the two valves on the left side of the heart

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-Pulmonary semilunar valve
-Biscupid valve

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53
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What is the scientific name for heart strings

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Tendinous cords

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54
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What are tendinous cords used for

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  • inelastic
  • attach valves to papillary muscles
  • help valves open
  • stop valves inverting
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55
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What is the function of the arteries?

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  • to transport blood away from the heart
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56
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Blood in arteries is __________ and _________

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  • oxygenated
  • bright red
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57
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Arteries have __________ blood pressure

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High

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58
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What is the function of the veins

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To transport blood to the heart

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59
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Blood in veins is ___________ and _____________

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  • deoxygenated
  • purple red
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60
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Veins have ____ b.p

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Low

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61
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What is the function of capillaries

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  • gas exchange between blood and cells
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62
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Blood oxygenation in capillaries…

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Changes for oxygenated to deoxygenated

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63
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Blood pressure in capillaries is

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Low but higher than veins

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64
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Artery

1 - Collagen rich connective tissue
2 - Elastic tissue
3 - Smooth ( circular ) muscle
4- endothelium
5 - lumen

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65
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Vein
1 - Collagen rich connective tissue
2 - elastic tissue
3 - smooth ( circular ) muscle
4 - endothelium
5 - lumen

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66
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What is the diameter of a capillary?

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8 um

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67
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What is the diameter of an artery

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0.1 -> 20 mm

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68
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What is the diameter of a vein

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0.1 -> 20 mm

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69
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Describe the wall structure of an artery

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  • thick muscle and elastic layer
  • small lumen
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70
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Describe the wall structure of veins

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  • thin muscle and elastic layer
  • large lumen
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71
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Describe the wall structure of capillaries

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  • very thin endothelium ( one cell thick )
  • very small lumen ( RBC travel single file )
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72
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During systole arteries __________ following heart ________

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  • expand
  • contraction
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73
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During diastole arteries _______________________ following heart contraction

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( recoil ( = elastic recoil ))

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74
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Veins pass between _______________ and muscle contraction exerts a __________ on vein and propels blood forward

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  • skeletal muscle
  • pressure
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75
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What is the biological significance for water being a good solvent for other polar molecules

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  • hydropholic molecules can be transported easily
  • vital biochemical reactions can take place in aqueous cytoplasm
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76
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What is the biological significance of water being a bad solved for lipoprotein molecules?

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  • lipids can form a bilateral membrane in water
  • lipids can only be transported in blood in combination w/ proteins ( hydrophobic )
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77
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Because water is a _______ it is a _______ molecule

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  • dipole
  • polar
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78
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What is a polar molecule?

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Uneven distribution of charge across the molecule

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79
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What is the importance of water having a high specific heat capacity ( takes a lot of energy to raise its temperature)

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  • water is a good temperature buffer
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80
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What us the importance of water having a high latent heat of vaporisation?

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  • organisms can cool down effectively as sweat evaporates without losing a lot of water
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81
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As water has _____________ organisms can survive in cold places without __________

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  • high latent heat of condensation
  • freezing
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82
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What is the biological significance of water being liquid at most environmental temperatures?

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  • water is a useful transport medium in mass flow systems
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83
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Water has a higher density than ice therefore…

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Ice forms at the surface of waters allowing organisms below to survive

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84
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Water is _____________ therefore water plants can receive light for ______________

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  • transmits
  • photosynthesis
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85
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Describe waters hydrostatic properties

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  • water has a low compressibility so it can resist high pressure
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86
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What is the biological benefit of water being hydrostatic

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  • allowed buoyancy
  • allows organisms to survive in deep oceans
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87
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Why is water cohesive?

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  • They are attracted and stick to one another ( hydrogen bonds )
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88
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What is the biological significance of water being cohesive?

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  • Water has high tensile strength so therefore it can travel in unbroken columns ( xylem vessels )
  • Water has high surface tension: therefore insects can walk on water
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89
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What is the biological significance of water having high adhesion?

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  • water can be drawn into small spaces:
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90
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What is the cardiac cycle?

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The cardiac cycle is the sequence of changes in the heart as it fills with blood and pumps it out again

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91
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What is atrial systole?

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  • the contraction of the atria which pushes blood into ventricles
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92
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Describe what happens during atrial systole

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  • as atria fills pressure increases
  • AV valves open and blood flows into ventricles
  • atria contract forcing blood into ventricles
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93
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What is ventricular systole?

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  • the contraction of ventricles, which pushes blood up into the arteries
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94
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Describe ventricular systole

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  • ventricles contract from the base upwards
  • pressure in ventricles increase, closing AV valves (lib sound)
  • semi lunar valves open and blood is pushed up and out into the arteries
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95
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What is diastole?

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Complete relaxation of the atria and ventricles

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96
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Describe diastole

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  • Atria and ventricles recoil and relax, lowering pressure in heart chambers
  • lower pressure in ventricles compared to in arteries draws in blood backward, closing semi lunar valves (dub sound)
  • low pressure in atria draws blood from veins in, refilling of atria
  • coronary arteries fill
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97
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What is SAN

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  • sino atrial node
  • in wall of RA
  • pacemaker
    -generates electrical impulse to trigger atrial systole
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98
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What is AVN?

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  • atrio-ventricular node
  • in wall of RA
  • electrical impulse for SAN reaches AVN (delay ensures atria have fully contracted and ventricles have filled)
  • AVN transmits impulse along bundle of His to Purkyne fibres, initiating ventricular systole from bottom upwards
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99
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The vagus nerve ___________ heart rate

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Lowers

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100
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____________ nerve : increases heart rate

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Accelerator

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101
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What does ECG stand for

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Electrocardiogram

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102
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What is an ECG

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  • a recording of the electrical activity of the heart over time
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103
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P wave: atrial systole
QRS complex: ventricular systole
T wave: diastole

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104
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Why is the P wave smaller than the QRS complex

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Atrium is a smaller muscle therefore there is less electricity

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105
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Why do veins have a large lumen?

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To reduce resistance to blood flow back to the heart

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106
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Why do veins have a smooth endothelium

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To reduce resistance to blood flow

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107
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What is atherosclerosis?

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The build up of artheromortus plaque in the inner layer of the artery wall

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108
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What happens if the arteries supplying the heart are blocked?

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Heart attack

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109
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What happens if the arteries supplying the brain are blocked?

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Stroke

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110
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Describe how AS is developed

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Step 1:
Endothelium damaged causing a lesion
Step 2:
Inflammatory response:
-WBC accumulates under endothelium
-foam cells die and attract more macrophages
-deposit builds up
Step 3:
Plaque formation
-build up of calcium and fibrous tissue
-artery wall loses elasticity
Step 4:
-positive feedback
-artery narrows -> HBP
-further atheroma formation

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111
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What is thrombosis?

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A blockage of a blood vessel by a blood clot

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112
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A thrombus is a blood clot that…

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Forms in a vessel and REMAINS there

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113
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An embolism is a blood clot that…

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Travels to another location in the body

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114
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Fatty plaques can either….

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-block artery directly
-increase arteries chances of being blocked by a blood clot

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115
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What i8s the benefit of blood clotting?

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-reduces blood loss
-prevents infection

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116
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Clotting is triggered when platelets come into contact with…

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-damaged endothelium
-collagen fibres

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117
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Describe the blood clotting process:

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Step 1:
-endothelium damaged
-collagen fibre exposed
-platelets are activated and become irregularly shaped
-thromboplastin released from damaged tissue and platelets
Step 2:
-platelet plug formed
-platelets stick to damaged vessel wall
Step 3:
Blood clot formed - fibrin mesh traps RBCs

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118
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Describe the blood clotting chemical pathway

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-Thromboplastin turns prothrombin to thrombin.
-Thrombin turns fibrinogen (soluble) into fibrin (insoluble)

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119
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What is risk?

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The probability of an unwanted event or outcome

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How is risk calculated?

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By looking at past circumstances of people who have taken the same risk

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% risk =

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( Number of people with unwanted outcome/ total no. Of people taking the risk ) * 100

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Factors that cause overestimation of risk:

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-Involuntary
-Unnatural/unfamiliar
-feared
-rare
-consequences are sudden

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Factors that cause underestimation of risk

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-Undertaken voluntarily
-Natural
-Familiar
-Enjoyed
-common
-Long term consequences

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What are risk factors?

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-Variables associated with an increased risk

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What is an example of a hereditary risk factor?

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Mutations

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What is an example of environmental risk factors?

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-Pollution
-Access to clean water

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What is an example of a physiological risk factor

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-HBP
-Obesity

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What is an example of demographic risk factor?

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-Age
-Sex
-Religion

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What is an example of behavioural risk factor?

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-Inactivity
-Smoking

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Correlation is a ……….. between two ……………….

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-Relationship
-Variables

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What is positive correlation

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-Increase of one variable is accompanied by an increase in another

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What is negative correlation

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-increase of one variable is accompanied by a decrease in another

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Causation is when…

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A change in one variable is responsible for the change in the other

134
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Causation requires ………….. experiments to see if change in one variable has ……….. effect

A

-controlled -predicted

135
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Causation requires knowledge of …

A

Mechanism for how one variable affects another

136
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What is epidemiology

A

The study of distribution of disease in human populations and the factor determining this

137
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What are cohort studies

A

A prospective study where a group of people are followed overtime to see who develops a condition

138
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Describe the method of cohort study which compares exposure to risk factor

A

-Population is followed overtime and then separated
-Exposure to risk factors is compared

139
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Describe the method of cohort study which compares outcomes

A

-Population is separated into two groups
- One with risk factor one without
-Compare outcomes

140
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A case control study is a ………. Study where a group of people ……………… condition is compared to a group without the condition

A

-Retrospective
-With the same

141
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Describe a case control study

A

-two groups (one w/ condition and one control group)
-Look back in time
-Compare histories of exposure to risk factor

142
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What are the advantages of the cohort study

A

-Useful for rare exposure to risk
-Can evaluate multiple disease outcomes
-Minimises recall bias - data collected regularly
-Direct measurement of disease incidence

143
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What are the disadvantdges of a cohort study

A

-Requires more time and is more
-Large sample size
-Not useful for rare conditions (may not appear in cohort)
-Low validity due to dropouts (follow up bias)

144
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What are the advantedges of a case-control study

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-Requires less time and is less exspensive
-Smaller sample sizes
-Can evaluate multiple exposures to risk
-Useful for rare conditions

145
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What are the disadvantdeges for a case control study

A

-Cannot determine disease incidence
-Not useful for rare exposures to risk
-recall bias can be substantial
-Selection bias possible in control group

146
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What makes a good research study?

A

-validity
-bias
-reliability

147
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In a reliable study results can be…

A

Consistently reproduced

148
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How do you achieve reliability?

A

-Large sample size (Trend can be detected)
-Standardising methods and equipment (valid method)

149
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What is validity?

A

Valid results answer the research question accurately

150
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How do you achieve validity?

A

-Control variables (one independent variable)
-Method and equipment appropriate to question

151
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What is Bias

A

The introduction of systematic error into a study by favouring one outcome or answer over others

152
Q

What are the three types of bias

A

-recall
-selection
-loss to follow up

153
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Selection bias is an error caused by choosing…

A

A group of participants that are not representive of the target population

154
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what is recall bias

A

-Systematic error caused by inaccurate recollection of past events by study participants

155
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What is loss to follow up bias

A

-Systematic error caused when exposure or study set up increases likelihood of participants dropping out thereby inaccurate comparison between groups

156
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What types of bias does cohort study have

A

Loss to follow up

157
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What types of bias does case control study have?

A

-selection
-recall

158
Q

With increasing ages arteries become…

A

Less elastic and more easily damaged
-likelihood of AS increases

159
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Why are men more likely to die of CVD

A

-women are somewhat protected by oestrogen
-men are more likely to engage in other risk factors (smoking/poor diet)

160
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How does oestrogen protect against CVD

A

-Reduces LDL and increases HDL
-reduces inflammatory response
-> likelihood of AS decreases

-heart muscle cells have oestrogen receptors
-oestrogen binding improves mitochondrial function
-vascular endothelial cells have oestrogen receptors
-oestrogen binding causes arterial dilation

161
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Blood pressure is a measure of the …………… force of blood ……….. the vessel walls

A

-hydrostatic
-against

162
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What does blood pressure depend on

A

-blood flow
-peripheral resistance

163
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Why is blood pressure in arteries high during systole

A

-blood flow increases
-peripheral resistance increases

164
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Why is blood pressure low in diastole

A

-blood flow decreases
-peripheral resistance decreases

165
Q

How does stress affect blood pressure

A

Increases
- adrenaline constricts arteries
-> peripheral resistance increases

166
Q

-High blood pressure is in the ……….. arteries
-……………………………. In walls of carotid ………… detect increase in pressure
-……………………. Carry impulses to …………………… centre in the medulla
-……………….. impulses sent via …… nerve to ….. reducing heart rate

-> blood pressure decreases

A

-Carotid
-stretch receptors
-sinuses
-Sensory nerves
-Cardiovascular
-inhibitory
-vagus
-SAN

167
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How does a high salt diet increase blood pressure

A

-osmotic effect increases blood volume
-> blood flow increases

168
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How does smoking increase blood pressure?

A

-Nicotine constricted arteries
-Peripheral resistance increases

169
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How does heavy alcohol consumption increase b.p

A

-Ethanol constricts arteries
-Peripheral resistance increases

170
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What are some early symptoms of HBP

A

Headache, dizziness, vomiting

171
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What are the late symptoms of HBP

A

CVD

172
Q

Oedema is the ……………. Caused by an excess of ……………………….. collecting in tissues

A

-swelling
-tissue fluid

173
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Tissue fluid is the ……………… fluid which ……………. The cells

A

-extracellular
-bathes

174
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What are the two factors that affect the movement of tissue fluid?

A

-Blood pressure
-Osmotic pressure

175
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If blood pressure > osmotic pressure then tissue fluid will…

A

Move out of blood

176
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If blood pressure < osmotic pressure then tissue fluid will…

A

Move into blood

177
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20% of tissue fluid is removed by…………………… and returned to blood at the …………

A

-lymphatic vessels
-vena cava

178
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How does oedema form?

A

-high blood pressure
-more tissue fluid
-not enough t.f removed in lymph
-> swelling

179
Q

What is blood pressure measured with?

A

Sphygmomanometer

180
Q

How is blood pressure measured? (step 1)

A

-inflatable cuff placed around upper arm
-cuff is inflated until blood stops flowing (no sound heard)

181
Q

How is systolic pressure measured?

A

-Valve opens so that air will be released from cuff
-Blood begins to flow through brachial artery
-Systolic pressure is measured when pulsing sound is heard

182
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Diastolic pressure is measured when the:
-valve is opened ……
-artery is no longer …………..
-measured when there is………………. Of blood movement

A

-further
-compressed
-no sound

183
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What is hypertension?

A

When the peripheral resistance of blood against artery walls is stop high

184
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How do ACE inhibitors cause vasodilation?

A

-Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors stop prodcution of Angiotensin 2 (which constricts arteries)

185
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How do ARBs cause vasodilation

A

Block angiotensin 2 receptors in arterial muscles

186
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How do calcium channel blockers cause vasodilation?

A

-They inhibit entry of calcium ions into muscle cells so they are less able to contract
-reducing arterial walls and force of heart contraction

187
Q

How do diuretics reduce hypertension?

A

Reduce water content of blood, therefore reducing blood volume

188
Q

How do beta blockers reduce hypertension?

A

-They block the action of stimulant hormones (adrenaline) acting on the SAN
-> decreased heart rate

189
Q

Reducing blood pressure by 5mmHg can decrease risk of stroke by… and ischaemic heart disease by …

A

-34%
-21%

190
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Carbohydrates are also called…….. or ………..

A

-sugars
-saccharides

191
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Carbohydrates contain elements…

A

C,H,O

192
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what is the general formula for monosaccharides?

A

Cn(H2O)n

193
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Are monosaccharides soluble or insoluble

A

Soluble

194
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What are the two types of monosaccharides

A

-Pentose
-Hexose

195
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What are two examples of pentose

A

-Deoxyribose
-Ribose

Components of DNA

196
Q

What are 3 examples of Hexose

A

-glucose
-fructose
-galactose

197
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What is the function of glucose?

A

-Major respiratory substrate
-Component of disaccharides (maltose sucrose lactose) and polysaccharides (starch, glycogen, cellulose)

198
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What is the function of fructose?

A

-respiratory substrate
-component of sucrose
-constituent of nectar and fruit

199
Q

What is the function of galactose?

A

-Respiratory substrate
-component of lactose

200
Q

What is this molecule?

A

Alpha Glucose

201
Q

What is this molecule?

A

Beta glucose

202
Q

What is this molecule?

A

Fructose

203
Q

What is this molecule?

A

Deoxyribose

204
Q

What is this molecule?

A

Ribose

205
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What is the general formula of a disaccharide?

A

Cn(H20)n-1

206
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Are disaccharides insoluble or soluble?

A

Soluble

207
Q

What does glucose + glucose make?

A

Maltose

208
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What does glucose + fructose make?

A

Sucrose

209
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What does galactose + glucose make?

A

Lactose

210
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What type of bond does maltose have?

A

A (1-4) glycosidic bond

211
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What type of bond does lactose have?

A

B (1-4) glycosidic bond

212
Q

What type of bond does sucrose have?

A

A (1-2) glycosidic bond

213
Q

What is the function of maltose?

A

-Respiratory substrate
-Found in germinating seeds

214
Q

What is the function of sucrose

A

-respiratory substrate
-sugar transported in phloem in pants

215
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What is the function of lactose

A

-Respiratory substrate
-Milk sugar: major carb source for sucklings in mammals

216
Q

Polysaccharides have thousands of …………….. units

A

Monosaccharide

217
Q

What is the general formula for polysaccharides?

A

Cx(H2O)y

218
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Are polysaccharides insoluble or soluble?

A

Insoluble

219
Q

Starch is made out of…

A

-Amylose
-Amylopectin

220
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Glycogen is made out of…

A

Cellulose

221
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Starch contains 30% ……….. and 70% ……………..

A

-Amylose
-Amylopectin

222
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What is amylose?

A

An UNBRANCHED chain of A(1-4) glucose (200-5000) units
-forms an alpha helix - hydrogen bonds between H and OH groups

223
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Amylopectin is a branched chain of…

A

Alpha glucose

224
Q

It contains ………….. bonds and ……………….. bonds (which form branches)

A

A(1-4)
A(1-6)

225
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Amylopectin is rapidly….

A

Hydrolysed
(Amylose digests branch endings)

226
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Each branch is ………… glucose residues long

A

8-12

227
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Glycogen is a branched chain of…

A

A(1-4) glucose
(5000-60,000 glucose units(

228
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What is more highly branched, amylopectin or glycogen?

A

Glycogen

229
Q

What digests glycogen branching endings?

A

Glucosidase

230
Q

Why are carbohydrates stored as starch or glycogen rather than glucose?

A

-polysaccharides are insoluble
-no osmotic effect
-otherwise cells would take in too much water

231
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Cellulose is an …………………. Chain of ………….. glucose

A

-unbranched straight
-B(1-4)

232
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How do chains of cellulose align?

A

-Parallel to each other forming tough fibres called microfibrils

233
Q

What are microfibrils held together by?

A

Hydrogen bonds

234
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Why does cellulose have an alternate structure rather than a helical structure?

A

Consecutive B glucose residues straight in orientation

235
Q

What is the function of glycogen?

A

-Major storage carb in animals and fungi

236
Q

What type of glycosidic bond does cellulose have?

A

B (1-4)

237
Q

What is the function of cellulose?

A

-Structural component of cell walls in plants

238
Q

What is an example of a non reducing sugar?

A

Sucrose

239
Q

What does Benedict test test for?

A

Reducing sugars (free alpha or B OH- group)

240
Q

State Benedict’s test

A

Reducing sugar + copper sulpha -> oxidise sugar + Cu2O

Blue-> red

241
Q

How do you adapt Benedict’s test to test for non-reducing sugars?

A

Use HCL to hydrolyse sugar first

242
Q

State Benedict’s test for non-reducing sugars

A

-non reducing sugar + hcl -> reducing sugar
-reducing sugar + CuSO4 -> oxidised sugar + CU2O

243
Q

What is the test for starch?

A

Test for amylose
Amylose + iodine -> amylose-iodine complex
yellow -> blue

244
Q

Describe how lactose is absorbed in a person who is lactose tolerant

A

-Lactose is broken down by lactase into galactose and glucose
-Galactose and glucose are absorbed into the blood stream

245
Q

Describe what happens to lactose in an intolerant person

A

-Lactose is not broken down
-Gut bacteria is fermented
-causing gases & acids
-leading to flatulence & abdominal pain

246
Q

Why is lactose-free milk hard to make?

A

-Large amount of lactose is needed
-Lactase needs to be separated from lactose-free milk product

247
Q

Immobilised enzymes are enzymes ………………. To a surface (e.g of ……………………………..)

A

-attached
-sodium alginate seeds

248
Q

What is the benefit of immobilised enzymes

A

-enzymes easily separated from products
-enzymes can be easily reused
-large SA for collisions between enzyme and substrate

249
Q

What is the difference in the way DNA and RNA are structured?

A

-DNA is structured into chromosomes
-RNA is structured into tRNA and mRNA

250
Q

What elements do lipids contain?

A

C, O H

251
Q

Lipids are……. In water

A

Insoluble

252
Q

Lipids are ……. In organic solvents

A

Soluble

253
Q

What is glycerol made out of?

A

-alcohol
-3 hydroxyl groups

254
Q

What are fatty acids amde of?

A

-A carboxylic acid (-COOH)
-long hydrocarbon chains (14-22)§

255
Q

What are monounsaturated fatty acids

A

-fatty acids that contain one C=C bond

256
Q

What are polyunsaturated fatty acids?

A

-Fatty acids that contain several C=C bonds

257
Q

How are triglycerides formed?

A

-3x condensation reactions to add 3 fatty acids to glycerol

258
Q

Saturated triglycerides are…

A

Saturated fatty acids

259
Q

Saturated triglycerides are …………. At room temp

A

Solid
(Fats)

260
Q

Saturated triglycerides are from…

A

Animals

261
Q

Unsaturated triglycerides are

A

Unsaturated fatty acids

262
Q

Unsaturated triglycerides are solid/liquid at room temp

A

Liquid
-oils
-from plants

263
Q

What are glycolipids made out of?

A

-glycerol
-2 fatty acids
-carbohydrate unit(s)

264
Q

What is cholesterol?

A

-a steroid

265
Q

Cholesterol is a component of…

A

Cell membranes

266
Q

Cholesterol is a precursor for…

A

Hormones

267
Q

What are waxes?

A

-long chain alcohols and a fatty acid linked by an ester bond

268
Q

What are some functions of lipids

A

-electrical insulation
-buoyancy
-water proofing

269
Q

What is 1 cal

A

-the quantity of heat energy required to raise the temp of 1g of water by 1C

270
Q

What is 1 Kcal?

A

-1000 cal

4180J / 4.18 kJ

271
Q

What is dietary reference values?

A

-energy and nutrient requirements for different group of healthy people in the UK

272
Q

What is Estimated Average Requirement?

A

-energy/nutrient intake which meets the need of 50% of people

273
Q

What is Lower Reference Nutrient Intake?

A

= energy/nutrient intake which meets needs of only 2.5% of people
= a measure of national inadequacy

274
Q

What is higher reference nutrient intake?

A

=energy/nutrient intake which meets needs of 97.5%
=similar to GDA (Guidline daily amount)

275
Q

What is 60-70% of TEE (Total energy expenditure)

A

Basic Metabolic Rate

276
Q

What is 10% of TEE

A

-Specific Dynamic Action

277
Q

What is 20-30% of TEE

A

-Physical Activity

278
Q

Basal Metabolic Rate is…

A

The energy expended when completely at rest for:
-Heartbeat
-Breathing
-Body Temp

(Depends on: age, sex, mass, height, genetic factors)

279
Q

What is specific dynamic action?

A

Energy expended for metabolising food including:
-eating
-digestion
-absorption

280
Q

What is Physical Activity?

A

-energy expended during exercise

(Dependent on body mass, duration, intensity, type of exercise)

281
Q

PA equation:

A

-time x body mass x exercise specific energy expenditure

282
Q

What is BMI?

A

Body mass index

-a measure of body fat based on height and mass of adult men and women

283
Q

What is the equation for BMI?

A

Body mass/ height ^2

284
Q

What is WHR?

A

-a measure of abdominal fat based on waist and hip circumferences

285
Q

What does WHR take into account?

A

-amount of abdominal fat

Abdominal fat correlates with risk of heart diesease

286
Q

Where does the body get cholesterol from?

A

-80% from the liver
-20% from food

287
Q

How is cholesterol transported in blood

A

-transported in lipoproteins because it is insoluble in water

288
Q

What is HDL?

A

High density Lipoprotein

289
Q

HDL is has …% cholesterol

A

20

290
Q

HDL contains ……………. Fatty acids

A

Unsaturated

291
Q

HDL contains different….

A

Apoproteins

292
Q

HDL transports cholesterol to the…

A

Liver for breakdown

293
Q

LDL stands for

A

Low density lipoprotein

294
Q

LDL contains 40%

A

Cholesterol

295
Q

LDL has……….. fatty acids and only …………. B

A

-saturated
-apoprotein

296
Q

LDL transports cholesterol from the…

A

Liver to cells

297
Q

How is cholesterol transported into cells?

A

-cells have LDL receptors on surface which bind to LDL
-LDL bound to receptor is released into the cell by endocytosis
-LDL and LDL receptors are separated at low PH
-LDL receptors are recycled back to cell surface
-LDL vesicles fuse with lysosome
-LDL is degraded and cholesterol is released

298
Q

How does cholesterol build up in the blood?

A

-excess saturated fat from diet increase in ldl

-LDL receptors on cell surface saturated:
-not all cholesterol taken into cells
-more cholesterol in blood stream

(Saturated fats may also increase LDL receptor activity)

299
Q

Why does high cholesterol increase CVD risk?

A

-LDL can build up in artery walls leading to atheroma formation

300
Q

How can blood cholesterol level be lowered?

A

-increase unsaturated fat in diet: increase in HDL

-HDL can reduce cholesterol in atheroma
-HDL takes cholesterol to liver for breakdown
-may also increase LDL receptor activity

301
Q

How do we keep our cholesterol in the healthy range?

A

HDL:LDL balance important

302
Q

What is a monogenic disorder?

A

Disease cause by mutations in a single gene

303
Q

What is a polygenic disorder

A

-disease caused by mutations in several genes

304
Q

What is a multifactorial disorder

A

-disease caused by a combination of mutations in several genes and environmental factors

305
Q

Genetic mutations in several different genes can…

A

Predispose an individual to CHD but environmental factor also contribute to CHD development

306
Q

What is familial hypercholestrolaemia

A

0Genetic disorder characterised by high LDL levels

307
Q

What can hypercholesterolaemia be caused by?

A

-Mutations in APOB gene
-dominant
-prevents ldl from binding to LDLR

-mutations in LDL receptor gene
-dominant
-LDLR levels reduce

Mutations in LDL RAP1 gene
-recessive
-LDLRAP1 protein assists LDLR function

Mutations in PCKS9 gene
-dominant
-PCKS9 required for LDLR synthesis

308
Q

What is apolipoprotein gene cluster?

A

-mutations in apoa1 gene
-familial HDL defiance
-dominant
-leads to low HDL levels

-mutations in APOE gene
-apoe & 9 allele
-co-dominant
-leads to low HDL levels

309
Q

What is the effect of the apolipoprotein gene cluster?

A

-cholesterol not removed from blood
-increased risk of AS

310
Q

What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

A

-left ventricle myocardium and septum thickened
-1 in 500 have HCM mostly undiagnosed

311
Q

What is the effect of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

A

-heart pumps blood to body less effectively
-electrical activity of heart affected - arithymia
-cardiac arrest

312
Q

What are free radicals?

A

-highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons

313
Q

What are examples of free radicals?

A

-superoxide anion
-peroxide

-hydroxyl

314
Q

How are free radicals produced?

A

-uv light
-metabolism
-ionizing radiation
-smoking

315
Q

Free radicals are ……….. agents:

A

Oxidising

  • they take electrons from other molecules thereby oxidising and damaging them
316
Q

How do free radicals cause CVD

A

-they oxidise LDL
-oxLDL causes inflammation - e.g more macrophages recruited
-oxLDL causes foam cell formation
-> artheroscleoris

317
Q

What are antioxidants?

A

-molecules that prevent oxidation of other molecules by providing electrons to pair up with unpaired electrons of free radicals

318
Q

Vitamin C has various functions…

A

Within the body, including antioxidant properties

319
Q

How does caffeine affect neurotransmitter action?

A

-decreases adenosine : less alert and sleepy
-increases serotonin: more relaxed and tired
-increases noradrenaline: increases heart rate -> more oxygen to brain

320
Q

How can blood cholesterol be kept in a healthy range?

A

-healthy life-style
-healthy diet
-statins

321
Q

What are statins?

A

-decrease cholesterol synthesis
-increase LDL receptors synthesis
-increase LDL removal from blood

322
Q

How do u prevent blood clots?

A

Using anticoagulant drugs
-they affect synthesis of clotting factors (warfarin)

323
Q

What do platelet inhibitory drugs do?

A

-reduce stickiness of platelets

Aspirin

324
Q

What is the energy store in plants?

A
  • starch
325
Q

What is the energy store is animals?

A
  • glycogen
326
Q

What is the main energy store in animals?

A
  • lipids
327
Q

How does the structure of glycogen allow it to be an energy store?

A
  • polysaccharide of glucose
  • to provide glucose for respirate
  • B(1-6) bonds for rapid hydrolysis
  • compact to allow large amount to be stored
328
Q

Describe the reaction that joins two a-glucose molecules?

A
  • involving OH groups on both molecules
329
Q

Why is amylopectin and glycogen a good energy store

A
  • compact
  • highly branched so rapidly hydrolysed
  • insoluble so no osmotic affect
  • too large to diffuse across cell surface

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