August 22 Flashcards

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what are the 3 major divisions of the living world

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bacteria (eubacteria), eukaryotes, and archaea (archaebacteria)

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function of plasma membrane

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selective barrier that allows cells to maintain integrity

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function of nucleus

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store house of information

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function of ER (general)

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lipid and protein synthesis and intracellular calcium store

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function of rough ER

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ribosomes synthesize proteins

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function of smooth ER

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calcium storage, (called sarcoplasmic reticulum)

transport vesicles bud off and transport newly synthesized proteins and lipids to golgi (called transitional ER)

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function of golgi

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major site of carbohydrate synthesis, sorting, and dispatching of products made in the ER

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function of mitochondria

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energy metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation and krebs cycle, also has distinct mitochondrial DNA separate from DNA in nucleus

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function of lysosomes

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intracellular digestion of macromolecules

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what performs the degradation of macromolecules in lysosomes

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hydrolytic enzymes

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function of fimbriae (or pili)

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attachment to surfaces for bacterial cells

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function of flagella

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motility for bacterial cells

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function of lipopolysaccharides

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activate inflammatory responses in bacterial cells

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function of capsules

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may play a role in dental caries in bacterial cells

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describe a gram positive bacterial cell wall

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  • thick peptidoglycan layer
  • teichoic acid
  • one membrane
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what color are gram positive bacterial cells

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purple-blue

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what color are gram negative bacterial cells

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pink-red

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describe a gram negative bacterial cell wall

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  • 2 membranes- outer and inner

- lipopolysaccharide outer membrane

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what is a peptidoglycan made of

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alternating NAM and NAG sugars

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what are the chains crosslinked by in a peptidoglycan

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oligopeptides

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what does NAM stand for (the sugar in peptidoglycans)

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acetylmuramic acid

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what does NAG sugar stand for in a peptidoglycan

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N- acetylglucosamine

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what enzyme is responsible for the crosslinking in peptidoglycans

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transpeptidase

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24
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what inhibits transpeptidase

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ampicillin

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how thick is the phospholipid bilayer
5nm
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what are biofilms
a cooperating community of microorganisms within a matrix that is attached to a surface
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where do biofilms develop
in any fluid environment containing microorganisms that are subjected to stress or fluid flow
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where do dental biofilms exist
on tooth surfaces and mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity
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where do bacteria attach
a pellicle
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what does a pellicle form from
proteins in the saliva or GCF
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what are the four stages of dental plaque biofilm growth
attachment (lag), growth (log), maturity (stationary), dispersal (death)
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what type of bacterial cells exist in the lag phase
gram positive cocci and rods
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what occurs in the log phase
cross linking via fusobacterium species
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what type of bacterial cells exist in the stationary phase
gram negative
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how do bacterial within bacterial microcolonies communicate
via chemical signals
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explain the structural complexity of a dental biofilm
in order : tooth, pellicle, fluid channels, bacterial microcolinies and intermicrobial matrix
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what happens in bacterial microcolonies in a dental biofilm
they adjust their pH, have varying nutrient supplies, and can induce gene expression
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what do fluid channels do in a biofilm
movement of nutrients, waste products, metabolites, enzymes, and oxygen
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what do cariogenic bacteria use to produce extracellular polysaccharides
sucrose
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what happens with sucrose in dental biofilms
its soluble so it diffuses rapidly into plaque biofilm where it becomes a substrate for extracellular polysaccharides
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what does sucrose get split into
glucose and fructose
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what does glucose get used for in biofilms
it can be built into homopolymers of glucose called glucans such as mutan (water insoluble) and dextran (water soluble)
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how do extracellular polysaccharides "help" bacteria grow
they serve as a nutritional source for bacteria which supports further adhesion and accumulation of plaque
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what are the main causal agents for caries (bacteria)
streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus casei and lactobacillus fermentum
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where do saccharolytic bacteria derive energy drom
glycolysis
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how do saccharolytic bacteria use glycolysis
they convert glucose into pyruvate then pyruvate into lactic acid
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what do biofilms form on tooth surfaces
dental plaque
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what is calculus or tartar
plaque that has been calcified
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where do dental caries form
pits and cavities of teeth
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in patients with healthy dentition and no periodontal disease, what is the most common bacteria in the dental biofilms
gram positive
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what do gram positive bacteria do to elicit a cavity
ferment sugars to a final end product of lactic acid
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what does the production of lactic acid result in
a low pH, which can result in demineralization of the tooth enamel and dentin resulting in a carie
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what do asaccharolytic bacteria derive energy from
amino acids
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how do asaccharolytic bacteria derive their energy
by reducing or deaminating free amino acids
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what compounds from amino acid reduction and amino acid deamination cause dental plaque
ammonium acetate, ammonium propionate, and ammonium butyrate
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what does dental calclulus promote
asaccharolytic fermentaion
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what happens in assacharolytic fermentation
cysteine and methoionine are fermented to produce hydrogen sulfide which causes oral malodor
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what does saliva contain
99% water, Na, K, Ca,Mg, bicarbonate and phosphates, immunoglobulin proteins, enzymes, mucins and nitrogenous products such as urea and NH3
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what are the types of saliva
serous, mucos, and mixed serous and mucos
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what creates serous saliva
parotid glands
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what produces mucos saliva
minor glands
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what produces mixed serous and mucos saliva
sublingual and submandibular glands
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what are the functions of saliva
- lubrication and protection - buffering - maintains tooth integrity - antibacterial activity - taste and digestion
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how much saliva is produced per day
750-1000 mL
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how much GCF is secreted per day
1-2 mL
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where is GCF secreted
into the space (gingival sulcus) between the surface of the tooth and the free mergin of the epithelium lining of the gingivia
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what are the functions of the GCF
- cleansing the sulcus - improve adhesion of the epithelium to the tooth - antimicrobial properties - antibody defense of the gingiva
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what does the protein rich environment of GCF provide
fermentation of amino acids causes a high pH that prevents caries from developing but can lead to precipitation of calcium and phosphate on a dental biofilm (plaque) and eventually calculus