EXAMS 1 POWERPOINTS Flashcards
three levels of disease prevention
primary (immunization)
secondary (pap smears)
tertiary (antibiotic users)
what is the primary prevention of diseases
removing the risk factor so that the diseas does not occur
what’s the secondary prevention of disease
detecting the disease when you can still cure it
what’s the tertiary prevention of disease
preventing further damage or reducing complications of a disease
when does autocrine signaling occur
occurs when a cell releases a chemical into the intercellular fluid that affects its own activity
what cells does paracrine signaling act on
nearby cells
endocrine signaling relies on?
hormones carried in the bloodstream to cells throughout the body
synaptic signaling occurs in what system?
occurs in the nervous system where neurotransmitters act only on adjacent nerve cells
neurotransmitters acts only on?
adjacent nerve cells
metabolism is normally aerobic or anaerobic
aerobic
what are the byproducts of cellular metabolism
lactic and pyruvic acids
what is cellular metabolism
chemical task of maintaining essential cellular functions
metabolism provides the cell with energy
true
normally, water and electrolyte movement occurs to do what?
to equalize concentrations
with injury, cell membrane becomes what?
becomes more permeable
examples of passive transport
-diffusion
- osmosis
facilitated diffusion
cells adapt to changes in the
- internal environment
cells adapt to increased work demands by changing in??
- size (atrophy and hypertrophy)
- number (hyperplasia)
- form (metaplasia)
what is atrophy
decrease in cell size
what is hypertrophy
increase in cell size
what is metaplasia
replacement of adult cells
what is hyperplasia
increase in the number of cells
what is dysplasia
deranged cell growth of a specific tissue
injuries from physical agents are caused by?
- mechanical forces
- electric forces
- extreme temperatures