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what does MHC-1 present?

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Presents endogenous (intracellular) antigen and is expressed on all nucleated cells

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What does MHC-II present?

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presents exogenous (extracellular) antigen and is expressed on only antigen presenting cells.

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explain MHC-I antigen processing

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antigenic proteins degraded into peptides in cytoplasm
peptides imported into ER
Peptide loading of MHC-I takes place in the ER

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Explain MHC-II antigen processing

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antigenic proteins are degraded in an acidic phagolysososme
peptide loading of the MHC-II takes place in the phagolysosome.

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what are peptides?

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fragments of protein antigen that are displayed by MHC-I and MHC-II on cells

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Explain the development of t cells

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immature T cells are found in the bone marrow where they then travel through the blood to the thymus where they become mature (naieve) T cells which all express unique anitgen receptors (t cell receptors are rearranged in the thymus)

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what do T cell receptors recognise?

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peptide and MHC

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what type of receptors do MHC-II have?

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CD4 receptors which help T cells dock

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what type of receptors do MHC-I have?

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CD8 receptors which also assist with docking

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what are the functions of the CD4 T helper cell?

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help the CD8 T cell become cytotoxic and help b cell make antibodies

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function of CD8 T cell

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recognise MHC-1
develops into cytotoxic T lymphocyte (cytotoxic T cell)

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Describe memory T cells

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the activation of a T cell= a memtory T cell
memory CD4 or CD8 T cells live in the body for long periods of time
they become effector cells much quicker than naieve cells.

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what are the 3 functions of antibody in the immune system

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1) neutralisation- knocking out toxins with anitbodies- antibody stops the virus from binding to our cells
2) opsonisation- make the pathogens tasty to phagocytes. receptor can bind to antibody and drag in the antibody with the microbe into the cell so that they can be phagocytosed
3) complement activation- complement forms membrane attack complex, this puts holes in the pathogen so that the microbe will explode. IgG and IgM are good at activating complement

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what is the role of IgG

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most abundant class in the blood
opsonises and neutralises
the only IG class that crosses the placenta for ‘passive immunity’
targets virus and bacteria

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role of IgA

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present in secretions, tears, saliva, mucus and breast milk
monomeric form in the blood
defence of the mucous membranes
present in breast milk- passing on antibodies to babies
targets virus bacteria

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role of IgM

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first ig class produced after the intial exposure to antigen.
expressed on niaeve B cells
very effective in activating ocmplement
targets extracellular bacteria
acts as an antigen receptor as it is able to sense when antigen bacteria is present in the body

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role of IgE

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present in the blood at low concentrations
immunity to muticellular parasites
allergic reactions to harmless antigens eg pollen or penicillin

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role of IgD

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expressed on naieve B cells
Together with LgM they act as an antigent receptor
their specific function is unknown

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primary immune response vs secondary immune response

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primary- 7-14 days to produce enough antibody to eliminate the pathogen. there is a low amount of antibody produced and its mainly IgM

secondary- (sucess of vaccination)
relies on memory B cells
works in 2-3 days, there is enough antibody produced to eliminate the pathogen
maining IgG, additional class switching to IgA and IgE.

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posterior pituitary hormones?
Made, stored and faciliatated

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made the neurons with their cell bodies in the hypothalamus
travel down the axon to be stored in the axon terminals until required.
released into the main bloodstream when an action potential depolarises the axom terminal

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anterior pituitary hormones
how are they connected and released?

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hypothalamic neurons secrete ‘releasing’ or ‘inhibiting’ hormones, they travel by a blood portal system to the anterior pituitary and bind to membrane receptors on anterior pituitary cells. causing them to release an anterior pituitary hormone

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what are the anterior pituitary hormones?

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growth hormone
thyroid stimulating hormone
adrenocorticotropin hormone

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what makes a thyroid hormone

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cells that line follicles.
thyroglobulin a protein containing tyrosine.
T3- 1 tyrosine, 3 iodine
T4- 1 tyrosine, 4 iodine
they are lipid soluble hormones

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what does thyroid hormone increase?
and what how does it increase this?

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basal metabolic rate
they increase it through
thermogenesis
oxygen consumption and ATP production and use
Fat and protein breakdown

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when are growth hormone concentrations highest during the day and your lifetime
highest during sleep highest during puberty then decline with age
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what is an indirect effect of growth hormone being released and what impact does it have?
Indirect effect- liver secretes insulin like growth factor released when growth hormone is released. this promotes the growth of bones, muscles and other tissues
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direct effects of growth hormone
liver- stimulates glucose synthesis muscle-inhibits cellular glucose uptake, stimulated protein synthesis fat -increases fat breakdown
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how is fuel mobilised into the blood during the reisstance phase
cortisol glucagon adrenaline growth hormone
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how does blood pressure increase during the resistance phase
coristol antidirectic hormone aldosterone
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how does antidiretic hormone increase blood pressure
stimulates vasoconstriction of the blood vessels also stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb more water into the plasma
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how does aldosterone increase blood pressure
stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb more Na+ into plasma. This means with the higher presence of ions there will be more water that enters the blood stream which increases blood pressure.
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what activates the alarm phase
sudden stress triggers the hypothalamus to activate the sympathetic nervous system. (dialated pupils, saliva production, increased breathing rate) these sympathetic nerves stimulate the adrenal gland. the adrenal medulla released adrenaline adrenaline amplifies cellular response helping to deal with stress fast response time- seconds to minutes
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affects of catacholamines
increased oxygen uptake and delivery to blood cells (lungs, heart, blood vessels) increased fuel released into blood for cells to use (liver, skeletal muscle, fat )
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what complement fragments are associated with labelling (opsonisaton)
C3b
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what do the C3a and the C5a complement fragments contribute to?
the recruitment outcome inflammation and recruitment of phagocytes
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what occurs at the destroy outcome of complement and what complement fragment is associated with it?
the membrane attack complex forms pores in the microbe causing their interior to fall out. C9
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what do pamps do?
signal through receptors on the phagocytes and regulate gene transcription
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what receptors do the cytotoxic t lymphocytes have and what do they recognise?
They have T cell receptors and they recognise MHC-1
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what receptors do CD4 t cells have and what do they recognise?
they have T cell receptors that recognise MHC-II
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what pathway of complement activation represents cooperation between innate and adaptive immunity?
classical- it relies on molecules that are produced by B cells
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what are on the surface of B cells that are responsible for antigen recognition?
membrane anchored antibodies (B cell receptors)
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what is the Ig class that is first produced in an initial immune response?
IgM & some IgD
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what is the main Ig class for the secondary immune response?
IgG with class switching to IgA and IgE at low levels
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what do skin and mucousal surfaces have in common?
they both are constantly renewed.
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what muscles bring the knee into flexion?
hamstrings and gastrocnemius
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what muscles bring the knee into extension?
quadriceps
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what is severe combined immunodefficieny
x chromosome linked disease, more common in males. lack functional T and B cells
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what does HIV do to the body?
targets and kills CD4 t cells, unable to help CD8 t cells become cytotoxic. impacts microbe and cancer immunity
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what is autoimmune disease?
it is where T and B cells attack self tissue
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immune tolerance
this is a critial process to avoid autoimmunity the thymus deletes autoreactive T cells
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what is the allergic effector response
DC cells present peptide from allergen to helper T cells helper t cells activate b cells to secrete IgE IgE binds to mast cell receptors (FCR) the allergin protein binding to the FCR on the mast cells causes them to degranulate and release histamine and other inflammatories.
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what is clonal selection
the selective expansion of lympocytes that ineract with antigen. B&T cells specific to the antigen undergoes the extensive cell divison
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what are the functions of antibody?
1) neutralise 2) opsonise 3) activate complement
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what cells are the thyroid hormone made in?
the follicular cells in the thyroid gland
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what effector does glucagon not work on?
muscles
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if the confidence interval contains 0 what can we conclude?
that there is no difference between the two groups
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what can we conclude if the confidence interval is either side of 0
that there is evidence of a difference between the two groups
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absolute refractory period
2nd AP cannot be generated Na+ channels are already open or are inactivated
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relative refractory period
2nd AP can be generated only if the stimulus is much larger than normal occurs when some Na+ channels shift from inactive to closed state
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what happens when an action potential arrives at the axon terminals. what type of channels and what is the process that occurs
at the axon terminals there are voltage gated calcium channels. when these become depolarised calcium moves into the axon terminal this causes the mobilisation of vesicles containing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. the vesicles release this into the synaptic cleft where it diffuses across the acetylcholine binds to the chemically gated ion channels on the post synaptic cell
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whats GABA an example of?
an inhibitory neurotransmitter
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what happens to acetylcholine after binding to a chemically gated ion channel?
it is broken down by acetylcholinesterase into choline and acettate. only choline is recycled and used again
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features of NMJ
it is a cholingeric synapse, always excitory summation isnt typically required only uses acetycholine
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what are the two rami communicans and what do they do?
only for sympathetic and only at T1-L2. dorsal ramus- effertent to back, afferent from back ventral ramus- efferent to ventral, afferent from ventral
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what is the somatic efferent system made up of
is is voluntary movement. Upper motor neuron cell body in brain axon in spinal cord. Lower motor neuron cell body in spinal cord axon into PNS. only acetylcholine and both axons are myelinated
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in the sympathetic nervous system where is the cell body of the second neuron?
In the sympathetic ganglion
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temporal summation
repeating firing of one pre synaptic nerve to meet threshold
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spatial summation
multiple pre synaptic nerves firing to collectively reach threshold
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briefly describe action potential propigation
initial segment to threshold an action potential propigates when inital segment depolarises to 30mV the Na+ ions disperse causing the second segment to be brought to threshold. this develops an action potential
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what is sensory transduction?
the conversion of a sensory stimulus into an action potential
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basal nuclei role
modifying movement assists with posture and muscle tone refines movement, selecting what to allow and what to inhibit alters sensitivity of neurons that project into corticospinal pathway
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cerebellum role
stores the motor programmes to learn movements. monitors and compares the sensory input. compares the actual movement in comparison to the planned movement.
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what is somatic sensation?
detected by the receptors in the skin, muscle and joints
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what is visceral sensation
detected by receptors in the internal organs
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what section of the spinal cavity does the spinal cord finish?
at the L1 but the spinal cavity goes all the way to the conus medularis- the attatchment point for the filum terminale which anchors the spinal cord.
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what type of cells is MHC - I presented on
all nucleated cells
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what type of cells is MHC-II presented on
only antigen presenting cells
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what class of antibody most effectively removes multicellular parasites is?
IgE
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B cells recognise _____ via their ___ T cells recognise _____ through ____
B cells regonise native antigent through their b cell receptors T cells recognise peptides through MHC
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what do adjuvants do?
immune stimulants added to vaccines to enhance the activation of antigen presenting cells
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tendons
connect muscle to bone, lest elastin than ligaments. facilitate and control movements
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ligaments
connect bone to bone have collagen and elastin so they resist tension and allow for a little stretch and recoil restrict movements away from themselves
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muscle fibres slow vs fast
slow- small diametre, large blood supply, large mitochondrial supply, red in colour, high fatigue resistance and slow until peak tension Fast- large diametre, small blood and mitochondrial supply, white in colour, have a low fatigue resistance and a short time until peak resistance
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a single action potential pulse is called a ____ Many action potentials fired in rapid sequence for a sustained period of contraction is _____ maximum signalling and contraction capability is called ______
twitch summation tetanus
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whole muscle structure form cellular level upwards
Actin and myosin make up myofilaments make up sacromeres make up myofibrils make up fibres make up fasciles make up muscles
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what are the two things that muscle tension relies on?
1) recruitment- number of muscle fibres recruited 2) frequency- rate at which muscle is stimulated
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what determines the function of a muscle
1) length of muscle 2) number of muscle fibres- cross sectional area big= big tension 3)arrangement of muscle fibres
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isometric muscle action
muscle is active- develops tension tension doesnt outweigh load muscle length doesnt change no change in joint position holding a joint still stabilisers=always isometric
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what is the knee doing during the late stance (toe off stage)
in extension due to body positioning hamstrings and gastrocnemius are contracting ready for the next movement

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