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CA 15-3

CA 27-29

A

Breast Cancer

2
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CA 19-9

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Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

3
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CA 125

A

Ovarian Cancer

4
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Calcitonin

A

MEDULLARY Thyroid Cancer - alone and in MEN2A/2B

5
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CEA

A

CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen - Very nonspecific

Major associations: Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancers

Minor associations: Gastric, Breast, and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

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Chromogranin

A

Neuroendocrine Tumors

7
Q

PSA

A

Prostate cancer

8
Q

P-Glycoprotein

A

Multidrug Resistant Protein (MDR1)
Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Also expressed in other cancers (Colon, Liver)
Pumps out chemotherapy to make it drug resistant

9
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Vimentin

A

Mesenchymal Tumors - SARCOMA

Endometrial Carcinoma
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Meningioma

10
Q

Desmin

A

Muscle Tumors

Rhabdomyosarcoma

11
Q

Cytokeratin

A

Epithelial Tumors

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

12
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GFAP

A

Neuroglial Tumors - Astrocytes, Schwann Cells, Oligodendrocytes

Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma

13
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Neurofilaments

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Neuronal Tumors

Neuroblastoma

14
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Lateral Area of Hypothalamus

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Hunger
Destruction –> Anorexia

Stimulated by Ghrelin
Inhibited by Leptin

15
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VMA of Hypothalamus

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Satiety
Destruction (i.e. Craniopharyngioma) --> Hyperphagia

Stimulated by Leptin

16
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Anterior Hypothalamus

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Cooling - Parasympathetic

A/C = Cooling

17
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Posterior Hypothalamus

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Heating - Sympathetic

18
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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

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Circadian Rhythm

19
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Supraoptic and Paraventriular Nuclei

A

Synthesize ADH and Oxytocin

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Ventral PosteroLateral (VPL) 
(Thalamus)
A

Spinothalamic and Dorsal Columns
Medial lemniscus

VPL: Vibration, Pain, Pressure, Proprioception
Light touch, Temperature

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Ventral PosteroMedial (VPM)
(Thalamus)
A

Trigeminal and Gustatory Pathway

Face sensation, Taste

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Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

Thalamus

A

CN II
Vision

Sends info to Calcarine Sulcus
Lateral = Light

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Medial Geniculate Nucleus

Thalamus

A

Hearing

Sends info to Auditory cortex of Temporal Lobe
Medial = Music

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Ventral Lateral Nucleus

Thalamus

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Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum
Motor

Sends info to Motor Cortex