Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is a cancer that affects the white blood cells. This cancer attacks lymphocytes which are a vital part of the body’s immune system‚ which helps the body to fight infections and diseases. Patients with this type of cancer will typically have painless swelling of the lymph nodes. Hodgkin patients will experience this in lymph nodes in the neck‚ underarms and chest where as non-Hodgkin patients will have lymph nodes affects throughout the body. Both types of patients
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Many necrotic enterocytes‚ characterized by karyorrhexis and karyolysis‚ were seen and there were moderate numbers of lymphocytes and plasma cells infiltrated at the lamina propria and some areas of the intestinal submucosal layer. The serosal neurons were dark and swollen. The spleen showed a focal fibrosiderotic plaque and occasionally fibrin thrombi in the blood vessels
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(TSS) is a rapid-onset illness causing: * fever * hypotension * rash * vomiting * diarrhea * eventual multiple organ failure * TSS is caused by the nonspecific stimulation of T lymphocytes by superantigens belong to pyrogenic toxins family. * Superantigen: * Can be viral or bacterial protein * Bacterial proteins cross link variable B domain of T-cell receptor to a chain class II MHC molecules. * Crosslink provides
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blood‚ transport of foreign particles form tissue fluid to lymph nodes. The function of lymph nodes includes: filter lymph‚ immune surveillance Classify each item as a feature of innate defenses or adaptive defenses: Adaptive Defenses- T and B lymphocytes‚ Antibodies produced‚ Antigen-presenting cells‚ Response to antigen Innate Defenses- Barriers‚ Natural Killer Cells Involved‚ Mononuclear Phagocytic system‚ Fever‚ Interferons Chemical Barriers: Antimicrobial substances that put holes in pathogen
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Introduction to IMMUNOLOGY COURSE • Subject Agenda* Theoretical part (Lecture): 14.01----18.03----22.04.2013 Practical part (Labwork) • Study Materials: Textbook (David Male and Ivan Roitt-2006-DIR; Abul Abbas-2007AA)‚ Clips and Internet search • Classconversation@gmail.com. Pass: btiu12345 • Evaluation - Midterm Exam‚ Final Exam‚ Labwork - Assignment (Home-work‚ Topic-oriented-In-class discussion‚ Readand-Present Practice) Contact me at: R501‚ IU Building; or via email: ntthoai@hcmiu.edu
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Emotion: a complex psychological state or response 1) Physiological arousal 2) Expressive behaviours 3) Consciously experienced thoughts and feelings James-Lange Theory: Our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. Perception of stimulus (car) arousal (pounding heart) emotion (fear) Cannon-Bard Theory: An emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the experience of emotion perception
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Bone Marrow Cancers The Effect of Bone Marrow Cancers Final: 5/20/2013 By: Hilarlyn Dossen | All that we ever hear is the word “Bone Marrow Cancer” but never what occurs with it. One is not positive of the different dangerous of this disease or its outcomes until they know someone or themselves have caught the disease. The bone marrow within the human body is the flexible tissue found in the interior of the bones. Average‚ bone marrow constitutes
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Title: Introduction to cell‚ tissues and organ Objectives: 1. To study the different type‚ function‚ structure and histology of cell‚ tissue‚ and organs in human body. 2. To learn how to identify different cell and tissue based on their structure and shape. 3. To learn how to use the microscope properly to observe the slide of different cell and tissue. Introduction: Cell is the basic structural and functional units of an organism that are composed of chemicals. Cell is the smallest living unit
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convolute part of the immune system. HIV weakens the immune system by destroying the CD4 (T-cell) lymphocytes. CD4 is one type of blood cell that helps protect the body immune system from viruses and other infectious diseases (Aids. Gov‚ 2012). AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection; people that are diagnosed with HIV disease have badly damaged immune systems. When HIV destroys the CD4 lymphocytes the immune system becomes really weak and will not be able to protect itself and fight back from other
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Intro In the world today‚ there are engineers‚ designers‚ and innovators who are working on ways to improve life even if life is fine as it is. IPhones are an appropriate example here. Apple is continuously creating newer and better versions of the iPhone because they bring in a lot of money. Newer is better. Humans are creating artificial everything. One example of this is artificial turf fields. They are becoming increasingly common in soccer and American football‚ as well as other sports. There
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