MEDICAL IMMUNOLOGY & SEROLOGY Terence L. Eday‚ RMT‚ MT(ASCPi)‚ MPH College of Medical Technology / Medical Laboratory Science University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Historical Perspective • 1773‚ Voltaire reported on an ancient Chinese custom where dried and powdered small pox scabs were inhaled • 1798‚ Edward Anthony Jenner‚ Smallpox vaccination • 1862‚ Ernst Haekel‚ Recognition of phagocytosis • 1877‚ Paul Erlich‚ recognition of mast cells Historical Perspective • 1879‚
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Chapter I INTRODUCTION “ ’These changes in the body‚’ Walter Bradford Cannon wrote in the review paper he sent to the American Journal of Physiology late in 1913‚ ’are‚ each one of them‚ directly serviceable in making the organism more efficient in the struggle which fear or rage or pain may involve; for fear and rage are organic preparations for action‚ and pain is the most powerful known stimulus to supreme exertion. The organism which with the aid of increased adrenal secretion can best muster
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Neurophysiology Study Guide 1. Define "equilibrium potential". Why is the resting potential closer to the potassium equilibrium potential (EK+) than the sodium potential (ENa+)? The equilibrium potential is the point at which the force exerted on an ion by electrostatic and concentration gradient forces are balanced‚ and there is no net movement of that ion. The resting potential is closer to EK+ than ENa+ because the cell membrane is more permeable to
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which power is not supplied. The user may elect to initiate a delay period‚ that is selectable between 1 and 2 hours‚ to precede the sequence of power distribution‚ allowing time for the car to cool before the power cycles begin. A test circuit‚ activated by a pushbutton‚ allows a user to distinguish between the periods of time when power is not being supplied to an outlet as a part of the sequential sharing of power between outlets and a circuit malfunction‚ such as a blown fuse. Images(2)
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by using a graded output system. The absorption of a photon decreases the release of neurotransmitter glutamate to bipolar cells at the axon terminal which may cause the bipolar cell to either hyperpolarize or depolarize depending on the type of receptor the glutamate binds to. This property allows for a population of bipolar cells to be excited by light and another population to be inhibited allowing our brains to detect and distinguish between colour‚ contrast‚ edges‚ etc. Following this‚ the bipolar
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Innate and adaptive immune responses may operate independently or collaboratively to eliminate infection Student name: Xinyi Yang Word count: 1470 Introduction Human body contains approximately 1013 human cells and 1014 bacterial‚ protozoan and fungal cells (Immunity‚ 2007). To defense against those pathogens‚ our body generate three levels of defense: (1) anatomic barriers; (2) innate immune system and (3) adaptive immune system. The first level of defense involves the inhibition
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STUDY GUIDE FOR PRINCIPLES OF AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY (Fall 2013) Drug-receptor Interactions Know general characteristics of signal-transducing receptors: Bind to a ligand (drug or endogenous molecule) Participate in a signaling cascade Distinguish from non-receptor-mediated drug action Graded or Dose-Response effects (vs. all-or-none) Understand “occupational theory” of drug action Molecular basis (ligand-receptor interaction) Mathematical description Occupational theory: Response = Max
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You are an amino acid in the lumen of the small intestine of a newborn mammal. You are looking at intestinal epithelial cells that bring important maternal proteins (immunoglobulins) across their apical surfaces by receptor-mediated endocytosis. Your ambition is to be part of a receptor that does that job. A. beginning from the challenge of entering the cell‚ until you have been loaded onto an appropriate tRNA. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Within the small intestine is
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Name___ Chapter 16-Lymphatic System & Immunity Take Home Quiz 1. Explain the functions of the lymphatic system. Transports excess fluid to the bloodstream‚ absorbs fats‚ and helps the body defend against disease causing agents. 2. Trace the general pathway of lymph from the interstitial spaces to the bloodstream. The lymphatic capillary network is found next to the systemic and pulmonary capillary networks. It then travels through lymph vessels into lymph nodes. It returns to lymph vessels
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THE SCIENCES OF ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY CH 1 STUDY GUIDE 1.1 Anatomy and Physiology Compared A. Anatomy: the science of body structures and the relationships among structures B. Physiology: the study of body functions – how the body parts work 1.2 Anatomy and Physiology Integrated A. Anatomy and physiology initially may appear to be different sciences‚ but further reflection reveals that these two sciences are integrated‚ because form (anatomy) and function
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