Patho exam 1 unmc Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

UNMC Patho 2 - Exam 1 (1)

neuroanatomy of pain and the components of pain : -Nociceptors → Afferent fibers → Spinal cord (substance P) → Brain for interpretation -Substance P = neurotransmitter peptide - has to bind to a receptor -Impulse MUST go to the brain AND be interpreted for the pain to be felt Nociceptors : pain receptors Afferent fibers : -A-delta (for sharp pain) -C-fibers (for dull/achy pain) Spinal cord : -dorsal horn, substantia gelatinosa 2 Substance P : key neurotransmitter Impulse :...

The process of taking in and using food for growth, repair, and maintenance of the body includes ingestion, digestion, absorption, and metabolism : nutrition Inflammation : adaptive response of the body to injury or illness How many functions is the liver responsible for? : about 500 lobule : functional unit of the liver 2 hepatocyte : liver cells that produce and secrete bile bile : stimulates peristalsis and breaks down fats in intestine canaliculus : channels between hepatocy...

Neoplasm : "new growth" tumor neoplasm Does not obey laws : of normal cell growth neoplasm continue to grow : at the expense of the host cancer cells exhibit "autonomy" : independence from normal cellular controls Cancer cells are also "anaplasia" : loss of differentiation or specialization 2 Benign : are NOT called "cancer" - tissue of orgin + "oma" ex benign tumor of fat cells = LIPOMA Malignant : cancer Mal=bad are usually named

Patho Exam 1 UNMC.

Patho Exam 1 UNMC

UNMC Patho 2 Exam 1 (Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Carcinogenesis, Renal)

UNMC Patho Exam 2 (1).

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UNMC Patho 2 - Exam 1.