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| What does excess levels of vitamin D cause? |
hypercalcemia |
| Identify where fat soluble vitamins are excreted. |
They accumulate instead of being excreted. |
| What are the main antioxidants vitamins? |
A,C, and E. |
| Identify the fat soluble vitamins. |
A,D,E, and K. |
| What happens when there is a vitamin D deficiency? |
Bone weakness, deformities, and osteoperosis. |
| Which vitamin enables proper cellular functioning of the body? |
Vitamine B |
| Which vitamin is responsible for the formation of the connective tissue that is formed in the bones, teeth, and gums? |
vitamin C |
| what is the primary function of the spleen? |
To filter large amounts of blood cells as they reach the end of their life cycle. |
| What is another name for chicken pox? |
shingles |
| What disease has been totally eradicated from the united states. |
polio |
| Hepatitis B can lead to damage to what organ? |
the liver |
| What is the primary function of the thymus? |
produce lymphocytes |
| What is the primary function of the tonsils? |
fight off infections by filtering bacteria. |
| What makes up the body's major portion of fighting cells? |
lymphocytes |
| What are the main causes of cancer? |
environmental contaminants, radiation, and viruses. |
| In radiation treatment, which rays are used to treat deep lesions? |
gamma |
| Which drug stimulates WBC prodution? |
filgrastim |
| Identify the drugs which are mitotic inhibitors. |
etoposide, vinblastin, vincristine, and vinorelbine. |
| An agent that causes irritation and sloughing of the skin is known as |
vesicants |
| Identify the drugs which are nitrosoureas agents. |
carmustine, lomustine, and sreptozocin. |
| Identify diseases typically treated with alkylating agents. |
hodgkin's disease, retinoblastoma, lymphocytic leukemia, and inoperable cancer. |
| Scurvy is the result of what vitamin deficiency? |
vitamin c |
| what does vitamin K do to the blood? |
Formation of blood coagulation factors. |
| What does pyridoxine do? |
It functions in the motabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in the diet. |
| In which group is the thymus larger? |
children |
| What bacterial disease is known as the whooping cough? |
pertussis |
| Which virus can cause birth defects in unborn children or even miscarriage? |
rubella |
| Identify the vaccines which may be given together? |
Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. |
| Which are smaller B cells or T cells? |
B cells. |
| What are the advantages and disadvantages of live vaccines? |
There is a risk of developing a full blown infection. Once the body builds up antibodies, the body has long lasting immunity. |
| Identify the antimetabolite agents. |
Cytarabine, mercaptopurine, and thioguanine. |
| What agent is used to treat the development of cancer called? |
antineoplastic |
| What is a nonmalignant neoplasm called? |
benign |
| The process of cell division that all cells perform is what? |
mitosis |
| Whaich drug stimulates RBC production? |
erythropoietin |
| Identify the antibiotics commonly used in adjunct treatment of cancer? |
Bleomycin, mitomycin, mixoxantrane, pentostatin, and plicamycin. |
| Which vitamin is used in tissue respiration and metabolism but when taken orally it can reduce LDL? |
vitamin B3/ nicotinic acid |
| ascorbic acid |
water |
| retinol |
fat |
| ergocalciferol |
fat |
| folic acid |
water |
| riboflavin |
water |
| alpha-tocopheral |
fat |
| Proper immune functioning and growth. |
selenium |
| bone formation, cell transport, and nerve and muscle functions. |
calcium |
| Ironutilization, skin pigmetation, nervous system functions. |
copper |
| Proper growth and reproduction, helps heal wounds. |
zinc |
| Hemoglobin and oxygen transport. |
Iron |
| Cellular transport; normal muscle, heart, kidney, and nervous system functions. |
potassium |
| Thiamine |
Beriberi |
| Aquired immunity |
immunity that has been acquired through exposure to an antigen or infectious disease. |
| Folic acid deficiency |
Megaloblastic anemia/nerve damage |
| Nicotinic acid |
Pellagra |
| Cyanocobalamin |
pernicious anemia |
| The lymphatic system is a primary source of |
immune cell production and is called the immune system. |
| How ofter should a tetnus booster be given to adults? |
every 10 years. |
| What vaccine in the 1950's contained a live virus and gave peopll the virus they were being immunized agaist? |
First polio vaccine. |
| toxoid |
a toxin that has been renderd harmless but involves an antisenic response. |
| Antigen |
"self cell" stimulates the production of antibodies. |
| Passive immunity |
Resistance that has been aquired through a transfer of antibodies from an animal to human, or an mother to child. |
| Antibodies |
proteins contained within plasma cells that neutralizes or destroys antigens called immunoglobulins. |
| Globulin |
Protein that is insoluble in water; protects against disease. |
| Which type of cancer are antimetabolites often used for treatments? |
Leukemia |
| What is the proper order of stages that mitosis goes into? |
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telephase, cytokinesis, and interphase. |
| Attenuated |
An altered or live vaccin made from the disease organism against which the live vaccine protects. |
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