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310 Midterm 3

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Pharmacology   science that deals with the fate of drugs in the body and their actions on the body  
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drug   any substance, other than what's found in the body or required by the body, that changes a physiological response  
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controlled   by DEA, schedule I to IV  
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therapeutic   prescription  
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problem with herbal extracts   extracts are uncontrolled, but as soon as the active chemical is isolated, it is classified as a drug and becomes controlled  
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pharmacodynamics   study of actions of drugs on the body  
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pharmacokinetics   quantitative description of drug disposition  
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drug disposition   absorption, distribution, elimination  
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drug disposition curve   graph to show drug disposition  
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fate of a drug   absorbed, distributed, eliminated  
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routes of drug administration   enteral, parenteral  
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enteral vs. parenteral   enteral: through alimentary canal parenteral: everywhere else  
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venous samplings/vein sticks   sample of blood to see drug disposition  
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extra label drug use   using a drug other than how it is indicated on the label  
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capillary barriers   continuous, fenestrated, or discontinuous  
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blood brain barrier   layer of lipophilic cells surrounding capillaries  
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fat stores of the body   store drugs  
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hydrophilic vs. lipophilic   water-loving vs. fat-loving  
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free vs. bound in blood   bound to albumin, free drugs get absorbed quicker  
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biotransformed   way in which drug gets eliminated  
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specific receptors/target cells   some drugs have specific cells that they target  
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site of action   where the drug takes effect  
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receptor pull/affinity   receptors have affinity to drug, pull out even if bound in blood  
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drug eliminated   in general, 10 half lives and a drug is considered eliminated  
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first pass effect   first time the blood passes through the liver, 100% of it is broken down  
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therapeutic objective   how quickly you want the drug to work vs. route of administration  
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drug conjugation   bound to a sugar molecule  
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half-life   amount of time it takes for 1/2 the drug to be broken down  
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quality assurance issues   in food animals, quality of meat  
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quantitative vs. qualitative dose-response curves   quantitative: numerical measurements qualitative: yes/no response  
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potency   how much of a drug is needed to get the desired response  
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equipotent doses   amounts of drugs needed to achieve same response  
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effective dose 50   effective dose in which 50% of the population responds  
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TD50   toxic dose, 50% of population gets sick  
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therapeutic index   TD50/ED50  
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LD50   lethal dose, 50% of population dies  
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AD50   anesthetic dose, 50% of population goes under anesthesia  
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choice of route   therapeutic objective, physical properties of drug, lipophilic/hydrophilic, quality assurance issues, cost  
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kidney   excretion, regulation, endocrine  
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adrenal gland/supra adrenals   secrete hormones  
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hilus   ureter/renal artery/renal vein enter into kidney  
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micturition   urination  
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sphincter   holds bladder closed  
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metanephric nephron anatomy   tubular part, blood vessels  
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glomerulus   first capillary bed  
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PTC   peritubular capillary/second capillary bed  
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descending limb   thin walled  
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ascending limb   thick walled upper portion, thin walled lower portion  
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loop of Henle   allows last 20-40% of water to not be lost in urine  
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DCT   where aldosterone works, can pump so much sodium that osmotically it can become more dilute than normal interstitium  
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collecting duct   receives the urine from many distal tubules  
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Bowman's capsule   filters/cleans the plasma  
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blood supply   20-25% goes to kidney  
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vasa recta   1-2% of PTC bed that forms a loop around the loop of Henle  
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portal system   high filtration rate, high absorptive/reabsorptive pressure in PTC bed  
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renal corpuscle   glomerulus + Bowman's capsule  
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glomerulus and filtration   filters and cleans plasma, 20-25% filtered out into Bowman's capsule  
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proximal tubule   active transport of toxins directly into urine from PTC, reabsorption  
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aldosterone   steroid hormone from adrenal cortex, mineral corticoid  
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osmolarity/milliosmole   saltiness of blood  
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cortical vs. juxtamedullary nephrons   cortical: short loop of Henle, completely within cortex juxtamedullary: long loop of Henle  
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ammonia/urea/uric acid   waste products  
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salt gland   concentration of salt out of it is greater than sea water, found in sea birds  
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control of blood volume   if blood volume is too high, urine volume increases to compensate and vice versa  
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juxtaglomerular apparatus   source of renin  
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juxtaglomerular cells   macula densa cells  
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macula densa monitor   monitor if kidney isn't filtering enough blood and if the osmolarity of blood is correct  
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glomerular filtration rate   how much fluid is filtered out of glomerulus into Bowman's capsule  
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renin-angiotensin system   renin converts angiotensinogen into angiotensin  
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ACE   angiotensin converting enzyme  
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angiotensinogen   always in blood, made by liver  
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angiotensin   circulation, vasoconstriction, renal blood flow increases, constriction of efferent artery, increase in glomerular filtration  
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angiotensin activator   activates angiotensin  
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systemic vasoconstriction   entire body experiences vasoconstriction  
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GFR homeostasis/disturbance/recovery   disturbance: GFR goes down, renin released, angiotensin activated, BP and BV increase recovery: restored homeostasis, GFR increases  
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aldosterone/mineral corticoid   steroid hormone from adrenal cortex  
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adrenal cortex   outer portion of adrenal gland  
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zona glomerulosa   outer layer of adrenal cortex, makes aldosterone  
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sodium reabsorption   reabsorbed in proximal tubule  
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blood-born   enters into circulatory system from endocrine system  
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diuresis   excessive urination  
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high blood pressure   vasoconstriction  
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ADH   decreases urine volume, affects collecting duct of nephrons, allows for very concentrated urine  
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hypothalamus/posterior pituitary   hormones made in the hypothalamus travel down and are released from the posterior pituitary  
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range of urine osmolarities   dependent upon thirst and water intake  
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hypovolemic vs. osmotic thirst   hypovolemic: loss of blood volume osmotic: high osmolarity  
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body water balance   drinking and eating provide water, kidney conserves water so output=intake  
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endocrine functions   maintain homeostasis, support cell growth, coordinate development/reproduction, facilitate responses to external stimuli  
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paracrine   stimulates neighboring cells  
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autocrine   stimulates self only  
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exocrine   stimulates cells far away  
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endocrine/ductless glands   invading epithelia become a deep gland or get isolated/pinched off  
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hormone   a chemical made in one part of the body that becomes blood born, travels to another part of the body to affect a target cell  
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receptor/target cell   has receptors for hormone  
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hypothalamus   controls pituitary gland  
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stalk   connects hypothalamus and pituitary  
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Rathke's pouch   outgrowth of base of brain, forms posterior pituitary  
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posterior pituitary/neurohypophysis   releases hormones made in hypothalamus  
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anterior pituitary/adenohypophysis   outgrowth of roof of mouth, portal system between it and hypothalamus, produces hormones to be released into body  
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growth hormone releasing hormone   stimulates release of growth hormone  
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growth hormone/GH/somatotrophin   causes fat to be broken down  
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IGF-1/somatomedin   bone growth, muscle development  
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somatostatin   polypeptide  
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bST vs. hGH   bovine vs. human growth hormone  
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gigantism   too much growth hormone released  
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controlling hormones/factors   control amount of initial stimulant produced  
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thyroid   composed of epithelial cells, 2 lobes, made of fluid filled follicles, releases T3 and T4  
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isthmus   connects two lobes of thyroid  
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left and right lobe   located on either side of trachea  
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thyroglobulin   huge protein that stores MIT and DIT and when epithelia lining follicle get stimulated, thyroglobulin gets internalized and then metabolizes into T3 and T4  
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colloid   fluid filling follicles  
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follicle   small sac or vesicle, filled with fluid  
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MIT   monoiodotyrosine  
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DIT   diiodotyrosine  
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triiodothyronine   T3, MIT + DIT  
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tetraiodothyronine   T4, DIT + DIT  
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TRH   thyrotropin releasing hormone, released by hypothalamus, stimulates release of TSH by anterior pituitary  
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TSH   thyroid stimulating hormone, released by ant. pit., stimulates thyroid to release T3 and T4  
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metabolic hormones   T3, T4  
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hypothalamo-pituitary-organ axis   step-by-step process, end product = feedback  
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effect of T3 and T4   negative feedback on hypothalamus (causes it to release less TRH)  
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hypo/hyperthyroidism   hypo: underactive thyroid hyper: overactive thyroid  
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Grave's disease   autoimmune disorder, most common cause of hyperthyroidism  
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myxedema   swelling of the skin, caused by hypothyroidism  
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goiter   hypothyroidism, swelling of thyroid and neck, low iodine in diet  
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goitrogens   drugs or feed that interferes with thyroxin production  
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exopthalamos   hyperthyroidism  
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feedback   negative causes less activity, positive causes more  
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parathyroid/PTH   released when calcium in blood is low  
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effect of PTH   calcium is reabsorbed into kidney, calcium comes out of bone and into blood, kidney activates vitamin D  
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vitamin D activation   caused by parathyroid hormone when Ca in blood is too low to help absorb Ca from intestine  
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kidney   concentrates urine  
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C-cells/parafollicular cells   make calcitonin, controlled by Ca in blood, oppose PTH, released when Ca in blood is too high  
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calcitonin   released from C-cells  
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CRH   corticotrophic releasing hormone made by hypothalamus, causes production of ACTH  
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ACTH   released by anterior pituitary, goes to adrenal cortex and stimulates production of cortisol  
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glucocorticoid   steroid from adrenal cortex affecting glucose  
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cortisol   most common adrenal steroid, anti-inflammatory, stress hormone, inhibits fertility, stimulates fetal lung maturation, increase glucose levels in blood, induces parturition  
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corticosterone/cortisone   adrenal steroids  
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pancreatic islets/Islets of Langerhans   endocrine portion of pancreas, secrete alpha and beta cells  
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alpha/beta cells   alpha: secrete glucagon beta: secrete insulin work opposite each other  
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glucagon   acts on liver to stimulate glucose production and release, causes fat breakdown, rises when glucose falls  
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insulin   necessary for sugar to get inside a cell, allows body cells to take in circulating glucose, works opposite glucagon  
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control of insulin   released in response to high blood glucose levels  
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diabetes   inability to bind glucose  
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hypo/hyperglycemia   hypo: lack of glucose hyper: too much glucose, leads to hyperosmolarity  
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ketotic/ketosis   decreased blood pH  
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peripheral circulation/capillary health   diabetics have decreased peripheral circulation because endothelial cells surrounding capillaries cannot function  
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A1C   glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin with sugar molecules attached)  
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