Description : Which of the following statements regarding fibroblasts and their function in wound healing are true? a. IL-1 has both inhibitory and promotional effects on fibroblast growth b. TNFa ... EGF (epithelial growth factor) has been demonstrated to accelerate epidermal regeneration in cutaneous wounds
Last Answer : Answer: a, d IL-1 appears to be important in the process of normal wound repair. IL-1 has been shown to stimulate skin fibroblast and keratinocyte growth, as well as ... that recombinant EGF enhances keratinocyte migration. EGF is also a potent chemoattractant for granulation tissue fibroblasts
Description : An important function of vitamin A is (A) To act as coenzyme for a few enzymes (B) To play an integral role in protein synthesis (C) To prevent hemorrhages (D) To maintain the integrity of epithelial tissue
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Vitamin E is particularly important for (1) development of teeth (2) carbohydrate metabolism (3) normal activity of sex glands (4) general health of epithelial tissues
Last Answer : (3) normal activity of sex glands Explanation: Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects body tissue from damage caused by substances called free radicals. Free radicals can harm cells, tissues, and ... body use vitamin K. It also helps widen blood vessels and keep blood from clotting inside them.
Description : Vitamin E is particularly important for – (1) development of teeth (2) carbohydrate metabolism (3) normal activity of sex glands (4) general health of epithelial tissues
Last Answer : (3) normal activity of sex glands Explanation: Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps improve circulation. Apart from sexual desire itself, circulation is the most important component ... which affects your body's ability to produce sex hormones that promote reproductive system function.
Last Answer : normal activity of sex glands
Description : What are epithelial tissues? What are their general function and how is that function associated to the features of the tissue?
Last Answer : Epithelial tissues, also called epithelia, are tissues specialized in the covering of external and internal surfaces of the body. The general function of the epithelium is to provide protection ... intercellular space between each two neighbor cells. Cell Tissue - Image Diversity: epithelial cell
Description : Which of the following statement(s) describe the effects of aging on wound healing? a. A finer, more cosmetic scar might be expected b. In vitro studies demonstrate decreased proliferative ... . Wound infection occurs more frequently in elderly patients due to diminished ability to fight infection
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c There are important age-dependent aspects of wound healing. The elderly heal more slowly and with less scarring. There is a gradual attenuation of the inflammatory ... the sutures. There is no evidence to suggest that wound infections occur more commonly in elderly patients
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning pharmacologic agents used to accelerate wound healing? a. A number of these agents are now currently approved for use in ... healing in chronic wounds d. Growth hormone functions by promoting fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis
Last Answer : Answer: b, c Currently there are no approved clinical agents that accelerate normal healing. Although a number of clinical trials are in progress, no agents are currently ... hormone administration significantly accelerates donor site healing, presumably due to its effects in minimizing catabolism
Description : Which is NOT a correct association of tissues and hormones or functions? A) adipose tissue--leptin to regulate a feeling of fullness B) thymus--use of iodine to make thyroxine for ... insulin for regulation of blood glucose levels E) pancreas--glucagon for regulation of blood glucose levels
Last Answer : B) thymus--use of iodine to make thyroxine for regulation of body growth
Description : The 1992 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded to Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin J. Krebs for their work concerning (a) reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulation mechanism (b) ... (c) human genome project (d) drug designing involving inhibition of DNA synthesis of the pathogen.
Last Answer : (a) reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulation mechanism
Description : Negative regulation of protein synthesis is accomplished by A- allosteric inhibition B- the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter C- the binding of a repressor to the DNA D- the binding of a repressor to the RNA polymerase
Last Answer : the binding of a repressor to the DNA
Description : The general functions of minerals are (A) The structural components of body tissues (B) In the regulation of body fluids (C) In acid-base balance (D) All of these
Description : Characteristic of epithelial tissues is
Last Answer : Characteristic of epithelial tissues is A. Never produce glands B. Cells can undergo ... Abundant vascularisationi D. Large intercellular spaces.
Description : A large proportion of oxygen remains unused in the human blood even after its uptake by the body tissues. This O2 (a) acts as a reserve during muscular exercise (b) raises the pCO2 of ... enough to keep oxyhaemoglobin saturation at 96% (d) helps in releasing more O2 to the epithelial tissues.
Last Answer : (a) acts as a reserve during muscular exercise
Description : The inner lining of blood vessels is made up of which tissues? (a) Nervous tissue (b) Epithelial tissue (c) Connective tissue (d) Muscle tissue
Last Answer : (b) Epithelial tissue
Description : Insulin: a. is secreted as a pro-insulin b. increases protein synthesis c. is required for glucose uptake in all tissues d. is a steroid hormone
Last Answer : is secreted as a pro-insulin
Description : Growth hormone increases (A) Protein synthesis (B) Lipogenesis (C) Glycogenolysis (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Scar formation is part of the normal healing process following injury. Which of the following tissues has the ability to heal without scar formation? a. Liver b. Skin c. Bone d. Muscle
Last Answer : Answer: c Every tissue in the body undergoes reparative processes after injury. Bone has the unique ability to heal without scar and liver has the potential to regenerate parenchyma, the only organ ... scar (cirrhosis) as well. With these exceptions, all other mature human tissues heal with scar
Description : Which of the following is/are true? A. Because of its thickness, the tensile strength of a healing wound on the eyelid is much less than one on the thick skin of the back. B. By 2 days, ... strength reaches a plateau by 3 weeks. D. Wounds rarely, if ever, regain the strength of intact tissues.
Last Answer : Answer: BD DISCUSSION: Tensile strength measures load per cross-section area at rupture, whereas burst strength measures load required to break a wound, regardless of dimension. Therefore, skin wounds have ... a slower rate for more than a year. Wounds do not regain the strength of normal tissue
Description : The hormonal alterations that follow operation and injury favor accelerated gluconeogenesis. This new glucose is consumed by which of the following tissues? A. Central nervous system. B. Skeletal muscle. C. Bone. D. Kidney. E. Tissue in the healing wound.
Last Answer : Answer: ADE DISCUSSION: Glucose is produced in increased amounts to satisfy the fuel requirements of the healing wound. In addition, nerve tissue and the renal medulla also utilize this substrate. Skeletal muscle primarily utilizes fatty acids, and bone utilizes mineral substrate
Description : When assessing the older adult, the nurse anticipates increase in which of the follow components of respiratory status? a) Residual lung volume As a result, patient experience fatigue ... ) Cough efficiency The nurse anticipates difficulty coughing up secretions due to decreased cough efficiency.
Last Answer : a) Residual lung volume As a result, patient experience fatigue and breathlessness with sustained activity.
Description : Which hormone promotes cell division , protein synthesis and bone growth
Last Answer : Which hormone promotes cell division , protein synthesis and bone growth A. ADH B. ACTH C. PTH D. GH
Description : Regulation of haem synthesis occurs by (A) Covalent modification (B) Repression - derepression (C) Induction (D) Allosteric regulation
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Acetyl CoA carboxylase regulates fatty acid synthesis by which of the following mechanism? (A) Allosteric regulation (B) Covalent modification (C) Induction and repression (D) All of these
Description : Thiamine is useful in: A. Collagen synthesis B. Clotting factor production C. Epithelial integrity D. Cellular energy production
Last Answer : D. Cellular energy production
Description : The synthesis of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA can occur (A) Only in mitochondria of all mammalian tissues (B) Only in the cytosol of all mammalian tissue (C) In both cytosol and mitochondria (D) In lysosomes
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The function of a repressor protein in an operon system is to prevent synthesis by binding to (A) The ribosome (B) A specific region of the operon preventing transcription of structural genes (C) The RNA polymerase (D) A specific region of the mRNA preventing translation to protein
Description : The most active site of protein synthesis is the (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosome (C) Mitochondrion (D) Cell sap
Last Answer : B
Description : The only correct statement about hormone receptors is (A) Receptors for protein hormones are present in cytosol (B) Receptors for steroid hormones are membrane bound (C) Hormone-receptor binding is irreversible (D) Receptors can undergo down regulation and up regulatoin
Description : The function of vitamin K is in (a) Regulation of Ca and P metabolism (b) Carbohydrate metabolism (c) Blood clotting (d) Respiration
Last Answer : (c) Blood clotting
Description : Which of the following structure-function pairs is mismatched? (A) Lysosome-intracellular digestion (B) Golgi body-secretion of cell products (C) Ribosome-protein synthesis (D) Glyoxysome-detoxification
Last Answer : (D) Glyoxysome-detoxification
Description : Neutrophil chemotaxis is a fundamental aspect of inflammatory injury in conditions such as the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Neutrophil chemotaxis is directly attributable to which of the following molecules? ... TNFa c. LPS d. IL-1 e. ENA-78 (Epithelial Neutrophil Activating Protein)
Last Answer : Answer: a, e There is a large collection of peptide, polypeptide and lipid mediators which have chemotactic properties. Although TNF a, IL-1 and LPS were initially reported to have direct ... are several complement-derived peptides. Perhaps, the most potent of these is the short-lived C5a peptide
Description : Reconstitution of the epithelial barrier (epithelialization) begins within hours of the initial injury. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the process of epithelialization? a. ... d. Visible scarring can occur only when the injury extends deeper than the superficial dermis
Last Answer : Answer: a, d The initial step of epithelialization involves epithelial cells from the basal layer of the wound edge flattening and migrating across the wound, completing wound coverage within 24- ... abrasions and burns may scar significantly. Whenever the dermis is incised, a scar will form
Description : Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein (a) binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it (b) is coded by several ... pest (d) does not kill the carrier bacterium which is itself resistant to this toxin.
Last Answer : (a) binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it
Description : DNA is (A) Usually present in tissues as a nucleo protein and cannot be separated from its protein component (B) A long chain polymer in which the internucleotide linkages are of the diester type between C-3 ... linkages are between C-2' and C-5' (D) Hydrolyzed by weal alkali (pH9 to 100°C)
Description : With regard to interleukins: a. IL-2 is produced mainly by CD8+ cells b. IL-3 stimulates the growth of haemopoietic stem cells c. IL-4 increases the production of IL-1 d. IL-6 stimulates acute phase protein synthesis
Last Answer : IL-6 stimulates acute phase protein synthesis
Description : 16.3 Actions of growth hormone include the following except: A. Increased protein synthesis B. Increased fat utilization C. Increased carbohydrate utilization D. Glucose intolerance
Last Answer : C. Increased carbohydrate utilization
Description : Production of a human protein in bacteria by genetic engineering is possible because (a) the human chromosome can replicate in bacterial cell (b) the mechanism of gene regulation is identical in ... ) bacterial cell can carry out the RNA splicing reactions (d) the genetic code is universal.
Last Answer : (d) the genetic code is universal.
Description : Healing of wounds is hastened by which vitamin? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Does vitamin E help in healing bruises?
Last Answer : Foods rich in Vitamin E as well as Vitamin E supplements do help bruises heal faster. Vitamin E works together with Vitamin C to repair damaged tissue, as in the case of bruising.
Description : Which of the following factors have been demonstrated to promote wound healing in normal individuals? a. Vitamin A supplementation b. Vitamin C supplementation c. Vitamin E application to the wound d. Zinc supplementation e. None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: e Several important systemic factors or conditions influence wound healing. Interestingly, there are no known systemic conditions that lead to enhanced or more rapid wound healing. ... support the concept that supranormal provision of these factors enhance wound healing in normal patients
Description : Deficiency of which vitamin increases the period of wound healing?
Last Answer : Vitamin C
Description : Which vitamin is helpful in healing wound and cuts ? What is the chemical name of this vitamin ?
Last Answer : Ans. Vitamin-C is helpful in healing wounds and cuts, its chemical name is Ascorbic acid.
Description : Healing of wounds is hastened by which vitamin?
Last Answer : C
Description : Which among the following is a vitamin for healing (a) vit. D (b) Vit. C (c) Vit. A (d) Vit. M
Last Answer : (b) Vit. C
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the clinical management of an open wound? a. A wet-to-dry dressing is the most optimal form of wound management ... wound facilitates healing d. Irrigation of the wound disrupts epithelialization therefore inhibiting the healing process
Last Answer : Answer: b Epithelialization is more rapid under moist conditions than dry conditions. Without dressings, a superficial wound, or one with minimal devitalized tissue forms a scab or ... dysfunction, increases the distance for diffusion from oxygen and nutrient sources to their metabolic targets
Description : Cell membranes a. consist almost entirely of protein molecules b. are impermeable to fat-soluble substances c. in some tissues permit the transport of glucose at a greater rate in the presence of ... to electrolytes but not to proteins e. have a stable composition throughout the life of the cell
Last Answer : in some tissues permit the transport of glucose at a greater rate in the presence of insulin
Description : Proto-oncogenes: a. are only found in malignant tissues b. are retroviruses capable of causing tumour c. inactivates oncogenes d. regulates cell growth and differentiation
Last Answer : regulates cell growth and differentiation
Description : Which of the following statements is incorrect? (a) Some tissues in plants divide throughout the life (b) Cell growth in animals is more uniform as compared to plants (c) Animals have more ... as compared to plants (d) There is no demarcation of dividing and nondividing regions in animals
Last Answer : (c) Animals have more dead tissues as compared to plants