Monday, June 29, 2009

mnemonics - courtesy arun george....

RNA viruses: negative stranded "Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication":
Arena
Bunya
Paramyxo
Orthomyxo
Filo
Rhabdo
· Note: Negative RNA viruses need there own polymerase.

Atrioventricular valves "LAB RAT":
Left Atrium: Bicuspid
Right Atrium: Tricuspid

Hypothalamus: general functions "TALE of the hypothalamus":
Temperature
Appetite
Libido
Emotion

Vaccines: types STARK:
Subunit
Toxoid
Attenuated [live]
Recombinant
Killed [inactivated]

Adrenal gland: functions ACTH:
Adrenergic functions
Catabolism of proteins/ Carbohydrate metabolism
T cell immunomodulation
Hyper/ Hypotension (blood pressure control)

Enzyme kinetics: competitive vs. non-competitive inhibition With Kompetitive inhibition: Km increases; no change in Vmax.
With Non-kompetitive inhibition: No change in Km; Vmax decreases.

Parasympathetic vs. sympathetic function Sympathetic nervous system: "Fight or Flight".
Parasympathetic nervous system: "Rest and Digest".

Rods vs. cone function RoD: Dim light.
Cones: Color.

T and B cells: types When bacteria enter body, T-cell says to B: "Help Me Catch Some!" B-cell replies: "MyPleasure!":
· T-cell types:
Helper
Memory
Cytotoxic
Suppressor
· B-cell types:
Memory cell
Plasma cell

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