MEDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lupus Erythematosus, Penicillium Chrysogenum, Spina Bifida
22 Feb 2018
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Adrenal gland s- endocrine glands located above each kidney (2), produce hormones. Secondary source of male/female sex hormones like testosterone. Two different hormone producing organs (one in center, one outer) Antibiotic- destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria. First antibiotic was penicillin 1928 by sir richard fleming. Autoimmune disease -the body makes antibodies against its own healthy cells and tissues causing inflammation and injury. Lupus erythematosus (lupus latin for wolf, eryth is red, condition of red skin ) Graves" disease - cause of hyperthyroidism, causes exophthalmos (bulging eyes) Rh condition - an antigen-antibody condition that develops when there is a difference in rh. Blood factor between that of the pregnant mother (rh negative), and that of the fetus (rh positive) Ab negative is the rarest blood type in the us. Congenital anomaly- an irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with. Proteus syndrome (the god who could change his shape)
