HE100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sputum, Acupuncture, Periosteum
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Changes in size of arteries in & out of brain. Congenital deformity of the foot (bones grow inward) Unilateral (1 foot) or bilateral (both feet) Ponsetti method: series of casts to manually reconfigure feet; soon after birth. Failure of neural tube to develop or close properly. Surgically implant spinal cord in neural tube. 21st chromosome set has 3 chromosomes; not 2. Complete or partial absence of one of the 2 x chromosomes. Na trapped in cell, creating thick mucus in respiratory & digestive tracts. Lungs mucus build up -> difficult to clear bacteria -> infection. Digestive tract lack of pancreatic enzymes. 2 parents both have sickle cell trait. Plaque & neurofibrillary tangles on cortex of brain. Changes in white matter of nerve fibers. Levodopa & carbidopa (treat rigidity & bradykinesia) Degeneration of dopamine producing cells in basal ganglia (substantia nigra)
