Scanning Microscope
a microscope that produces an enlarged, three-dimensional image of an object by using a beam of electrons rather than light
Cannot have live specimen
Requires vacuum
Uses electron detector to detect electrons and form an image
Atomic Force Microscope
A device for mapping surface atomic structure by measuring the force acting on the tip of a sharply pointed wire or other object that is moved over the surface; damages specimen & can only be used once
Samples used do not need any special preparation, does not require a vacuum, can image biological samples
Virus Vaccine
Contain a weakened or inactivated virus
Will create immune response without having to fight virus at full strength
Sure-fire response, may have symptoms
Protein-based vaccine
Contain synthetic viral proteins and adjuvants
Will trigger immune response without having to fight virus (proteins only, contains nothing that could replicate)
Nucleic Acid Vaccine
Contain DNA or mRNA fragments to produce surface proteins
DNA encoding for surface proteins will be transcribed into mRNA, proteins will be built and expressed, and will trigger immune responses
Functions of Vaccine
A preventative treatment or tool in order to prevent infectious disease
Is not necessary in an individual that already has immunity
Benefits to Vaccines
Individuals: will receive protection
Next time they are infected, the secondary response will trigger, which is faster and stronger
Herd Immunity: the level at which enough of a population is immune to the disease
Means that people who are unable to get a vaccine will still be protected.
Fewer people who can host the virus means less chance of spreading and less mutations
Muscular System Basics
Facilitate movement, maintain posture, stabilize joints, produce heat, or maintain a constant body temperature
Locomotion
Posture maintenance
Stabilize joints
Produce heat when contracted
keeps constant body temp
(muscles can:
contract
extend
return to original shape)
3 types of muscles
Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal (or striated muscle)
Smooth
involuntary, found in walls of hollow organs (blood vessels, intestines), help blood and food move
characteristics:
no striations
spindle-shaped cells
SINGLE nucleus
involuntary
Cardiac muscle
found only in the heart, involuntary, what makes the heart beat
Characteristics:
striations
SINGLE nucleus
involuntary
cells join to each other at intercalated disc
Skeletal muscle
voluntary, what moves bones, found in nervous tissue, blood vessels, connective tissue, uterus, eye
Characteristics:
mostly attached to tendons and bones
MULTIPLE nuclei
striated
voluntary
cells are surrounded and bundled by connective tissue
What happens when muscles contract?
They get shorter… by the thick filament (myosin) using ATP to pull the thin filaments (actin) closer to each other. The more contracted muscle causes the angle between the joint to lessen.
The intersection, which is where the muscle end is attached across to the joint, moves toward the origin end of the muscle. DIstance between origin and intersection decreases.
What is each muscle covered with?
Each muscle is covered by fascia, a type of connective tissue, can also be called epimysium
What is each muscle attached to?
Each muscle attaches to bone at the origin point (a fixed point), and the other end attaches across a joint to the insertion point
What happens when a muscle contracts
When a muscle contracts, the insertion point moves towards the origin point, the origin point is unable to move, and as the muscle shortens, the points it attaches to must come closer together, and so the insertion point has to move closer to the origin point.
Relationship between primer movers, antagonists, fixators and synergist muscles:
The prime mover produces the motion, this muscle is assisted by other muscles, called synergist muscles. In order for one muscle to contract, another must relax, this muscle is usually on the opposite side of the muscle that is contacting, called the protagonist. The muscle that does the relaxing is the antagonist, the fixator muscle stabilizes the motion of the prime mover
primary movers
Large muscles meant to create a large amount of force
antagonist muscle
Muscles which relax to allow another muscle to contract
Help ensure that the prime movers are not over extending
fixators
A muscle which stabilizes the origin of a prime mover.
Allows the agonist (main actor) to function properly
sygernist
Muscles that aides a prime mover and helps prevent rotation
Latin terms (and what they do)
myo= muscle
mys= muscle
sacro= flesh
Latin names of muscles allow one to identify different characteristics of muscles, direction of muscle fibers, size, location, and number of origins
rectus= straight muscle fiber
maximus= largest muscle of a group
temporalis= location on a bone
triceps= three origins
Flexion
decreasing the angle between two adjacent body parts
Extension
increasing the angle between two adjacent body parts
Rotation
The bone distal to the joint is moved towards or away from the midline
Abduction
the movement of a body part away from the midline
Adduction
the movement of a body part back toward the midline
Circumduction
a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction (windmilling the arms)
Skeletal system functions
Support and protection of the body, movement of the body, blood cell formation (hematopoiesis), storage of inorganic materials, regulation of homeostasis
2 divisions of skeletal system
Axial skeleton (trunk), and the appendicular skeleton (limbs)
synthrotic joints
non-movable joints (skull)
fibrouos
articulating parts of joints are separated by collagen fibers
synthrotic sub-joint
symphasis
joint in the body where one bone meets another
synthrotic sub-joint
cartiligiounous
unossified masses between bones or parts of bones which have a cartilaginous stage
synthrotic sub-joint
amphiarthrotic
Slightly moveable joints (vertebrates)
Syndesmosis
joint with complete fibrous connective tissue
amphiarthrotic sub-joint
Symphysis
joint with broad, flat fibrocartilage plate which cushions joints and allows for some movement
amphiarthrotic sub-joint
diarthrotic
moveable joint (knees, elbows, wrist, shoulder)
Synovial
joint found between bones which move against each other
Ball and socket joint (shoulder and hip)
Hinge (elbow or knee)
Pivot (lower arm)
Saddle (thumb)
diarthrotic sub-joint
3 fracture patterns (fracture puzzle)
Transverse, Spiral, Comminuted
Transverse pattern:
straight across fracture caused by bending force
Spiral pattern:
caused by twisting force
Comminuted pattern:
caused by impact force
3 Categories of (Type 1) Bone Fractures
greenstick fracture, fissured fracture, comminuted fracture
greenstick fracture
incomplete- break occurs on the convex surface of the bend
fissured fracture
incomplete- longitudinal break
comminuted fracture
complete- fragments the bond
Categories of (Type 2) Bone Fractures
transverse, oblique, spiral
transverse
complete- occurs at right angle to axis of bone
oblique
complete- occurs at angle other than right angle
spiral
complete- caused by twisting bone
Cobbs Angle
Used to measure the severity of a scoliotic curve from the x-ray
How to measure cobbs angle
Extend lines from the most tilted vertebrae above apex and most tilted vertebrae below apex until they cross
Draw a line perpendicular to the top line and a line perpendicular to the bottom line, they should cross and make an X
The vertical angle in the X is the Cobb angle:
Top vertebrate is the atlas (C1); The second is the axis (C2)
when does a scoliosis patient need bracing?
25deg≤θ≤45 deg
when does a scoliosis patient need surgery
θ≥45 deg
Spine Anatomy( Vertebrae and regions - basic)
Spine has 24 vertebrate sorted into 3 functional regions
Cervical region
has the top 7 vertebrae
Thoracic region
has middle 12 vertebrae
Lumbar region
has bottom 5 vertebrae
Sacrum
area with pelvis and tailbone (coccyx)
Difference between normal and abnormal spine:
normal spine: has S-shaped curve when viewed from the side, appear straight vertical when viewed from front or back on x-rays
Abnormal spine: has an abnormal curve to the side, front, or back
Kyphosis
Hunchback curve
Lordosis
Swayback in the lower region
human hand anatomy
14 phalanges in the fingers 5 metacarpals in the palm 8 carpals in the wrist
hand joints
Distal interphalangeal joint between the distal and middle phalanges
Proximal interphalangeal joint between the middle and proximal phalanges
Metacarpal phalangeal joint between the proximal phalanx and metacarpal of the wrist
Hand tendons
connect bones of each finger to muscles in forearm and allow the fingers to curl into a grip
Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon ends at the distal phalanx
Required for deep grip
Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon ends at middle phalanx
Required for shallow grip
what affects grip strength
Whether or not both tendons are used in the grip, grip with both FDS and FDP will be stronger than just FDS alone
Knee anatomy
Four bones: femur, tibia, fibula (small one), patella
Four ligaments: anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
anterior vs lateral view
Anterior shows front view, lateral shows side view
Motions of knee
Flexion, Extension, Varus, Valgus
flexion of knee
knee bending backwards, shin coming closer to body
extension of knee
knee moving forwards, shin moving away from body
varus of knee
movement inside (towards the midline)
valgus of knee
movement outside (away from midline)
4 Principle Ligaments of knee
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
Clinical Tests to Test Injury
Anterior drawer test, pulling shin out away from midline
Posterior drawer test, pushing shin in towards midline
Varus stress test: pulling shin in sideways, towards midline
Valgus stress test: pulling shin out sideways, away from midline
transverse patter force
bending force
spiral fracture patter force
twisting force
comminuted fracture pattern force
impact force
Anatomical Directions
Proximal: nearer to the center of the body or point of attachment
Distal: farther away from the center of the body or point of attachment
Medial: nearer to the midline of the body
Lateral: outside/ in the region farther from the midline of the body
Femur Features
Femoral head at top of bone (proximal) near hip joint
Femoral neck
Trochanteric region
Shaft
Condyles by knee joint
proximal fractures (femur)
Occur near the femoral head, neck, or trochanteric region
distal fractures (femur)
Entra-articular fractures are outside the cartridge area of condyles
Intra-articular fractures are inside the cartilage area of condyles
this is just an image of femur breaks
Nanoscale
The scale at which an object can be considered nano, 1-100 nm
nanotechnology
Application of property modifications that happen at the nanoscale to some beneficial endeavor
kilo
10^3, 1000 g/m/s
Base unit
BU: 10^1, 1 g/m/s
mili
10^-3, 0.001 g/m/s
micro
10^-6, 0.000001 g/m/s
nano
10^-9 0.000000001 g/m/s
pico
10^-12, 0.000000000001 g/m/s
astronomical
needs to be seen with a telescope (10^11 and larger)
macro
can be seen with the human eye (10^3 - 10^-3)
micro
must be seen with a microscope (10^-4 - 10^-6)
nano
use electron microscope to see, must be 1-100 nm to be considered nano (10^-7 to 10^-9)
atomic
size of atoms and molecules ( 10^-10)
subatomic
size of subatomic particles (10^-15)
color at nanoscale
Result of interaction of light with the composition and atomic structure of the sample
Optical properties change
size at nanoscale
Between 1 and 100 nm
Will have greater surface area to volume ratio than larger particles
nanoparticle
nano in all 3 directions
nanofilm
nano in 1 dimension but unlimited in the other 2, physical properties still change to what they are in nano, but size can be unlimited