Medical Intervention Unit 2 Review

This is just a review of terms i have forgotten or need to refreash on. These flashcards do not cover evrything within the unit.

Miochondira

Cellular metabolism, stress response, and cell death

Sex linked recessive

Duchenne Muscular Distropy - Causes musle weakness

Autosomal linked recessive

Cystic Fibrosis - causes a build up of mucus within the lungs

Autosomal linked Dominant

Huntington Disease - causes brain disorders within the frontal lobe (needed for cognitive thinking)

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)

Mitochondrial disease is characterized by rapid, painless, and severe loss of central vision.

This blocks an exyme that it needed for the transportation of nutrients

Multifactorial genetic disorder.

Alzhiemer’s Disease - causes memory loss and dementia

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)

genetic variation among people. It represents a difference in a single DNA building block (a nucleotide) in a person's genome. [1]

Retrovirus

A type of virus that stores its genetic information using RNA instead of DNA

AdenoVirus

Tough viruses that can affect several different systems in the body

Adeno-Associated Virus

A small, simple virus that infects humans and other primates but does not cause disease.

Herpes simplex virus

A contagious viral infection that causes recurring, painful blisters or sores on the skin or mucous membranes

Lioposome

A microscopic, spherical vesicles made of the same lipid bilayers that form our cell membranes

Naked DNA

Genetic material (usually circular plasmid DNA) that is not encased in a viral shell, lipid membrane, or protective protein coat

Andrologist

A medical specialist who focuses on male reproductive and urological health