NEET MDS Shorts
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ProsthodonticsRelief is required beneath a mandibular lingual bar when the lingual tissues slope toward the tongue. This creates undercuts that would interfere with insertion and removal of the prosthesis. Relief allows the connector to pass over these undercuts without binding during function or causing tissue irritation.
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General Medicine
Adrenaline primarily works by binding to beta-2 receptors, causing bronchodilation and increasing cardiac output, and to alpha-1 receptors, causing vasoconstriction. This helps to counteract the vasodilatory and bronchoconstrictive effects of histamine.
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Orthodontics
SOLUTION NSAIDS, i.e. Brufen, etc. inhibit tooth movement as they interfere with production of prostaglandins.
• Nimesulide does not interfere with PG production and so can be safely given during tooth movements.
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MicrobiologyThe bacteria having the highest lipid Content in the cell wall Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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PhysiologyThe transport maximum for phosphate reabsorption in the kidneys is approximately 0.50 mM/min, indicating the maximum amount that can be reabsorbed before excretion occurs.
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INI CET
Cervical enamel projections (CEPs) are extensions of enamel towards the furcation. They are most frequently found on the buccal surface of mandibular first molars, followed by maxillary first molars.
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NEETMDSObturation is the process of filling the cleaned and shaped root canal. Instruments like pluggers, spreaders, and lentulospirals are used for this process. A barbed broach, however, is primarily used during the initial stages of root canal treatment to remove the pulp tissue.
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Physiology
The area postrema is part of the chemoreceptive trigger zone and detects the presence of toxins in the bloodstream, leading to the initiation of vomiting as a protective mechanism against the ingestion of harmful substances.
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Physiology
The enteric nervous system, also known as the gut-brain, is a network of neurons that controls the muscular activity of the gastrointestinal tract. It is capable of operating independently of the central nervous system but can be modulated by it. Its main function is to regulate motility and secretion within the GI tract, which includes coordinating peristaltic contractions that propel food and facilitate mixing and absorption.
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General PathologyBite cells are characteristic of G6PD deficiency, resulting from oxidative damage to red blood cells.