Dr Jeffrey Kalei

Dr Jeffrey Kalei

Author and illustrator for Hyperexcision. Interested in emergency room medicine. I have a passion for medical education and drawing.

Complement System

A 14 year old girl has a long history of excessive swelling after mild traumatic injury. Past 2 years she has complained of 7 episodes of intermittent abdominal pain sometimes accompanied by watery diarrhea. Lab tests show decreased c4 and…

Innate and Adaptive Immune Mechanisms

What are the differences between the key features of the Innate and adaptive immunity Innate immune system Adaptive immune system Key components Physical and Biochemical barriers, Complements, Antigen presenting cells, Granulocytes, NK cells B cells, T cells, Immunoglobulins Genetics Germline…

Male Reproductive System

Distinguish between spermatogonia type A and type B Spermatogonia A dark (Ad) Spermatogonia A pale (Ap) Spermatogonia B Ovoid nuclei Ovoid nuclei Spherical Nuclei Densely staining basophilic chromatin Lightly staining chromatin – Finely granular chromatin Finely granular chromatin Condensed chromatin…

Digestive System

State the structural differences in parietal cells between its active and inactive forms Active parietal cell Inactive parietal cell Microvilli in canaliculi Increased Decreased Tubulovesicular system Reduced in number or disappear as they are inserted into the cell membrane Present…