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Functions of the mouth and oesophagus and associated diseases
Name functions of the mouth,
What is the purpose of mastication,
What process starts in the mouth
47
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Secretion of the stomach and its control
What are the four functions of th...,
Name the five parts of the stomac...,
Name the 7 layers of the stomach
53
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Secretion in the pancreas and intestines
Describe some of the functions of...,
What is the pancreas divided into,
Describe the network of ducts in ...
40
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Control of smooth muscle in the GI tract
Name the locations of skeletal vo...,
What are the two types of smooth ...,
What is phasic smooth muscle
7
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Motility in the GI tract
What are the three roles of motor...,
Name the four functions of the sm...,
What are the three functions of m...
21
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Function of the liver and hepatobiliary system
What does the liver share a blood...,
What proportion of your body weig...,
How many lobes is the liver made of
52
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Absorption of ions and water
Name the 5 cells of the small int...,
What are villous cells mostly res...,
What are crypt cells responsible for
39
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Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates and proteins
What are monosaccharides,
What are oligosaccharides,
What are polysaccharides
39
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Control of fluid by the kidneys
What are the sources of water intake,
What are the ways water is lost,
What are the body fluid compartments
25
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Jaundice
What are the four stages of liver...,
Why is diagnosis of liver disease...,
What complications could come as ...
35
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Digestion and absorption of fat
What is the most concentrated sto...,
Where is most of the body fat dep...,
What are the two types of fat
33
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Control and absorption of iron
What role does iron play in the h...,
How is iron excreted,
What are the two classifications ...
17
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Glomerular filtration
What is the fundamental functiona...,
Name the parts of the nephron in ...,
What is the combine blood flow to...
30
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Tubular function
What are the two parts to the pro...,
What is present on the apical sur...,
Through which pathways do ions mo...
25
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Gut microbiota
What is normal flora,
When are normal flora normal,
What are transient microbiota
21
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Renal Clearance
What is the definition of clearance,
Why is clearance a useful measure...,
How do we calculate renal clearance
13
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Loop of Henle
What is the nephron,
What are the two parts to the loo...,
What is the key function of the l...
20
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Metabolic Fate of Nutrients
Why is nutrition important,
How many diseases are due to diet,
What diseases are caused by diet
85
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Fed, Fasted and Starvation
What is the absorptive state,
What is the post absorptive state,
What do absorbed nutrients enter ...
63
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Inflammation of the Gut
What is the most common symptom o...,
What are the two categories of di...,
What is acute infectious diarrhoea
18
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Cancers of the Gut
What are typical signs of cancer,
What are the two types of oesopha...,
What is the survival rate of oeso...
13
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Body Fluid Volume and Osmoregulation
What is another name for adh,
Where is adh synthesised,
Where is adh released
45
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Urinary Continence and Micturition
What is the renal pelvis,
Where does urine flow from to the...,
What encourages movement of urine...
20
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Acid Base Balance
Define ph,
How is ph buffered in the circula...,
What is the henderson hasselbach ...
23
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Renal failure
What are the two causes of kidney...,
What is chronic kidney disease,
What is acute kidney injury
27
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Origin of waste products
What does ureotelic mean,
What are the four stages to urea ...,
What happens in transamination
38
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Shock and haemorrhage
What is shock,
Give examples of high output shock,
Give examples of low output shock
16
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