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Cell Physiology 1: Membrane Potentials
Electrical signalling is the abil...,
Electrical signalling is dependen...,
Total body water is approximately...
53  cards
Lecture 2: Graded and Action Potentials
The membrane potential outside a ...,
The inside membrane potential of ...,
What happens in the depolarizatio...
37  cards
Lecture 3: Nerve & Muscle Physiology
Action potentials propagate rapid...,
Action potential propagation occu...,
Maximization of action potential ...
35  cards
Lecture 4: Synaptic Transmission
Information is passed between cel...,
Synaptic transmission involves __...,
An action potential in a presynap...
47  cards
Lecture 5: Skeletal Muscle
Skeletal muscle converts ___energ...,
The process of converting electri...,
An individual muscle cell is call...
47  cards
Neuro: Sensory Physiology
Define sensory receptor,
During transduction a sensory rec...,
A receptor potential is which typ...
112  cards
Visual System
What structures make up the optic...,
What is the function of the optic...,
What structures make up the neura...
86  cards
Auditory System
What is sound,
Loudness is determined by,
Pitch is determined by
68  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
What are the 3 divisions of the a...,
What is the enteric nervous system,
The autonomic nervous system is i...
34  cards
Control of Body Movement
The control of body movement exis...,
The lower level of motor control ...,
Low level motor control can execu...
109  cards
Sleep and Wakefullness
What are the consequences of slee...,
Sleep may be needed to replenish ...,
Sleep may be required for ___ con...
63  cards
Cognition
What is condition what activities...,
What are the special aspects of c...,
What are the 3 main brain structu...
54  cards
Respiratory Lecture 1: Structure & Function
The main function of the respirat...,
Cellular respiration,
External respiration
76  cards
Respiratory Lecture 2: Ventilation and Lung Volumes
Air moves by bulk flow from an ar...,
The volume of air that enters the...,
When palv patm where will the air...
4  cards
Lecture 3: Airway Resistance & Pulmonary Compliance
Airway resistance is normally ver...,
Changes in airways resistance are...,
Airway radius may change due to _...
55  cards
Lecture 4: Gas Exchange
What is pulmonary gas exchange,
Co2 moves from ____ to ___,
Gases difuse down their ___ gradi...
60  cards
Lecture 5: Control Breathing
What are the 3 elements that cont...,
What structures are the sensors o...,
What brain structures are the cen...
49  cards
Cardiology 1: Overview
What are the 3 main functions of ...,
In what 3 ways does the cardiovas...,
The cv system is a ___ system
33  cards
Cardiology 2: Electrical and Mechanical Activity
Cells of the heart like neurons a...,
Rate of ap generation determines ...,
Ap is a result of changes in ___
57  cards
Cardiology 3: The Cardiac Cycle
Blood flow is determined by ____ ...,
Blood flows from an area of ___ p...,
What is normal bp
40  cards
Cardiology 4: Vascular System
What is flow q,
Flow is determined by what 2 things,
Resistance is ____ proportional t...
89  cards
Cardiology 5: Integration and Regulation
The determinants of arterial bloo...,
List 2 physiological factors that...,
List 2 physical factors that infl...
68  cards
Renal 2: Tubular Absorption & Secretion
Filtration from the blood into th...,
Give the formula for renal excretion,
Describe the anatomy of the nephr...
76  cards
Renal 3: Water Balance
The kidneys regulate water excret...,
Adh is secreted by the ____ and i...,
T f the osmolarity of urine chang...
38  cards
Renal 4: Salt Balance
The kdneys match salt out to salt...,
____ is the main determinant of e...,
Na reabsorption is regulated by t...
45  cards
Renal 5: Acid-Base Balance
Body fluid ph is tightly regulate...,
___ is the most important physiol...,
Bicarbonate buffering is regulate...
60  cards
Renal 1: Glomerular Filtration
The functional unit of the kidney...,
Urine is initially formed by filt...,
Filtration occurs at the ___ due ...
51  cards
GI 1: Anatomy and Histology
What are the 2 overall homeostati...,
The overall homeostatic functions...,
What are the 4 basic processes of...
49  cards
GI 2: Salivary & Gastric Secretions
What are the 3 pairs of salivary ...,
What are the 4 things saliva cont...,
What is the function of mucous in...
38  cards
GI 3: Digestion & Absorption of Lipids
What makes the digestion absorpti...,
What is the main source of dietar...,
What are triglycerides made of
23  cards
GI 4: Water & Salt Balance
Water input to the gi tract is __...,
Only ___ of water input is from i...,
Most of the gi water input comes ...
46  cards
GI 5: Regulation of Motility
____cells of the ___ are the elec...,
Interstitial cells of the cajal a...,
Do slow waves always reach threshold
70  cards
GI 6: Digestion & Absorption of Proteins and Carbohydrates
What are the 4 digestive processes,
What must happen to macronutrient...,
T f sometimes 2 3 amino acid pept...
38  cards
GI 7: Phases of Digestion
Regulation of secretion takes pla...,
The nervous system for secretions...,
Long receptor reflexes go from re...
17  cards
GI 8: Hepatic, Pancreatic and Intestinal Secretions
Small intestine secretions come f...,
Goblet cells secrete ___,
Paneth cells secrete ___ and are ...
35  cards
Endocrine 1: Hormonal Signals
The endocrine system is a complex...,
T f glands secrete specific thing...,
Do endocrine glands have ducts
57  cards
Endocrine 2: Hormones and the Hypothalamus
The mechanism of thyroxine is a _...,
When thyroxine is high in the blo...,
When iodine is completely absent ...
59  cards
Endocrine 3: Female Reproductive System
The ___ ___ and ___ undergo perio...,
____ is the initiation of the men...,
The menstrual cycle averages abou...
78  cards
Endocrine: Thyroid and Adrenal Glands
The ___ is one of the largest end...,
Describe the structure of the thy...,
The main hormones produced by the...
66  cards

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