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homeostasis
What is homeostasis,
How is homeostasis achieved,
What range should the variables o...
20  cards
cell signalling
What is cell communication and it...,
What is autocrine signal,
What is paracrine signal
10  cards
nervous system
What makes up the central nervous...,
What does the central nervous sys...,
What makes up peripheral nervous ...
59  cards
brain
Why is the brain remarkable,
How heavy is an average human brain,
Is there a relationship between b...
38  cards
spinal cord
What is gray matter,
What is white matter,
What is the structure of spinal cord
52  cards
skeletal muscle
Macroscopic to microscopic structure,
What are sarcomeres,
What cell types are muscles compr...
72  cards
endocrine system
What are the two types of glands ...,
How many hormones can a single gl...,
What are hormones
107  cards
cardiovascular system
What and where is the heart,
What kind of structure does the h...,
What is the heart surrounded by w...
49  cards
smooth muscle
What is smooth muscle,
What do smooth muscle cells form,
What are smooth muscle contractio...
27  cards
arteries. capillaries and veins
What do arteries do,
How much blood volume and pressur...,
Describe anatomy of arteries
62  cards
cardiac output and blood pressure
What is cardiac output,
How do you work out cardiac output,
What is stroke volume
101  cards
electrical and mechanical events of heart cycle
What is the sinoatrial node,
What is the sa node described by,
What is the intrinsic rate per mi...
61  cards
cardiovascular response to exercise
Describe how mean arterial pressu...,
Describe baroreceptors,
How do receptors interact with ef...
41  cards
renal system
Describe the renal system,
What are the functions of kidneys,
What process is the renal system ...
58  cards
renal sodium and water regulation
Describe fluid compartments of th...,
Describe fluid percentage of,
Describe factors causing water ga...
53  cards
thermoregulation
What is the process of thermoregu...,
What is the definition of heat,
What is the definition of tempera...
60  cards
control of breathing
How is involuntary ventilation co...,
How is voluntary ventilation cont...,
Where does voluntary ventilation ...
31  cards
diffusion of gases
What is dalton s law,
What is the atmospheric pressure,
What is the percentage and partia...
50  cards

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