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630: Medical Physiology

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Cellular Physiology (Part 1)
Total body water accounts for how...,
Low body fat ___ total body water...,
Do males or females tend to have ...
73  cards
Cellular Physiology (Part 2)
What is resting membrane potential,
The resting membrane potential is...,
Which ions will make the greatest...
97  cards
Cellular Physiology (Part 3)
What are the 3 characteristics of...,
Myofibrils of a muscle fiber are ...,
What are the thick filaments comp...
63  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
The _____ nervous system is under...,
The _____ nervous system is under...,
Each pathway in the autonomic ner...
97  cards
Neurophysiology (Part 1)
Sensory is synonymous with ___erent,
Motor is synonymous with ___erent,
What 2 things compose the cns
163  cards
Neurophysiology (Part 2)
Describe the optic pathway from t...,
Nerve fibers from the ____ field ...,
What is hemianopia
108  cards
Neurophysiology (Part 3)
Descending motor pathways are div...,
What are the 2 types of pyramidal...,
Where do the pyramidal tracts des...
94  cards
Cardiovascular Physiology (Part 1)
What is the primary function of t...,
Do arteries or veins contain the ...,
Where does the exchange of nutrie...
138  cards
Cardiac Electrophysiology
What are the 2 kinds of muscle ce...,
What is the function of the contr...,
Describe the conducting sequence ...
101  cards
Cardiac Muscle Contraction
Is the basic contractile machiner...,
Describe the steps involved in ex...,
When does relaxation occur
72  cards
Cardiovascular System (Part 2)
What are the 7 phases of the card...,
What 2 major events occur during ...,
What portions of an ekg are repre...
178  cards
Respiratory Physiology (Part 1)
What is the function of the respi...,
The structures of the respiratory...,
What structures are included in t...
72  cards
Respiratory Physiology (Part 2)
What are the 3 muscles of inspira...,
What drives expiration,
What muscles drive forced expiration
98  cards
Respiratory Physiology (Part 3)
Describe the shape of the o2 hemo...,
The shape of the steepest portion...,
When po2 is 25 mmhg percent satur...
104  cards
Breathing
What is breathing controlled by,
What are the 4 components that co...,
Breathing is an involuntary proce...
32  cards
Renal Anatomy and Blood Supply
What are the 3 functions in which...,
How do the kidneys function as ex...,
How do the kidneys function as re...
29  cards
Renal Physiology
What is clearance,
Define renal clearance,
The higher the renal clearance th...
115  cards
Renal Physiology (Part 2)
Which ion is the major cation of ...,
The reabsorption of na into the e...,
The kidneys ensure that na _____ ...
170  cards
Exam 4
What are the 3 functions adh has ...,
Of the 3 functions which is the m...,
In the absence of adh the princip...
23  cards
Acid-Base Physiology
Acid base balance is concerned wi...,
How is normal acid base balance a...,
The hydrogen ion concentration of...
116  cards
Gastrointestinal Physiology
What are the 2 functions of the g...,
In order to serve these 2 functio...,
Describe the linear arrangement o...
109  cards
Gastrointestinal Physiology (Part 2)
What are the ultimate functions o...,
Define digestion,
Define absorption
73  cards
Endocrine Physiology
What is the endocrine system resp...,
What 6 things are regulated by th...,
What are the 9 classical endocrin...
32  cards
Endocrine Physiology (Part 2)
0  cards

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