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Decks in this class (33)

1.2 Data & Disease
What are the two elements of risk,
What is risk,
What is the numerical value of no...
8  cards
2.1 Enzymes & Digestion
What does the oesophagus do,
What are the 7 main parts of the ...,
What does the oesophagus have to ...
27  cards
5.1 The Heart
What is the heart surrounded by,
Where is the heart found,
What protects it
21  cards
2.2 Carbohydrates - Monosaccharides
What is the basic monomer unit of...,
What is a single sugar called,
What is a pair of monosaccharides...
12  cards
2.3 Carbohydrates - Disaccharides & Polysaccharides
Glucose linked to glucose forms,
Glucose linked to fructose forms,
Glucose linked to galactose forms
17  cards
2.4 Carbohydrate Digestion
Where is amylase mainly produced,
Enzymes are,
What is the process of starch dig...
7  cards
2.5 Proteins
What is an amino group,
What are the four different chemi...,
What is the structure of an amino...
15  cards
2.6 Enzyme Action
What are enzymes,
What are catalysts,
Catalysts can be
17  cards
2.7 Factors Affecting Enzyme Action
What two things does an enzyme ne...,
What two events are most frequent...,
What s an example of the formatio...
12  cards
2.8 Enzyme Inhibition
What are enzyme inhibitors,
What are reversible inhibitors,
What are the two types of reversi...
8  cards
3.1 Investigating the Structure of Cells
What are microscopes,
How do you calculate magnification,
How do you calculate size of object
16  cards
3.2 The Electron Microscope
What are the two advantages of an...,
What are the two types of electro...,
What are the 3 main limitations o...
7  cards
3.3 Structure of an Epithelial Cell
What is the ultrastructure of a cell,
What type of cell is an epithelia...,
What do eukaryotic cells have tha...
33  cards
3.4 Lipids
What are the three main groups of...,
What are the four characteristics...,
Where is the main role of lipids
31  cards
3.7 Osmosis
Define osmosis,
How will the addition of a solute...,
What will the water potential of ...
5  cards
3.6 Diffusion
What is the first thing to unders...,
What is diffusion an example of,
What is the second thing to under...
10  cards
3.5 The Cell-Surface Membrane
What is the cell surface membrane,
What are plasma membranes,
What structure do phospholipids form
12  cards
3.8 Active Transport
Define active transport,
What are the four ways it differs...,
What are the two ways active tran...
3  cards
3.9 Absorption in the Small Intestine
What are villi,
What are the villi lined with,
What 4 properties of the villi he...
3  cards
3.10 Cholera
What are 3 differences between a ...,
What are the two main symptoms of...,
How are most vibrio cholerae bact...
6  cards
3.11 Oral Rehydration Therapy
Why is just drinking water ineffe...,
What five things does a rehydrati...,
What is the water used for
7  cards
4.1 Structure of the Human Gas-Exchange System
What are the two reasons for lung...,
What is the trachea,
What are the bronchi
5  cards
4.2 The Mechanism of Breathing
What are the two parts of ventila...,
What type of process is breathing in,
How does inspiration occur
7  cards
4.3 Exchange Of Gases In The Lungs
Why do they need a large surface ...,
What are the 5 essential features...,
Why do they need to be very thin
6  cards
4.4 Lung Disease - TB
What are the symptoms of tubercul...,
What bacteria causes tuberculosis,
How is tb spread
3  cards
4.5 Lung Disease - Fibrosis, Asthma, Emphysema
What are the symptoms of asthma,
What are the symptoms of fibrosis,
What are the symptoms of emphysema
3  cards
5.3 Heart Disease
What is an atheroma,
How does an atheroma begin,
What is atheromatous plaque made ...
25  cards
6.1 Defence Mechanisms
- What are the main defence mechanisms in the body? - How does the body distinguish between its own cells and foreign cells?
6  cards
6.2 Phagocytosis
- What is the first line of defence against disease? - What is phagocytosis? - What is the role of lysosomes in phagocytosis?
14  cards
6.3 T Cells and Cell-Mediated Immunity
- What are antigens? - What are the two maine types of lymphocyte? - What is the role of T cells in cell-mediated immunity?
16  cards
6.4 B Cells & Humoral Immunity
- What is the role of B cells in humoral immunity? - What are the roles of plasma cells and antibodies in the primary immune response? - What is the role of memory cells in the secondary immune response? - How does antigenic variation affect the body's response to infection?
11  cards
6.5 Antibodies
- What is the structure of an antibody? - How do antibodies function? - What is a monoclonal antibody? - How are monoclonal antibodies used to target specific substances and cells?
6  cards
6.6 Vaccination
- What is a Vaccine? - What are the features of an effective vaccination programme? - Why does vaccination rarely eliminate a disease? - What ethical issues are associated with vaccination programmes?
10  cards

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