Digestion and Renal Sciences

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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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
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  cards
Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates and proteins
What are monosaccharides,
What are oligosaccharides,
What are polysaccharides
39  cards
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  cards
Jaundice
What are the four stages of liver...,
Why is diagnosis of liver disease...,
What complications could come as ...
35  cards
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  cards
Control and absorption of iron
What role does iron play in the h...,
How is iron excreted,
What are the two classifications ...
17  cards
Glomerular filtration
What is the fundamental functiona...,
Name the parts of the nephron in ...,
What is the combine blood flow to...
30  cards
Tubular function
What are the two parts to the pro...,
What is present on the apical sur...,
Through which pathways do ions mo...
25  cards
Gut microbiota
What is normal flora,
When are normal flora normal,
What are transient microbiota
21  cards
Renal Clearance
What is the definition of clearance,
Why is clearance a useful measure...,
How do we calculate renal clearance
13  cards
Loop of Henle
What is the nephron,
What are the two parts to the loo...,
What is the key function of the l...
20  cards
Metabolic Fate of Nutrients
Why is nutrition important,
How many diseases are due to diet,
What diseases are caused by diet
85  cards
Fed, Fasted and Starvation
What is the absorptive state,
What is the post absorptive state,
What do absorbed nutrients enter ...
63  cards
Inflammation of the Gut
What is the most common symptom o...,
What are the two categories of di...,
What is acute infectious diarrhoea
18  cards
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  cards
Body Fluid Volume and Osmoregulation
What is another name for adh,
Where is adh synthesised,
Where is adh released
45  cards
Urinary Continence and Micturition
What is the renal pelvis,
Where does urine flow from to the...,
What encourages movement of urine...
20  cards
Acid Base Balance
Define ph,
How is ph buffered in the circula...,
What is the henderson hasselbach ...
23  cards
Renal failure
What are the two causes of kidney...,
What is chronic kidney disease,
What is acute kidney injury
27  cards
Origin of waste products
What does ureotelic mean,
What are the four stages to urea ...,
What happens in transamination
38  cards
Shock and haemorrhage
What is shock,
Give examples of high output shock,
Give examples of low output shock
16  cards

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