Digestion & excretion physiology

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Decks in this class (24)

L1 & L2 RECAP - GIT : oesophagus, swallowing and stomach histology
This deck covers the topics in lecture 1 & 2
42  cards
EXTRA L2- salivary glands & swallowing
What happens if there is an incre...,
What are the different types of p...,
What are the different types of t...
3  cards
Lecture 3 : swallowing & stomach histology
What is peristalisis what 2 types...,
As food moves down the git by per...,
Which type of muscle contracts fi...
34  cards
Lecture 4: regulation of acid production and motility
What are the 3 phases of gastric ...,
Describe the cephalic phase of ga...,
Describe the gastric phase of gas...
22  cards
Lecture 5: pancreatic secretions and the spleen
What are the functions of the pan...,
Describe the structure of ducts i...,
What is another name for the main...
27  cards
Lecture 6: liver, bile & jaundice
What is the liver,
What are the functions of the liver,
What is the livers accessory orga...
35  cards
Lecture 7: small intestine
What is the function of the small...,
What are the 3 distinct regions o...,
What are the 3 main surface area ...
21  cards
Lecture 8 : digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, proteins & lipids
What is the difference between tr...,
What are the main sites of absorp...,
What does a carbohydrate have to ...
29  cards
Lecture 9: colonic motility and defaecation
What is the function of the colon,
Describe the structure of the lar...,
Describe the histology of the lar...
19  cards
Lecture 10 : microflora and mucosal immune system
What are the multiple physical ba...,
What is malt,
What is galt
23  cards
Lecture 11: renal histology, renal func & renal circulation
What are the 6 functions of the k...,
How do the kidneys regulate rbc p...,
What is the raas system
37  cards
Lecture 11 (2) : renal histology, function & circulation
Describe the structure of renal c...,
What is the difference between th...,
What are podocytes
28  cards
Lecture 12 : bladder histology and micturition
Describe the structure of calyces...,
What is the function of the calyces,
What are the 4 main histological ...
27  cards
Lecture 13: water, fluid, spaces and compartments
In what 2 compartments are body f...,
What of body weight is water,
What of body weight is water
30  cards
Lecture 14: glomerular filtration & renal clearance
Describe the structure of the ren...,
What is the filtrate that arrives...,
What determines the content of th...
41  cards
Lecture 15: proximal tubule reabsorption & secretion
What is reabsorption,
What does the proximal tubule con...,
What does the proximal tubule rea...
23  cards
Lecture 15: renal diluting systems & collecting systems
What parts of the nephron are per...,
In which part of the nephron does...,
What proteins are expressed along...
17  cards
Lecture 16: mechanisms of urinary concentration
Describe the what happens to the ...,
Describe what happens to the bloo...,
What is the value of normal plasm...
24  cards
Lecture 17: osmoregulation
What is the main determinant of o...,
What is the normal plasma osmolal...,
How much change results in the st...
17  cards
Lecture 18: regulation of ECF volume
What ions are the main osmoticall...,
What happens to the ecf volume is...,
What is the effective cirulating ...
15  cards
Lecture 19- K+ homeostasis
What functions is k crucial for,
What different factors alter plas...,
What 3 hormones are important in ...
16  cards
Lecture 20 - Ca2+ and phosphate (Pi) homeostasis
Describe the distribution of ca2 ...,
What factors influence the distri...,
What are the 3 main regulators of...
16  cards
Lecture 21 - acid base physiology
Why is acid base balance importan...,
How do high acid levels in the bo...,
How does high acid levels cause h...
26  cards
Lecture 22: renal contribution to respiratory acidosis
What renal mechanisms come into p...,
Describe the cellular mechanisms ...,
Compare the 2 different carbonic ...
14  cards

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