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Fuel homeostasis
Why do we need fuel homeostasis,
What metabolic substrate does the...,
What blood plasma glucose is need...
103  cards
Insulin and diabetes
Islets make up how much of what,
Size of islets,
What innervation do islets receive
28  cards
Incretin hormones
What is the incretin effect,
What are incretins,
When are incretins released
45  cards
Bariatric surgery & metabolism
Bmi for morbid obesity,
Bmi for obesity,
Bmi for overweight
34  cards
Food intake
Why are we becoming obese,
Development of an obesogenic envi...,
Treatments for obesity
133  cards
HPA axis and stress
Hpa axis,
Examples of experimental stressors,
Examples of experimental response...
86  cards
Thyroid hormones and energy homeostasis
What are thyroid follicles,
Where are thyroid hormoes stored,
What are t3 and t4
69  cards
Growth hormone
What is growth hormone,
What hormones does growth hormone...,
Is gh universal across species
98  cards
Hormone regulation of puberty
What physiological function is no...,
What causes sexual differentiation,
Two groups of steroid hormones th...
129  cards
Control of testicular function and sperm physiology
Main physiological function of th...,
What controls the functions of th...,
Hypothalamus role in hpg axis for...
139  cards
Control of ovarian function and menstrual cycle
When do the early stages of gamet...,
Females supply of oocytes is,
Male supply of gametes is
139  cards
Fuel homeostasis and reproduction function
How would you describe the intera...,
Why is nutrition status relevant ...,
What effect does obesity have on ...
52  cards
Placental function and pregnancy
What makes up the placenta,
What are the 3 blood vessels of p...,
What carries deoxygenated blood a...
85  cards
Physiology of parturition and lactation
Partuition,
What does partuition involve,
Softening and effacement of the c...
111  cards
Prevention and treatment of preterm labour
What is preterm labour,
What causes preterm labour,
What triggers early activation of...
47  cards

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