Foundations of Medicine

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Decks in this class (27)

Life at the cellular level 1- molecules
Define the major elements used to...,
What seven elements are required ...,
What 12 other elements are requir...
31  cards
Life at the Cellular Level 2 -water
What polarity is a water molecule,
Why can water molecules bond with...,
What is a hydrogen bond
18  cards
Life at the Cellular Level 2 - pH
What does water dissociate into,
What does ph measure,
Blood ph level meanings
15  cards
Life at the Cellular level 1- the cell
What are the differences between ...,
What is the role of the nucleus
18  cards
Life at the Cellular Level 3 -Energy and Thermodynamics
1  cards
Introduction to Blood
What is average circulating volum...,
What are the functions of blood,
Platelets role in blood clotting
80  cards
Structure and Function of cell membrane 1.1 and 1.2
Why is chemical composition of ec...,
What are the chemical differences...,
What does cell membrane separate
53  cards
Forces driving movement across cell membrane 2.1 and 2.2
How is an electrical gradient for...,
What is an electrochemical gradient,
Characteristics of diffusion
41  cards
Osmosis 3.1 and 3.2
What is osmosis,
What are the differences between ...,
Diffusion example
35  cards
Overview of the immune system
What is the immune system,
What is the meaning of immunity,
What is a pathogen
16  cards
Innate Immunity
What is function of eosinophils i...,
Mast cells and allergy eosinophils,
Function of basophils
6  cards
Functions of lymphoid organs
What are b lymphocytes involved in,
What are t lymphocytes involved in,
What does humoral immunity involve
24  cards
Role of T lymphocytes
What are t cells,
What are the two classes of t cells,
What is a cytotoxic t cell
16  cards
Lymphocytes and functions of antibody
What are b cells involved in,
What is the main function of b cells,
Where are b cells produced and ma...
14  cards
The complement system
Characteristics of complement system,
What are the three main pathways ...,
Characteristic of alternative pat...
10  cards
Carbohydrate structure and function
Characteristics of carbohydrates,
Describe how carbs are highly oxi...,
Describe how carbs function to st...
30  cards
Carbohydrate - digestion and storage
What are the carbohydrates in our...,
How are carbohydrates digested,
What do the different mucosal cel...
27  cards
Citric Acid Cycle
What is the citric acid cycle,
What happens in citric acid cycle,
Why is citric acid cycle so effic...
4  cards
Carbohydrates 2a - Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis
What is glycolysis,
Why is glycolysis so important,
Where does glycolysis take place ...
9  cards
Terminal Respiration
Why are there electron shuffle sy...,
What are the two main electron sh...,
What happens in glycerol phosphat...
7  cards
enzymes part1
What is an enzyme,
How do biological catalysts diffe...,
What do oxidoreductases do
21  cards
Clinical Enzymology
Why do we measure enzymes,
What factors determine enzyme act...,
What processes trigger the releas...
14  cards
Lipids part 1
What are lipids,
What are the functions of lipids,
What are the classes of lipids
35  cards
Lipids Part 1 continued
What does insulin do when glucose...,
What are the two major fates of f...,
Effects of carnitine palmitoyl tr...
11  cards
Nitrogen
What do amino acids and nucleotid...,
Where do we get nitrogen from,
What does pepsin do
26  cards
Proteins part 1
What is a protein,
What are the two types of protein...,
Steps before protein synthesis basic
31  cards
proteins part 2
0  cards

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