Gastrointestinal system

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Decks in this class (27)

Overview of GI function
Functions of gi system,
What is the mesentery,
Gastrocolic reflex
51  cards
Overview of GI system function
Accessory digestive organs,
Gi tract,
Which layers of embryonic tissue ...
36  cards
GI pharmacology
Causes of nausea,
Effects of nausea,
How is vomiting controlled
34  cards
Mucosal immunology
What is malt,
What is a peyer s patch,
Function of variable region
20  cards
Liver and drug metabolism
Drug disposition,
Oral bioavailability,
Factors affecting drug absorption
20  cards
Stress, work and health
What happens when the body is in ...,
Sam system,
Acute stress response
9  cards
The stomach: acid production, swallowing and vomiting
Oesophagus histology,
Muscular externa,
How is muscular external controlled
22  cards
Structure of the mouth, oesophagus and stomach
Oral cavity proper,
Pyloric hypertrophy,
Gastric lavage
21  cards
Structure of intestines and anus
Highest point of diaphragm,
Route faeces take from caecum to ...,
What is the caecum
38  cards
Digestion and absorption of food
Digestion in the stomach,
Gastrin,
What does somatosensin do
13  cards
Energy conversions: storage and release
Where is the energy in atp,
What charge do phosphate ions have,
How are phosphate groups held tog...
12  cards
Liver and biliary tree
Functions of liver,
Where is the liver,
Inferior to liver
37  cards
Lipid metabolism
What are lipids,
What is a fatty acid,
Saturated fatty acid
15  cards
Abdominal planes, regions and walls
Transpyloric plane,
Subcostal plane,
Transumbilical plane
31  cards
Liver microstructure
What is the portal vein filled with,
Where is sphincter of odds,
Function of hepatocytes
19  cards
Histology
What does haematoxylin stain,
What does eosin stain,
What does alcian stain
6  cards
Liver and pancreas exocrine function
Functions of liver,
Vit k dependent sites,
Rbc breakdown
32  cards
Liver function test
What do liver function tests measure,
Which components of a blood test ...,
What does albumin measure
6  cards
Infectious disease control and outbreak management
Infectious disease epidemiology,
How to calculate r0,
What is the basic reproduction nu...
8  cards
Diseases of the returning traveller
Viral disease examples,
Bacterial disease examples,
Parasitic disease examples
5  cards
Microbiome
Koch s postulates,
Microbiome,
Genome
13  cards
Liver function tests
What do liver tests measure,
How to measure liver injury,
How to measure liver synthesis
12  cards
Diseases of the gall bladder
Cause of abnormal alt,
Cause of abnormal ast,
Cause of abnormal alk p
19  cards
C. diff
Management of diabetic foot infec...,
Why is ibuprofen bad,
Why is codeine bad
6  cards
Balanced diet in the life course
Bmi above 25,
Bmi above 30,
Carbohydrates
12  cards
Imaging of the digestive system
Opg,
Divisions of gut and arterial supply,
Pharynx divisions
13  cards
Foodbourne illness and viral gastroenteritis
Foodbourne illness,
Food poisoning,
Gastroenteritis
27  cards

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