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Decks in this class (29)

Synaptic Transmission
What is an action potential,
How does an action potential occu...,
Characteristics of local response...
11  cards
Cells and Internal Environment
What are the percentages of the b...,
Where are the body fluid componen...,
Why is the body said to have chem...
4  cards
Cell Membranes and Excitation
0  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
What does autonomous mean,
What does the autonomic nervous s...,
What is the difference between so...
15  cards
Parasympathetic Nervous system
What is the role of the parasympa...,
Where do the cell bodies of the p...,
What nerves come from the cranial...
14  cards
Sympathetic Nervous System
What type of effectors are sympat...,
What chemical is released at the ...,
What chemical is released at the ...
12  cards
Sensory Receptors
0  cards
Vision and Hearing
What are the features of the eyes...,
What are the muscles involved in ...,
What are saccades
44  cards
Skeletal Muscle
What are the two regions of the s...,
Where are the cell bodies found i...,
What cell bodies are associated w...
14  cards
Endocrinology
What is a hormone,
What are the four types of interc...,
What are the different types of h...
36  cards
Cardiovascular System
How much blood is pumped from the...,
What are the differences in press...,
What is the order that the blood ...
20  cards
Control of Blood Pressure
How does cardiac excitation occur,
What is the sa node,
How does the sa node achieve the ...
28  cards
Hypertension
What is essential primary hyperte...,
What is secondary hypertension,
What is the equation for blood pr...
14  cards
Blood
How much fluid do you have in the...,
What is the role of blood and cir...,
What is the total volume of blood...
68  cards
Diuretics
What are the different parts of t...,
What are the types of diuretics t...,
What do diuretics interfere with
22  cards
Renal System
How many nephrons in a kidney,
What role do nephrons play,
What are the different components...
19  cards
Cardiovascular and Respiratory adaptation
What are the respiratory adaptati...,
What are the partial pressures of...,
What are the phases of ventilatio...
17  cards
Acid Base Balance
How is carbon dioxide transported...,
What is carbaminohaemoglobin how ...,
What is the reaction between co2 ...
22  cards
Digestion & Absorption
What are the three major food cat...,
What is the purpose of digestion ...,
What is the purpose of absorption...
16  cards
Gastric Secretions
How much liquid does the stomach ...,
What are the types of mucosa,
Where are mucosal gland cells found
13  cards
Cell Signalling
What is cell signalling,
What are the four forms of intrac...,
What are the features of each for...
15  cards
Endocrinology & Metabolism 1 - Fuel metabolism
What is anabolism,
What is catabolism,
What are the two reasons for whol...
32  cards
Endocrinology and metabolism 2 - Stress Adaptation
How is glucose homeostasis achieved,
What is the role of adrenaline,
What is the role of cortisol
24  cards
Endocrinology & metabolism 3 - growth and development
What are the types of structural ...,
What are the factors that affect ...,
Where is growth hormone synthesised
10  cards
Reproduction 1
What chromosome pair are the sex ...,
What chromosomes are male and female,
What is the reproductive system
22  cards
GI Motility
Where is the gi tract,
What is the gi tract primed by,
How does the gi tract cause movem...
22  cards
Liver Gall Bladder
What are the functions of the liver,
How much bile is produced a day,
What are the major secretions of ...
5  cards
Salivation
0  cards
Reproduction 2
What are the different components...,
What is spermatogenesis process,
How does sperm maturation occur
28  cards

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