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Decks in this class (21)

Homeostasis
Define physiology,
What is the respiratory system,
Cardiovascular system
17  cards
bodily fluids
How much of the body weight is ecf,
What is the barrier between intra...,
Function of capillaries in body f...
54  cards
blood vessels and haemodynamics
What does a circulatory system co...,
How can you workout how fast some...,
Functions of circulation
71  cards
cardiac output and regulation
What is cardiac output,
How do calulate cardiac output,
What is stroke volume
84  cards
regulation and adaptation of the heart
What factors determine the membra...,
What is an electrogenic pump,
What maintains a negative charge ...
70  cards
blood and blood grouping
How much blood does a human have,
What is the haematocrit,
Functions of blood
97  cards
haemostasis
Define haemostasis,
Define a harmorrhage,
What happens in normal haemostasis
68  cards
respiratory system
What is exernal respiration,
Key functions of the respiratory ...,
What is the conducting zone
95  cards
haemotasis: clotting factors
What are clotting factors,
How are clotting factors found in...,
Which number factor is missing
30  cards
gas transport and control of breathing
Two ways oxygen is transported,
How much can each haemoglobin carry,
What is cooperative binding
86  cards
Skin
What is skin,
What are the three main layers of...,
What are the main functions of sk...
86  cards
gastrointestinal tract
How are carbohydrates dealt with,
Maltose is broken down by,
Sucrose broken down by
65  cards
digestion structures and function
What are parietal cells stimulate...,
What are d cells inhibited by,
Three regions of the small intestine
86  cards
Digestion: the liver
Name the key functions of the liver,
Anatomy of the lobes of the liver,
Descrbe the anatomy of the liver
58  cards
muscles
What muscls are voluntary,
Which muscles are involuntary,
Features of skeletal muscles
86  cards
muscle stimulation
What regulates how big an axon wi...,
What do large motor units innervate,
What do small motor units innervate
74  cards
renal system
What makes up the urinary system,
Functions of the urinary system,
How much urine is made in one day
105  cards
renal and electrolyte balance
Wher does water input come from,
Where does water output come from,
Define osmolarity
122  cards
nervous system
Major divisions of the nervous sy...,
What is the cns,
What is the peripheral nervous sy...
80  cards
nervous system 2
Another name for parasympatetic n...,
Another name for sympatetic nervo...,
What is the enteric nervous system
80  cards
bone
What is the axial skeleton,
What are the appendicular bones,
Examples of short bones
75  cards

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