Medicine Year 1

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Decks in this class (42)

Cells and organelles
Structure of plasma membrane 1,
Function of plasma membrane 2,
Structure of cytosol 3
48  cards
Protein structure and function
What are the 2 ends of a polypept...,
Definition of amino acid 2,
2 examples of post translational ...
25  cards
Lipids and membrane structure
Features of phospholipids 1,
What is the fluid mosiac model of...,
How does the composition of cell ...
26  cards
pH and buffering
What is ph 1,
What does acidity depend on 2,
What is the normal range of ph in...
21  cards
Enzyme properties
Enzymes definition 1,
How do enzymes affect the activat...,
What is the induced fit theory 3
29  cards
Anatomical terminology
What is the anatomical position 1,
Supine anatomical position 2,
Prone anatomical position 3
23  cards
The basic tissue and body layers
Define tissue 1,
Define organ 2,
What are the 4 basic tissues of t...
35  cards
Skeleton and joints
Axial and appendicular skeleton 1,
Histology of bone 2,
Histology of cartilage 3
32  cards
Skeletal muscle and nerve
3 types of muscle tissue 1,
3 characteristics of muscles 2,
Skeletal muscle features 3
21  cards
Nervous systems
Anatomical components of central ...,
Classification of nervous system 2,
Structure of the brain 3
23  cards
Homeostasis and physiological variables
Physiology definition 1,
Physiological vs pathophysiologic...,
What is a physiological variable 3
24  cards
Fundamental principles of pharmacology 1
Drug definition 1,
What 3 factors make a good medici...,
3 names of therapeutic drugs 3
16  cards
Fundamental principles of pharmacology 2
Describe the concentration respon...,
What is the emax 2,
What is the ec50 3
18  cards
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics definition 1,
Pharmacodynamics definition 2,
Pk pd 3
35  cards
Establishing electrochemical potentials and action potentials
3 ways of measuring electrical po...,
Resting and active state of neuro...,
Examples of extracellular recordi...
27  cards
Synapses and synaptic transmission
What do gap junctions do 1,
Describe end plates in neuromuscu...,
Types of synapses 3
17  cards
Physiology/pharmacology of the Autonomic Nervous System
Branches of the nervous system 1,
Function of ans 2,
What are the 3 branches of the ans 3
14  cards
Anterior abdominal wall
Overview of abdominal cavity 1,
Anatomical 9 regions of abdomen 2,
Clinical 9 regions of abdomen 3
23  cards
Inguinal region and hernias
Where does the inguinal region gr...,
What is the inguinal region 2,
Inguinal ligament and surrounding...
22  cards
Peritoneum
Features of peritoneum 1,
What is the peritoneal cavity 2,
Peritoneal cavity in males and fe...
25  cards
Health informatics and evidence based practice (don't need to regurgitate but understand)
Evidence based medicine definition 1,
What 3 concepts did evidence base...,
How do we synthesise information ...
45  cards
Stomach and spleen
What organs make up the foregut 1,
What organs make up midgut 2,
What organs make up the hindgut 3
21  cards
Liver and hepatobiliary tract and pancreas
Surface anatomy of the liver 1,
Positions and relations of biliar...,
Positions and relations of pancre...
21  cards
Intestines
What does small intestine consist...,
What does large intestine consist...,
Duodenum 3
21  cards
Mechanisms of GI tract motility and its control
What s involved in gut motility 1,
Gut cross section 2,
What is the myenteric plexus auer...
22  cards
Gastrointestinal secretions and their control
Water flow into and out of gut in...,
Saliva secretion 2,
Passage of saliva 3
34  cards
Posterior abdominal wall and retroperitoneal organs
Kidneys and suprarenal glands 1,
Kidney position 2,
Relations of the kidney 3
21  cards
Digestion and absorption in GI tract
Digestive functions 1,
Absorption functions 2,
Small intestine villi structure 3
31  cards
Epidemiology and biostatistics
Why carry out randomisation 1,
Why carry out blinding 2,
Types of blinding 3
28  cards
Pelvis and Perineum
Overview of the pelvis and perine...,
What is the pelvic girdle 2,
Bones of the pelvic girdle 3
16  cards
The Ureter, Prostate and Bladder
Ureters in situ 1,
What are the 3 parts of the urete...,
Ureters in pelvic cavity 3
15  cards
Rectum and anal canal
Rectum location and structure 1,
Internal aspects of anorectal can...,
Epithelial regions of the anal ca...
11  cards
Osteology of the vertebral column
What is degenerative spine disease 1,
Management of mechanical back pain 2,
Structure of the vertebral column 3
20  cards
Innate immune protection
Innate vs adaptive immunity 1,
Features of the innate and adapti...,
Innate immunity definition 3
26  cards
Lymphocyte receptors, B cells and antibodies
T cell structure 1,
B cell structure 2,
Memory in adaptive immunity 3
35  cards
T-cells, effector functions and the MHC
How do t cells recognise antigens 1,
Mhc i vs mhc ii 2,
What does t cell see on surface o...
21  cards
Immune recognition and immune tolerance
Main cellular players in immune r...,
Downside of random t cell recepto...,
What does immune tolerance allow 3
25  cards
Acute/Chronic inflammation
Cells associated with acute and c...,
Inflammation defintion 2,
Repair defintion 3
27  cards
When the immune system goes wrong
What does the immune system prote...,
What is hypersensitivity 2,
What is an immediate hypersensiti...
35  cards
Shoulder, pectoral girdle and arm
Location of the shoulder region 1,
Bones and joints of the pectoral ...,
Structure of the clavicle 3
28  cards
Kidney function I: Filtration, Reabsorption and Secretion
Functions of kidney 1,
Examples of metabolites substance...,
Examples of kidney control of bod...
39  cards
Estimation significance tests and P values
How to calculate confidence inter...,
What s the relationship between s...,
What does normal distribution req...
5  cards

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