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2: Introduction to the nervous system
What are the two main types of cells,
What is the main role of neurons,
What is the main role of glia
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3: Electrophysiology of the cell membrane
What are the type main cations re...,
Describe the maintenance of resti...,
What are the characteristics of l...
4
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4: Action potentials
Describe the relationship between...,
What are transmembrane domains,
What type of channel are na
11
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5: Synaptic Transmission
List the events at a chemical syn...,
What are the key features of a ch...,
What is a common example of a che...
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6: Synaptic transmission pt2
What are the three main types of ...,
What are two main classes of rece...,
What type of channel does an acet...
23
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7: Cell Communication 1
What allows communication between...,
What are gap junctions made up of,
What are the two main classes of ...
19
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9: Skeletal Muscle Neurophysiology 1
Draw describe anatomy of skeletal...,
Draw the structure of a myofibril,
Draw the anatomy of a sarcomere
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10: Skeletal Muscle Neurophysiology 2
Describe the sequence of events t...,
How many subunits are there in a ...,
How many transmembrane domains ar...
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11: Excitation-contraction coupling and the cross-bridge cycle
Draw label the skeletal muscle fi...,
Describe the process of excitatio...,
Describe malignant hyperthermia
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12: Muscle plasticity
What does a darker muscle fibre t...,
What does a lighter muscle fibre ...,
What are the 3 key differences be...
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8: Cell Communication 2
Describe the signal transduction ...,
Describe the gpcr example of rod ...,
How does cholera toxin affect g p...
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14: Autonomic Nervous System
How many forms of nervous system ...,
How many forms of nervous system ...,
Describe dual innervation
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13: Somatic Sensation
What are the 4 sensory receptors ...,
Describe thermoreceptors,
Describe proprioceptors
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15: Control of movement
What features are the spinal cord...,
Describe the stretch reflex,
Describe the tension reflex
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16: Higher functions of CNS
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17: Higher Functions of CNS 2
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18: Vision 1
What is the approximate visible s...,
What are the two properties of li...,
What are the two basic components...
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19: Vision 2
What is refractive power,
What is refractive power measured in,
What is the average refractive po...
20
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20: Vision 3
Describe ganglion cell receptive ...,
Describe the layers of the gangli...,
Describe what occurs when there i...
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21: Hearing
What are zones of high pressure i...,
What are zones of low pressure in...,
What are the two forms of sound t...
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22: Vestibular
What are the semicircular canals ...,
Describe the ampulla,
Describe the hair cells of the am...
13
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23: Taste and Smell
What are the 5 basic chemical typ...,
What is the general mechanism for...
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24: Endocrine 1
What is endocrinology,
What are hormones,
What are the principal functions ...
27
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25: Stress and the adrenal glands
What are the two main components ...,
What are the zones of the adrenal...,
What is the main secretory produc...
20
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26: Glucose metabolism, energy balance and obesity
What occurs during hypoglycemia l...,
What occurs during hyperglycemia ...,
What is the hormone of the absorp...
15
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