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Decks in this class (29)

Lecture 2: Homeostasis
What is homeostasis 1,
Why is homeostasis important prov...,
How does the body maintain homeos...
28  cards
Lecture 3: Membrane Transport
What is diffusion 1,
What is required for the net diff...,
What is the relative rate of diff...
39  cards
Lecture 4 : Cellular Endocrine 1
What is endocrinology 1,
What are hormones and what type o...,
What is a gland 3
24  cards
Lecture 5: Cellular Endocrine 2
What is signal amplification 1,
What is signal transduction 2,
What are the 4 mechanisms of sign...
33  cards
Lecture 6: Food Intake
What are the 3 energy sources in ...,
Describe carbohydrates glucose as...,
How is glucose stored in the body 3
30  cards
Lecture 7: Bone Physiology
Describe the calcium distribution...,
Describe the concentration of cal...,
Describe the concentration of int...
31  cards
Lecture 8: Nerve 1
Describe the structure of a nerve...,
Describe the structure of a neuron 2,
What are the 3 different types of...
23  cards
Lecture 9: Nerve 2
What is summation 1,
What is spatial summation 2,
What is temporal summation 3
13  cards
Lecture 10 : Nerve 3
What are opioids 1,
What are ionotropic receptors 2,
Give 3 examples of ionotropic rec...
19  cards
Lecture 11 : Muscle 1
Describe the 3 types of muscle wh...,
What are the layers of skeletal m...,
What is the sarcolemma 3
14  cards
Lecture 12 : Muscle 2
Name 5 ways a muscle can produce ...,
What is a motor unit 2,
What is recruitment 3
26  cards
Lecture 13 : Movement
What 2 pathways are contained in ...,
What is the white and grey matter 2,
What is the spinal cord involved ...
26  cards
Lecture 14 : Somatic Sensation
What are the 4 somatic sensations 1,
Describe the organisation of the ...,
What is transduction 3
20  cards
Lecture 15 : Pain
What are nociceptors 1,
What do nociceptors respond to 2,
How does the diameter of an axon ...
16  cards
Lecture 16 : Higher Brain Function 1
Describe the basic overall initia...,
What are the 4 structures of the ...,
What is the striatum 3
14  cards
Lecture 17 : Higher Brain Function 2
Describe the development of the p...,
What are the functions of the pre...,
What is short term working memory 3
17  cards
Lecture 18 : Cardiovascular Overview
What 3 components make up the cir...,
What other systems organs affect ...,
What is blood made up of 3
28  cards
Lecture 19 : Anatomy & Electrical Properties of the Heart
Describe the flow of blood throug...,
Name the 2 main cardiac cells 2,
What are contractile myocardial c...
29  cards
Lecture 20 : Cardiac Cycle & Control
What is the difference between a ...,
What are arrythmias 2,
What is a fibrillation 3
26  cards
Lecture 21 : Control of the Heart
What are intrinsic or local contr...,
What are extrinsic controls 2,
How do intrinsic and extrinsic co...
34  cards
Lecture 22 : Blood Vessels - Part 1
What factors affect blood flow 1,
What is the poiseuille relationsh...,
What is the equation for flow 3
27  cards
Lecture 23 : Blood Vessels - Part 2
What mechanisms is vascular tone ...,
What is the general location of v...,
What 2 transmitters are commonly ...
49  cards
Lecture 24 : Cardiovascular Integration
What is the equation for mean art...,
What value is the resting arteria...,
What is the function of of arteri...
30  cards
Lecture 25 : Specialised Circulation
What is generic circulation 1,
What is generic circulation blood...,
What are the 2 main specialised r...
35  cards
Lecture 26 : Respiratory 1
What is the purpose of repiration 1,
What are the non respiratory func...,
What is the function of gas excha...
15  cards
Lecture 27 : Respiratory 2
0  cards
Lecture 28 : Respiratory 3
0  cards
Lecture 29 : Respiratory 4
0  cards
Lecture 30 : Respiratory 5
0  cards

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