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Science for Medicine

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Decks in this class (42)

Lipids 1
Where are the different places yo...,
What are some of the biological f...,
What are the different classes of...
64  cards
Pharmacology 1
Why dont receptors all bind the s...,
Different receptors can be activa...,
What type of response can a recep...
21  cards
Pharmacology 2
Describe some of the sources of d...,
How do drugs act,
Give examples of binding sites
14  cards
Lipids 2
In the beta oxidation pathway how...,
What are the products of beta oxi...,
Where does beta oxidation occur
27  cards
Nitrogen 3
Inherited metabolic disorders usu...,
When are symptoms of an inherited...,
What type of inheritance pattern ...
21  cards
Carbohydrates 1
Describe the covalent bond in a d...,
What is meant by anomeric,
Name three important disaccharides
32  cards
Nitrogen 1
What is the name given to nitroge...,
What does the assimilation stage ...,
What is the degradation stage of ...
26  cards
Bone
What are the functions of bones,
What is the hard bone found on th...,
What is the spongy bone called
36  cards
Lipids 3
Where do we get fatty acids,
Where does fatty acid synthesis o...,
What is fatty acid synthesised from
48  cards
Carbohydrates 2
Where can we get glycogen from in...,
Can we digest cellulose,
Where in our diet can we get olig...
48  cards
Carbohydrates 3
How many molecules of g 3 p enter...,
How many atp are used in the prep...,
How many atp are made during the ...
29  cards
Carbohydrates 4
Which cells rely on glucose as th...,
How many out of the 10 glycolysis...,
What are the 4 reactions called t...
26  cards
Autonomic Physiology 1
What does the autonomic nervous s...,
What are the divisions of the aut...,
Describe the myelination in pre g...
22  cards
Autonomic Physiology 2
What is the effect of adrenaline ...,
What is the effect o noradrenalin...,
What is the effect of acetylcholi...
25  cards
Autonomic and NMJ Pharmacology
How many types of cholinergic rec...,
How many types of adrenergic rece...,
What is the function of presynapt...
38  cards
Skin
Skin is said to be a combination ...,
Why are epidermal cells classed a...,
What does the epidermis do
39  cards
Nitrogen 2
How is ammonia transported in the...,
Where is excess glutamine processed,
Glutamate ammonia
15  cards
Carbohydrates 5
Where does the citric acid cycle ...,
Does the citric acid cycle produc...,
Is o2 a reactant
20  cards
Muscles 1
What are the three types of muscl...,
How are skeletal muscle fibres fo...,
What makes up a muscle
36  cards
Bones and Joints - Pre Practical Lecture
Define epiphysis,
Define diaphysis,
Define metaphysis
90  cards
Introduction to blood
What are the functions of blood,
How much of the blood is plasma,
How much of the plasma is water
46  cards
Muscle 2
What does excess fatigue cause,
What does muscle fatigue depend on,
What factors contribute to fatigue
33  cards
Immunology
What is immunological unresponsiv...,
Define self tolerance,
What are the physical barriers in...
37  cards
Immunology 2
What are the functions of the lym...,
What aspect of the lymphatic syst...,
How is lymph fluid formed
61  cards
Immunology 3
What is the receptor found on a t...,
When will a t cell recognise the ...,
What are the two types of t cell
10  cards
Sensory Nerves
What is sensory modality,
What are mechanoreceptors,
What are proprioceptors
20  cards
Proprioception
What are proprioceptors,
Give three examples of propriocep...,
Which proprioceptors are involved...
17  cards
Terminal Respiration
Where is most of the nadh and fad...,
How does cytoplasmic nadh cross t...,
How many protein complexes are in...
21  cards
Reflexes
Explain how the patella tendon kn...,
What is a reflex that doesnt invo...,
What are the three fates of the s...
17  cards
Disease
What are the 5 types of natural d...,
What is defined as inflammation,
What is defines as abnormal cell ...
5  cards
Life at Cellular Level
Why are cells small,
Do prokaryotes have mitochondria,
What is the difference between pl...
79  cards
Homeostasis
What is meant by negative feedback,
What is the overall goal of homeo...,
What is defined as feed forward s...
15  cards
Plasma Membrane
What is pinocytosis,
What is endocytosis,
What is exocytosis
14  cards
Forces Acting Across the Memrane
What can pass through the capilla...,
Why can membranes be described as...,
Why are membranes described as fl...
21  cards
Nitrogen 1
Which enzyme do nitrogen fixing b...,
How is oxygen removed to form an ...,
What binds with ammonium to form ...
18  cards
Nitrogen 2
Which is the only amino acid that...,
How ammonia transported safely in...,
When is alanine made in the muscl...
11  cards
Tissue
Which type of tissue forms glands,
Is the epithelia vascular or avas...,
What is the name given to the top...
51  cards
Nerves 1-3
What are the dendrites on a nerve...,
What is the name given to the bod...,
What are the 4 different types of...
33  cards
Nerves 4-5
What type of channel is responsib...,
What is the usual threshold poten...,
What is responsible for repolaris...
26  cards
Proteins
What is released when a peptide b...,
What is the primary structure of ...,
What is the secondary structure o...
30  cards
Enzymes
What are ribozymes,
What is a cofactor,
What is a co enzyme
52  cards
Bones and Joints - Pre Practical Lecture COPY
Define epiphysis,
Define diaphysis,
Define metaphysis
90  cards

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