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History
Who provided definitions for the ...,
What criteria must be met for som...,
Who was the first to define homeo...
7  cards
Enzymes
What is an enzyme,
How do enzymes help maintain home...,
What is metabolism
17  cards
Enzyme Kinetics
What are kinetics,
Will enzyme activity increase whe...,
What is vmax
27  cards
Membrane transport
How does compartmentalization aff...,
What creates the boundaries betwe...,
What are the two surfaces on an e...
37  cards
Gas exchange
How does oxygen get into a cell,
Why do larger animals need to hav...,
Gases dissolve diffuse and react ...
17  cards
Gas exchange in aquatic environments
Why is the amount of oxygen in wa...,
What else will affect the amount ...,
What are the 5 things that must b...
27  cards
Gas exchange in aquatic animals
How do sessile molluscs meet thei...,
How do clams meet their oxygen needs,
How do cephalopods meet their oxy...
25  cards
Gas Exchange - Terrestrial Environments
What are 4 advantages of breathin...,
Does moving air take more or less...,
What is the biggest cost of air b...
4  cards
Gas Exchange - Lungfish
Do all air breathing fish uses lu...,
How well developed are the lungs ...,
What are the two types of lungfish
11  cards
Gas Exchange - Amphibians
Aside from the lungs what other t...,
What respiratory organs do amphib...,
What respiratory organs do amphib...
12  cards
Gas Exchange - Birds
What is the structure of the resp...,
What are the 3 types of bronchi i...,
Which air sac does inhaled air go...
15  cards
Gas Exchange - Mammals
What are the two types of airways...,
What are conducting airways what ...,
What are respiratory airways what...
48  cards
Gas Exchange - Insects
How does the respiration strategy...,
What is the structure of the resp...,
How are the trachea distributed t...
26  cards
Respiratory Pigments
What are respiratory pigments,
What type of proteins are respira...,
What do respiratory pigments do
34  cards
CO2 Transport in the Blood
What are the 3 ways to transport ...,
What enzyme catalyzes the convers...,
What happens to h and hco3 levels...
32  cards
Types of Circulatory Systems
Why would animals have a circulat...,
What is bulk flow,
What are the 3 features of a circ...
32  cards
Conduction
Which circuit does the right side...,
What is the pressure in the pulmo...,
What is the relative resistance i...
39  cards
Changes in Hemoglobin Oxygen Affinity
How is fetal hemoglobin different...,
How are the gamma subunits in fet...,
Why dont adults have the gamma su...
25  cards
Hearts
What are the 4 tissue layers in a...,
What does the pericardium do,
What does the epicardium do
21  cards
Hemodynamics
What is hemodynamics,
What is the driving force of bulk...,
What are the 2 things that blood ...
30  cards
Vascular capacity
What is the vascular capacity,
What 2 things regulate vascular c...,
What is cardiac output
24  cards
Lymphatic system
Why is the lymphatic system impor...,
What two pressure forces act on c...,
What is hydrostatic pressure
27  cards
Diving mammals
What is the difference between a ...,
What are the 3 things that need t...,
How do diving mammals control the...
32  cards
Water and Ion balance
What is the extracellular fluid m...,
What is the main extracellular ca...,
What is the main intracellular ca...
31  cards
Osmotic conformation and regulation
What is an osmoconformer,
What is the internal osmolarity o...,
What will happen to the internal ...
11  cards
Osmoregulation in fish
Are marine fish hyperosmotic or h...,
Will marine fish gain or lose sal...,
Will marine fish gain or lose wat...
55  cards
Osmoregulation in terrestrial animals
What are humidic animals,
What are xeric animals,
What are the two primary osmoregu...
13  cards
Nitrogen waste metabolism
What are the 3 possible forms of ...,
What is the problem with using am...,
What is the problem with using ur...
20  cards
Kidney function
What are 6 functions of kidneys,
What is the primary osmotically a...,
What is hyperatremia
15  cards
Kidney structure
What do the kidney tubules do,
What is the main structural and f...,
What are the 2 types of nephrons
7  cards
Urine formation
What are the 3 steps of urine for...,
What is formed by glomerular filt...,
Is glomerular filtration selective
37  cards
Reabsorption and Secretion
What limits how much of a substan...,
What is the renal threshold,
What are the primary sites for re...
16  cards

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