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Anterior mediastinum, pericardial cavity, surface anatomy
What are the subdivisions of the ...,
What is found in the anterior med...,
What gland is present in childhoo...
33  cards
Breast, Pectoral Muscles, Clavipectoral Fascia.
What kind of glands do the breast...,
Mammary glands are modified,
What are the bumpy regions of the...
51  cards
Circulation, chambers, conducting system
What are the 3 cusps of the aorti...,
Right coronary artery,
What are the branches of the left...
44  cards
Thoracic Cavity
Describe the different landmarks ...,
What structures run just inferior...,
What muscle directly overlays the...
30  cards
Cardiac Cycle: Electrical Events of Cardiac Cycle
What is the pacemaker part of the...,
What is the cardiac cycle,
The sum of cardiac potentials at ...
40  cards
Cardiac Cycle: Mechanical Events
What is systole,
Diastole is what,
What is the normal duration of th...
19  cards
Superior & Posterior Mediastina.
Where does the mediastinum sit,
Where is the superior and inferio...,
Everything in the pericardial sac...
62  cards
Surgical anatomy of the thyroid gland.
Where does the sternocleidomastoi...,
Where does the thyroid gland lie,
The investing fascia splits aroud...
25  cards
ANS anatomy
The autonomic nervous system is s...,
Vasovagal response does what,
Where do the sympathetic nerves c...
32  cards
Heart tube, great vessels & atrial septation.
Myoblasts form in what part of th...,
The myoblasts of the early embryo...,
Which endocardial tubes fuse to b...
29  cards
Great vessels, fetal circulation, changes at birth.
What sort of murmer do you hear i...,
What is tetrology of fallot,
What do patients commonly do to i...
18  cards
Vascular endothelium
What are the functions of endothe...,
In particular what is the role of...,
Nitric oxide is a what endothelin...
21  cards
Treatment of Hyperlipidaemia
What is atherosclerosis,
What are some modifiable risk fac...,
What is the single greatest predi...
26  cards
Mechanics of Ventilation
What are the four steps of extern...,
What are the non respiratory func...,
What is the pupose of the mucocil...
11  cards
Biochemistry of Lung surfactant
Which law consititutes the area d...,
What is the function of all the s...,
What are the two major alveolar c...
36  cards
Anti-Anginal Therapy
Myocardial oxygen demand is depen...,
Describe after load,
What is contractility
24  cards
Carriage of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
What is the po2 in the alveolar s...,
What is the pco2 in the alveolar ...,
The blood coming away from the lo...
35  cards
Control of Ventilation
What is the role of the respirato...,
What is the main region of the br...,
What are the two main clusters of...
36  cards
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
What is the major side effect tha...,
If you stimulate the sympathetic ...,
What occurs to the heart beat sig...
25  cards
Arterial system
Why does the surface area of the ...,
What are the three main layers of...,
What is the contractile portion o...
40  cards
Capillaries
Capillaries are made up of what t...,
What are the different kinds of c...,
32  cards
pulmonary pharmacology 1
What is asthma,
What causes asthma,
Describe the pathophysiology of a...
25  cards
Pulmonary pharmacology 2:
How do you manage acute asthma at...,
Describe your management of asthm...,
What is copd
12  cards
Antihypertensive drugs
What kind of blood pressure does ...,
What type of blood pressure does ...,
What type of blood pressure is this
29  cards
work of Breathing
Lung compliance is a fancy way of...,
Degradation of elastin fibers lea...,
What kind of curves are the expir...
40  cards
Ventilation/perfusion relationship
What does ventilation refer to,
What is pulmonary ventilation,
What is more important pulmonary ...
40  cards
Applied Pulmonary Circulation and Therapeutics
What ways can we measure pulmonar...,
In a healthy person is pulmonary ...,
Does the pulmonary circulation ha...
16  cards
Veins and Lymphatics
Is the venous system a low or hig...,
At any given point how much of ou...,
Veins are innervated by what system
13  cards
Heart Failure
How do we define heart failure,
Is heart failure a disease or a s...,
Is all failure caused by failure ...
21  cards
Altitude Physiology
How might someone present with al...,
What is the reason for the main p...,
What composit of air changes at h...
10  cards
Adverse Effects of Drugs
What are the types of adverse dru...,
What is considered an augmented p...,
What is the therapeutic index
11  cards
Cholesterol
How does cholesterol effect fatty...,
What enzyme synthesises cholesterol,
How is cholesterol transported in...
23  cards
Shock
What is shock,
What is the normal circulating bl...,
What is compensation decompensati...
19  cards
Treatment of Heart Failure
What are the different stages of ...,
Describe the terms wet dry and co...,
How do ace inhibitors and angiote...
25  cards
Cardio response to exercise 1 and 2
How can we increase o2 delivery t...,
How is the sympathetic nervous sy...,
How is venous return increased du...
17  cards
Haemodynamics
How do you define pulse pressure,
How do you define the mean pressure,
How do you calculate flow q
14  cards
V/Q relationships
What do the terms v and q represent,
Are pulmonary ventilation alveola...,
How do we calculate alveolar vent...
23  cards
Plasma Lipoproteins
What is the function of lipoproteins,
What is the most dense lipoprotei...,
There is a high concentration of ...
23  cards
Cardiac Output 1 & 2
What is the cardiac output,
What is the cardiac index,
To which muscle organ does the ma...
29  cards

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