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1. Nutrition, Diet And Body Weight 2
What are dietary reference values...,
What are the different types of d...,
What of each studied group is ear...
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1. Energy Production 1
What are the 4 general steps of c...,
Describe the process of stage 1 c...,
What are the differences between ...
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2. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
What is the role of pyruvate dehy...,
Where is pyruvate dehydrogenase l...,
Deficiency in what would affect p...
10
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1. Energy Reactions In Cells
What is metabolism 1,
What is the difference between ca...,
What do fuel molecules provide wh...
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3. Alcohol metabolism (new)
What is the energy content of alc...,
Where is alcohol mostly metabolis...,
Describe the catabolism of alcohol 3
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2. Oxidative Phosphorylation And The ETC
Which 2 process allow the use of ...,
Where does the etc occur 2,
What is the function of nadh in t...
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Production Of Ketone Bodies
What are the 3 types of ketone bo...,
What is the normal plasma ketone ...,
What property of ketone bodies al...
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Lipid metabolism
Why do lipids produce more energy...,
Name the 3 classes of lipids 2,
Give examples inc their role of f...
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3. Alcohol metabolism
What is the energy content of alc...,
What is the recommended limit for...,
How is alcohol eliminated by the ...
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3. Protein / amino acid metabolism
Define the term nitrogen metaboli...,
How much nitrogen is present in t...,
What are the main pathways for n ...
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3. Amino acid metabolism disorders
What is creatinine 1,
What is creatinine used as a clin...,
Why is striae formation a symptom...
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3. Oxidative Stress
Name examples of diseases involvi...,
What is a free radical 2,
How do free radicals cause cellul...
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4. Energy storage (glycogen)
Describe the major energy stores ...,
Why are stable blood glucose leve...,
What is the normal stable serum g...
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4. Energy storage (lipids)
How is energy in excess of requir...,
Why are tags an efficient method ...,
Which situations promote tag mobi...
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4. Lipid transport
Name the various classes of lipid...,
How are lipids transported in blo...,
Describe the structure of a phosp...
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4. Dyslipoproteinaemias
What are dyslipoproteinaemias and...,
What are hyperlipoproteinaemias a...,
How many types of hyperlipoprotei...
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5. Haemopoiesis
What is haemopoiesis 1,
Where does haemopoiesis occur in ...,
How is haematopoiesis examined cl...
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5. Erythrocytes and iron
Describe the normal measurements ...,
How much do rbcs normally make up...,
What are the functions of rbcs 3
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5. Causes of anaemia
What is anaemia and why is this a...,
What is the normal hb range in th...,
What are the symptoms and clinica...
55
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5. Myeloproliferative neoplasms
What are myeloproliferative neopl...,
What causes myeloproliferative ne...,
What are the clinical features of...
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6. The spleen
Where is the spleen located 1,
What does the spleen consist of 2,
How does blood enter and travel t...
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6. Cytopenia
What is cytopenia 1,
Name the different types of cytop...,
Name the different types of blood...
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7. The thyroid gland
Where is the thyroid gland located 1,
Is the thyroid gland usually visi...,
Which nerves are at risk during t...
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7. Thyroid hormones
Which hormones are produced by th...,
What is the chemical structure of...,
Which protein acts as a scaffold ...
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7. Thyroid disease
How do tsh and free t4 t3 levels ...,
What is a goitre and what are the...,
What is the prevalence of goitre ...
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6. Control systems, biological rhythms & body water homeostasis
Describe the 5 key features commo...,
Describe the cycle in a homeostat...,
What are the 2 main communication...
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6. The endocrine system
What are hormones 1,
What are the 4 main types of horm...,
Name the major endocrine glands 3
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6. Control of appetite
Where is the main appetite contro...,
What is the function of the arcua...,
What are the 2 types of primary n...
14
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8. The hypothalamic pituitary axis
Describe the location of the pitu...,
What are the embryological origin...,
Which structure connects the hypo...
21
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8. Growth hormone
What type of hormone is gh 1,
By which cells is gh produced and...,
Describe the pattern of gh release 3
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8. Pituitary disorders
What is the most common cause of ...,
Are pituitary tumours usually fun...,
What are the symptoms of pituitar...
32
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9. The adrenal glands
Where are the adrenal glands loca...,
Name the 2 regions of the adrenal...,
Which hormones does the adrenal c...
22
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9. Cortisol
Which part of the adrenal gland s...,
What type of adrenal hormone is c...,
Describe how the secretion of cor...
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9. Adrenal gland diseases
What is a phaeochromocytoma what ...,
What is congenital adrenal hyperp...,
What is the most common form of c...
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9. Aldosterone and the RAAS
What type of hormones is aldoster...,
What effect does aldosterone have...,
How does aldosterone increase bp 3
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Metabolism conditions
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1. Glycolysis
What is glycolysis 1,
What 4 components does glycolysis...,
What are the main products of gly...
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1. The pentose phosphate pathway
What is the point of the ppp 1,
What substrates are required for ...,
What does the ppp produce and why...
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10. Pancreas, insulin and glucagon
What are 2 main functions of panc...,
Name 2 pancreatic endocrine cell ...,
What is the normal glucose conc i...
27
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10. Diabetes
What is diabetes mellitus 1,
What causes type 1 dm 2,
Describe the typical presentation...
28
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11. Calcium abnormalities
What is the effect of hypo and hy...,
What is the main cause of hypocal...,
What are the symptoms of hypocalc...
18
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11. Calcium regulation
How much ca is there in body and ...,
What are the 3 forms of ca found ...,
Which 3 organs are critical in ca...
17
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