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introduction to structure, functions and control of the alimentary canal
Function of mouth and pharynx,
Oesophagus,
Stomach
41
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metabolic pathway of glycogen
Glycogenesis,
Glycogenolysis,
Gluconeogenesis
19
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lipid metabolism and ketones
What does increased fat intake wi...,
What does energy balance depend on,
Why is fat required
28
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histology
What kind of epithelium covers th...,
What covers the nasal and nasopha...,
Tongue what covers the anterior 2 3
56
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embryology
Gut tube formation occurs when an...,
Origins of the gi tract,
Mesentries of the gut
5
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lipid anabolism
Lipogenesis,
Lipogenesis simplified,
Sources of acetyl coa for lipogen...
17
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amino acid catabolism
What are the intracellular stages...,
Amino acid degradation,
Absorption
18
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histology of the liver
What are the parenchyma of the li...,
Functions of the liver 10,
What is the liver capsule
17
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histology of the pancreas
What is the pancreas,
The exocrine pancreas,
The endocrine pancrease
7
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histology of the gall bladder
Structure and function,
Most bile arriving from the liver...,
Epithelium
4
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physiology - feeding and satiety
Energy homeostasis,
How does obesity occur,
What are the causes and consequen...
47
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physiology of the small intestine and exocrine pancreas
What are the 3 parts of the small...,
What does the small intestine rec...,
What does the small intestine sec...
33
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physiology of digestion and absorption
What is digestion,
Where do most digestive processes...,
What is absorption
27
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physiology of lipid digestion and the absorption of calcium, iron and vitamins
What are ingested lipids comprise...,
What must ingested lipids be conv...,
Emulsification
28
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physiology of gastric motility and secretion
Characteristics of the stomach,
What are the two types of mechani...,
What does the orad region of the ...
31
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clinical anatomy of jaundice
What organs are involved in jaund...,
What is bilirubin,
What composes the portal triad
24
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physiology of the large intestine
What does the large intestine com...,
Large intestine is lined with lon...,
What is the taeniae coli
22
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pharmacology of gastric secretion
What does mucus cells secrete,
What do parietal cells secrete,
What do eneterchromaffin cells se...
28
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pharmacology of intestinal motility secretion, nausea and vomiting
What is vomiting,
What may cause nausea and vomiting,
What are the main neurotransmitte...
24
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physiology and pharmacology of the liver
What are the metabolic functions ...,
What comprises of carbohydrate me...,
What does fat metabolism consist of
38
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liver function tests LFTs
What is alt ast,
Alp,
Ggt
20
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why might my patient be jaundiced
What is an ercp,
What causes jaundice,
What are the two main extra hepat...
21
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oral manifestations of systemic disease
Haematinic deficiencies,
What is angular cheilitis,
Recurrent aphthous like stomatitis
8
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pathophysiology of chronic liver disease
What are some of the causes of ch...,
What is nafld,
How do we get from a normal liver...
45
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clinical syndromes of cirrhosis
What does the portal system consi...,
Where does the portal vein carry ...,
Describe hepatic blood flow
6
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LFTs / liver biochemistry
What are true liver function test...,
What are transaminases,
What are markers of liver biochem...
16
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LFTs part II
What other bloods should be inves...,
What is the upper normal limit fo...,
What common conditions present wi...
9
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anatomy of bleeding in the GI tract and abdominal vasculature
What makes up the large intestine,
What are the function of the larg...,
Sigmoid colon anatomical features
31
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disease of the small bowel and appendix
Appendicitis blood supply,
Appendicitis who gets it,
What is the relevance of mcburney...
14
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disease of the small bowel and appendix part II
What are the complications of app...,
Appendix carcinoid,
What happens in small bowel obstr...
15
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ulcerative colitis
What is uc,
Uc is bimodal at what ages,
What causes it
14
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acute pancreatitis
Where is the pancreas located,
What are the 4 parts of the pancreas,
Characteristics of the head
23
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gi pathogens
What is colonisation,
What is a pathogen,
How can we diagnose infection via...
40
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gastroenteritis
What is it,
How does it present,
Is gastroenteritis mainly bacteri...
30
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eating disorders / psychiatry and gi
How is a diagnosis of anorexia made,
What abnormalities would you see ...,
How is bulimia nervosa diagnosed
12
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acute liver disease
What is it,
How does oxygen rich blood reach ...,
How does nutrient rich blood reac...
7
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acute liver disease II
Risk factors for liver damage,
Investigations for acute liver di...,
Treatment
13
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effects of excess alcohol
How many units max should the pub...,
Acute effects of alcohol consumption,
Chronic effects part i
14
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hepatomegaly and focal liver lesions
What would solid liver lesions in...,
What would solid liver lesions in...,
In non cirrhotic patients what is...
21
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