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Subdivisions of the nervous system
Central nervous system cns,
Peripheral nervous system pns,
What provides input
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Cells of the nervous system
What are the 2 major cell types o...,
What are glial cells function rol...,
What are the 5 major types of gli...
5
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Spinal cord: info to and from the brain
What is spinal white matter,
What are the 2 major descending l...,
Where are the fibres of the later...
10
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Spinal cord: info in-and-out of the spinal cord
What is a dermatome,
What is a motor pool,
What is a motor unit
8
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Homeostasis
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Cell signalling
Describe the paracrine system,
Describe the endocrine system,
Describe autocrine process
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Endocrine system Part 1
What is the difference between ex...,
What is the definition of a hormone,
What 5 things do hormones help to...
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Endocrine system part 2
What is the role of the posterior...,
What is the role of the anterior ...,
What is the relationship bet
18
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Subcortical control of movement
Where is the brainstem located an...,
What does the medulla do,
What does the pons do
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Cortical control of movement
How can the 3 main cortical motor...,
What does the primary motor corte...,
What is the relationship between ...
5
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Making muscles contract: molecular mechanisms
What are the different cell types...,
Where is calcium stored in the mu...,
What is the relationship between ...
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Making muscles contract: single-fibre and whole-muscle mechanism
Definition of tension,
Definition of load,
What is the relationship between ...
12
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Muscles and exercise: how do we get stronger?
What is a single ap on a muscle f...,
If the frequency of discharges in...,
What is hypertrophy
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Skeletal muscles - Integration
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Cardiovascular system haemodynamic and cardiac muscle
State darcys law,
Resistance is inversely proportio...,
State poiseuilles law
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Electrical and mechanical events of the heart
What is the purpose of the sa node,
What is different about the membr...,
How does sympathetic stimulation ...
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Cardiac Output & Blood Pressure
What is cardiac output,
What does cardiac output depend on,
What controls heart rate
12
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Blood Vessels
Arteries what is adventitia,
Arteries what is elastin,
Arteries what is endothelium
11
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Thermoregulation
Why are humans described as homeo...,
How do body core and surface temp...,
In women when is body core temper...
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Integrative cardiovascular response
What are baroreceptors,
What happens with a fall in blood...,
What happens with a fall in blood...
5
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Intro to the respiratory system
What are the 2 problems of the re...,
What are the 4 main functions of ...,
What is the structural difference...
6
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Mechanics of ventilation
What is boyle s law,
What is airflow directly proporti...,
What is airflow inversely proport...
6
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