Human Structure and Function

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Levels of organisation in the body and homeostasis
Define anatomy 1,
Define physiology 2,
Levels of organisation in the bod...
60  cards
Physiology of the nervous system
Functions of the nervous system 1,
Major organs of the nervous system 2,
Central nervous system is made up...
144  cards
Blood
Name of the system that blood is ...,
Temperature of blood at rest 2,
Reasons why blood temperature may...
118  cards
General Endorinology
What is a hormone 1,
Where are horomones produced 2,
How do hormones travel round the ...
29  cards
The hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal gland
Hypothalamus gland 1,
2 regions of the pituitary gland 2,
Where does the posterior lobe of ...
7  cards
The pancreas
Where does the pancreatic duct em...,
General structure of pancreas ima...,
Acini cells 3
45  cards
Thyroid and parathyroid glands
0  cards
Structure of blood vessels
Sequence of arteries leading from...
1  cards
Structure of the heart
Why don t we just have oxygen dif...,
Advantages of circulatory system 2,
Drawbacks of a circulatory system 3
44  cards
Electrical activity of the heart
Stages of refractory peroid in ca...,
Stages of action potential in car...,
Rapid depolarisation in cardiac c...
15  cards
Mechanical activity of the heart
Systole 1,
Diastole 2,
5 stages of the cardiac cycle 3
18  cards
Control of cardiac function
Cardiac output is 1,
Cardiac output 2,
Atrial blood pressure 3
14  cards
Function of blood vessels (finish, including last two cards)
Blood vessel diameters change cur...,
Total cross sectional area change...,
Average blood pressure change of ...
15  cards
Pneumonic for parasympathetic nerves
What is the pneumonic for the ner...
1  cards

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