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Decks in this class (56)

Tissues 10 - Skin
Skin: explain the structure and function of the skin, explain the mechanisms by which integrity is maintained, and recall the development, function and control of melanocytes
11  cards
Immunology 9 - Host Defense Overview
What are the surface receptors of...,
List the mucosal surface defences,
What are the sequential actions o...
9  cards
Microbiology 6&7 - Prevention, Treatment and Emergence of Viral Disease
Define prophylaxis,
Define therapy,
How can eradication of a virus fr...
29  cards
Cell Pathology 4 - Cell Injury
List the causes of cell injury,
List the causes of cell injury,
What does the cellular response t...
35  cards
Microbiology 8 - Defence and Vaccination Against Bacteria
What is direct protection in vacc...,
What is indirect protection by us...,
What occurs in phase 1 trials of ...
25  cards
Microbiology 9 - Fungal Infection
How are fungi and eukaryotes diff...,
How do fungi replicate,
What are the three types of disea...
22  cards
Cell Pathology 6 - Case Studies
What are the main cuses of gastritis,
What does helicobacter cause,
Define an ulcer
10  cards
Cells 3 - Cell Membranes
What are the properties required ...,
Explain the formation of phosphol...,
What does amphiphillic mean
20  cards
Cells 4 - Infectious Agents
List the main types of infectious...,
List the key differences between ...,
What is septicaemic disease chara...
8  cards
Metabolism 1 - Intro to Protein Structure
What is the simplest amino acid,
What amino acid codes for glycoly...,
How does electrophoresis separate...
13  cards
NAGE 1 - Nucelic Acids & Chromosomes
What is a nucleotide,
How do deoxyribose and ribose differ,
What are the nitrogenous bases
12  cards
Metabolism 2 - Enzymes & Energetics
What is an enzyme,
What is vin gierke s disease,
How do enzymes work
24  cards
NAGE 2 - DNA Replication, Cell Cycle & Mitosis
What is a faithful copy of dna,
What does semi conservative repli...,
Describe the process of dna synth...
13  cards
NAGE 3 - Gene Organisation & Transcription
List the stages of transcription,
What are the functions of the 3 d...,
What are the two main componants ...
15  cards
NAGE 4 - mRNA Processing
How does transcription in e coli ...,
What is meant by rna processing,
What is the anatomy of a gene
13  cards
Metabolism 4 - The Krebs Cycle
What is acetyl coa,
How does the krebs cycle start,
What is the second reactoon of th...
23  cards
NAGE 5 - Small RNAs
What is the c value paradox,
What are non coding rnas,
List the types of regulatory ncrn...
13  cards
Metabolism 5 - Mitochondria & Oxidative Phosphorylation
Where do the reactions of oxidati...,
Discuss the possible origins of m...,
What is the supporting evidence f...
18  cards
Metabolism 6 - Lipid Metabolism
What is the structure of palmitate,
What are the two forms of fatty a...,
What type of cells store fatty acids
24  cards
Metabolism 7 - Cholesterol
What proportion of cholesterol in...,
Summarise the three main parts of...,
How are physiological requirement...
28  cards
NAGE 7 - Translation & Modification
What is the difference between a ...,
What is a utr in mrna,
Describe the structure of trna
13  cards
Genetics 3
What is the transcriptome,
What is epigenetics,
What is genomic imprinting
18  cards
Metabolism 8 - Membrane Trafficking
How are proteins directed to the ...,
List the three types of intracell...,
How are proteins imported inot th...
14  cards
Genetics 4 - Cancer
What are the hallmarks of cancer,
Why is cancer a polyclonal disease,
What are driver mutations in cancer
25  cards
Genetics 5 - Prenatal Screening
What process happens in a normal ...,
What are the aims of the 12 week ...,
How is down syndrome risk determi...
26  cards
Metabolism 9
What are the general metabolic fe...,
What ar the general metabolic fea...,
Give the general metabolic featur...
13  cards
Achademic Tutorials
What is the structure of acyclovir,
How does acyclovir work,
How is acyclovir specific to vira...
26  cards
Practicals
Define electrophoresis,
Define specrophotometry,
Define the absorbance a in specro...
29  cards
Tissues 11 - Hair and Nails
Hair: summarise the structure and function of hair, recall the development and structure of the hair follicle, and summarise the regulation of hair growth Nails: summarise the functions, structure and growth of nails
27  cards
Cell pathology 5: The autopsy
Autopsy: list reasons for conducting an autopsy, explain the consent process, and recall cases that must be reported to the Coroner Autopsy findings: summarise causes of sudden unexpected death, and define and recall possible mechanism of injury for traumatic features which may be found on an autopsy including, a bruise, an abrasion, a laceration, a cut and a stab
18  cards
Microbiology 5
List the types of transmission of...,
What are fomites,
What is intragenic transmission
38  cards
Cell Pathology 1 - Haemodynamic Disorders
What is oedema,
What are the aetiologies causes o...,
What are the two types of oedema
27  cards
Microbiology 4 - Viral properties
What is a virus,
Define the nature of viruses,
What are the dufferent morphologi...
21  cards
Cell pathology 3 - Cancer
Define a tumour,
Define neoplasm,
How can neoplasms be classified
32  cards
Tissues 8 and 9 - Signalling between cells
List the 4 reasons cells need to ...,
How does self preservation occur,
Describe what happens when someon...
37  cards
Immunology 8 - Regulation of lymphocyte responses
Why is immune regulation important,
Define autoimmunity,
What are the general principles o...
36  cards
Immunology 7 - Effector T lymphocytes
What is a naive t cell,
What are effector t cells,
What are memory t cells
37  cards
Immunology 6 - T lymphocytes and antigen recognition
What are the 2 major subsets of t...,
What is the function of cd8 cells,
What is the function of the cd4 c...
24  cards
Immunology 5 - B lymphocytes
What is an epitope,
Where do b cells originate from,
How are mature b cells specific
18  cards
Immunology 4 - Antibodies
What is an antibody,
What are the secondary effector f...,
Explain with the aid of a diagram...
21  cards
Immunology 3 - Innate Immunity
Recall the physical barriers used...,
Recall the chemical barriers used...,
List the different cell types in ...
26  cards
Microbiology 3 Hospital acquired infection and antibiotic resistance
List the reasons for the high rat...,
What are the mechanisms of action...,
What is prontosil and how does it...
16  cards
Cell pathology 2 - Inflammation
What is inflammation,
What cells are involved in inflam...,
What soluble factors are involved...
34  cards
Immunology 2 - Immune Cells and Organs
What are primary lymphoid organs,
What are secondary lymphoid organs,
What are other terms for the prim...
21  cards
Immunology 1 - Intro to Immunology
Explain the importance of immunol...,
What are the two basic strategies...,
What are the advantages and disad...
17  cards
Microbiology 2 - Bacterial Diseases
What are the two sources of bacteria,
List the main intrinsic sources o...,
Define the term normal microbiota
27  cards
Tissues 7 - Muscle
Draw the structure of a sarcomere,
Where is skeletal muscle found,
What are antagonist muscle pairs ...
15  cards
Tissues 6 - Nerve
What are the cerebral hemispheres...,
What are the gyri and suici,
What 3 components does the brain ...
28  cards
Tissues - Fluids
What are the main fluid compartments,
What are the types of transcellul...,
What is the approximate size of t...
24  cards
Extracellular Matrix Biology
What are the functions of the ext...,
What are the components of the co...,
What are collagens
47  cards
Epithelial Cells and Tissues
What are the contents of the nucleus,
What are the densities of the lar...,
What is the density of the large ...
63  cards
MCD - Bacterial Properties
Eschericha coli,
Salmonella,
Shingella
19  cards
MCD- Genetics (1,2,6&7)
What are congenital abnormalities...,
What is a malformation,
What is a disruption
65  cards
Metabolism 3 - Glycolysis
Glycolysis six step,
Glycolysis second step,
Glycolysis ten step
26  cards
MCD - Cells & Organelles
Heterochromatin,
Euchromatin,
Adhesion plaques
50  cards
MCD - NAGE
Outline cell based dna cloning,
Describe the function of restrict...,
Describe the use of electrophores...
31  cards

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