Medicine Unit 8

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Decks in this class (24)

Public health: lifestyle and health
Definition of lifestyle,
What is a healthy lifestyle,
Smoking lifestyle and the relatio...
38  cards
Digestion and Absorption
What are the stages of digestion ...,
Digestion definition,
Absorption definition
113  cards
Histology of glands
What are glands formed from,
Subdivisions of glands,
Endocrine glands
134  cards
Diet and metabolism
Nutrition definition,
Nutrients definition,
Essential nutrients definition n
64  cards
Diets and Dietitians
What is a dietitian,
Role of the dietitian,
Model and process for nutrition a...
37  cards
Health beliefs and behaviours
Health behaviour,
Where do these behaviours come from,
Classical conditioning
30  cards
Histology of the renal system
What does the urinary system cons...,
Pathway of urinary system,
Which parts of urinary tract are ...
85  cards
Renal physiology
Filtrate definition,
Lumen definition,
Paracellular definition
90  cards
Sexual behaviour
Components of the sexual trichotomy,
Sexual identity,
Sexual behaviour
48  cards
Renal physiology 2
Body composition female,
Body composition male,
Composition of total body fluid
61  cards
Histology of the Liver
Liver location,
Hepatic lobules what are they,
Blood supply to the liver
98  cards
Changing health behaviours and beliefs
What are health interventions,
What is a behaviour change technique,
Examples of behaviour change tech...
30  cards
Social inequalities in health
Definition of social inequality,
Social gradient in health,
Link between poverty and poor men...
30  cards
Pathogens: Sexually-transmitted infection
Sexual health clinic,
Sti contacts,
Provider referral
44  cards
Adolescent Risk Taking
Negatives of risk taking,
Positives of risk taking,
4 core characteristics of sensati...
21  cards
Addiction And Substance Use Disorders
Definitions in substance,
Substance misuse definition,
Dsm4
65  cards
Psychology Of Risk
What is a risk,
Psychological views on risk,
Social
30  cards
Liver And Adipose Tissue
Functions of adipose tissue,
2 types of adipose tissue,
Brown adipose tissue
45  cards
Smoking Cancer And The Environment
Neoplasia,
Lifetime cancer risk,
What factors contribute to indivi...
38  cards
Renal physiology: Glomerulus
What is the glomerulus,
Components of the renal corpuscle,
3 features of the filtration barrier
16  cards
Renal physiology: Proximal Convoluted Tubule
Lining of pct,
Specialisations of the pct,
2 parts of the pct
27  cards
Renal physiology: Loop of Henle
How much sodium is absorbed,
Which type of drugs target the loh,
Parts of the loh
10  cards
Renal physiology: Distal CT and Collecting Duct
Roles of the dct and collecting duct,
Role of the early dct,
Early dct
15  cards
FULL UNIT 8 REVISION
What is bilirubin,
Types of bilirubin,
Unconjugated bilirubin
102  cards

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