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Introduction to the cardiovascular system
Name six reasons why we need the ...,
Define passive diffusion and what...,
What is the diffusion range
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Cardiac Cycle
Define convection and describe th...,
When is diffusion slow and what i...,
Describe the sa node 5
18
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ECG
What does an ecg plot,
What does an ecg show,
What must the potential differenc...
39
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Control of Cardiac Output
Define cardiac outputwhat is hear...,
What is the equation that links c...,
What are preload and afterload wh...
15
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Cardiac Contraction
Describe cardiomyocyte structure ...,
Give an overview of cardiomyocyte...,
How does electrical excitability ...
15
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Development of the heart and blood vessels
Describe the human embryo develop...,
What are morula blastocytes and g...,
What do the endoderm mesoderm and...
21
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Principles of haemodynamics
Define haemodynamics,
Force cardiac contractiondefine e...,
What does darcys law state what i...
21
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Control of blood flow
What does darcys law state,
Rearrange darcys equation to incl...,
What does tpr control
29
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Nervous and hormonal control of vascular tone
What does intrinsic control regul...,
Give some examples of things that...,
What does extrinsic control regulate
19
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Capillaries I
What 2 things does metabolism of ...,
What is the issue with metabolism,
Describe the basic structure of t...
27
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Capillaries II
What is the importance of fluid e...,
Give a simple reason as to why we...,
If fluid reabsorption is damage w...
26
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Properties of Special Circulation
What are the 3 main characteristi...,
Describe the coronary circulation...,
What are the 2 special requiremen...
36
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Reflex control of the CVS
What do baroreceptors detect,
What do chemoreceptors detect,
What do muscle metaboreceptors
32
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Co-ordinated Cardiovascular Responses - Gravity & Exercise
Define orthostasis,
What 2 things happen when we firs...,
What is the arterial pressure in ...
30
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Thrombosis: haemostasis in the wrong place
What is the primary and secondary...,
Give an overview of the primary a...,
Describe how a clot is formed 3
26
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Mechanics of atheroma and infarction
Define atheroma,
Define infarction,
Define thrombus
21
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Pharmacology of the CVS
What are the 3 main symptoms of a...,
What is the order that the sympto...,
What is a symptom and what is a sign
28
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Pulmonary ventilation
What is the primary function of t...,
What does gas exchange rely on,
Where does air move to
32
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The Mechanics of breathing
Define resistance,
How is resistance generated in th...,
What is the equation for airflow
23
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Gas exchange in the lungs
How does oxygen get from the atmo...,
Why is pressure used rather than ...,
What is the equation for the tota...
20
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Blood gas transport
How does oxygen get from the bloo...,
Describe how gases are carried in...,
Why is haemoglobin critical to o2...
24
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Neural Control of breathing
What normally contributes towards...,
What normally contributes towards...,
What normally contributes towards...
17
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Integrated control of breathing
What is blood ph proportional to,
What are disruptions in ph homeos...,
What is a low ph and high paco2 c...
14
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Pulmonary defence mechanisms
How much oxygen do we consume per...,
What are the two requirements for...,
The air is not sterile it therefo...
26
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Pathophysiology of COPD
What is copd chronic obstruction ...,
What are the causes of copd,
Why is exposure to tobacco smoke ...
15
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Pathophysiology of asthma
What is asthma,
The pathophysiology of asthma can...,
In asthma what is the velocity an...
11
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Airway Pharmacology
What is the purpose of medicinal ...,
Define mechanism of action,
What drug is used to treat asthma...
22
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Development of the GI tract
Give an overview of the developme...,
Describe the formation of the zygote,
Describe the process of primary g...
25
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Control of food intake
Describe the volume of the stomac...,
What happens to the stomach when ...,
What happens when the stomach emp...
43
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Introductions to the functions and control of the alimentary tract
What are the 3 digestive function...,
What is the purpose of bile salts,
What is the purpose of the stomac...
40
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Introduction to the functions and control of the alimentary tract 2
Describe the innervation of the gut,
How does the ans enable food to m...,
What type of hormones are produce...
14
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GI transport + GI Problems and Pharmacological solutions - NERVOUS SYSTEM
What is the enteric nervous syste...,
What part of the nervous system i...,
What are the major functions of t...
6
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Transport along and across the GI tract
Define digestion,
What does the colon do,
What are proteins broken down by
15
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The liver: an introduction to its function
What are the major aspects of the...,
How many lobes has the liver got ...,
Does each lobe have a blood supply
33
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Oesophagus and its disorders
Describe the anatomy of the oesop...,
What does the oesophagus secrete,
What promotes the transport of in...
40
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GI transport + GI Problems and Pharmacological solutions - GORD
What is gastro oesophageal reflux...,
When does gord occur,
What are the risk factors of gord
5
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GI transport + GI Problems and Pharmacological solutions - Achalasia
What is achalasia what does it cause,
What causes achalasia,
How can we manage achalasia
6
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0% GI transport + GI Problems and Pharmacological solutions - swallowing and its phases
What is the first phase of swallo...,
What is the second phase of swall...,
What is the third phase of swallo...
3
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Regulation of gastric acid secretion
Describe the anatomy of the stomach,
Describe the contents of the gast...,
How much gastric juice is added t...
22
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Regulation of gastric acid secretion (missed out page part)
What phases are involved with the...,
What regulates hcl secretion,
Describe the cephalic phase
6
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Disorders of gastric acid secretion
What is the function of the gi tr...,
What sites are affected by peptic...,
What factors are responsible for ...
14
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Bile, gall bladder and gall stones
What forms of the hepatopancreati...,
What is the function of the gallb...,
What is the percentage of solids ...
27
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Pancreatic exocrine secretions and its control
What forms the ductal tree and wh...,
Give a range of cells that are fo...,
What cells and ducts amalgamate t...
17
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Consequences of fluid loss from the GI Tract
How much liquid food and metaboli...,
How much liquid do we excrete ins...,
Excretion is usually small howeve...
28
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Symptoms of GI disease: nausea, vomiting and pain
Why is nausea a sensation,
Describe the premise of vomiting ...,
What is the relationship between ...
26
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Metabolic functions of the liver
Where the liver located and what ...,
Describe the venous drainage of t...,
How is the liver involved with di...
32
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Immunological functions of the alimentary tract
Compare and contrast the innate a...,
What is systematic immunity,
What is mucosal immunity
25
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Pharmacological basis of treatment of the GI disorders
What are the areas of pharmacolog...,
What is the main clinical use of ...,
Describe the mechanism of action ...
45
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An introduction to kidneys & body fluid
Give an overview of the water con...,
What does osmosis determine,
What is the extracellular fluid v...
35
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Functional histology of the kidney
What are the functions of the uri...,
Describe the structure of the kid...,
Describe the structure of what it...
34
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Renal blood flow and glomerular filtration
What percentage of cardiac output...,
What are the 4 functions of the k...,
What are the main 2 stages of uri...
29
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Structure and function of the renal tubule
What is the difference between th...,
Why is the composition of the pla...,
What is reabsorption equal to
35
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Renal Plasma clearance
What is the difference between gl...,
What is gfr,
How do we know there is a volume ...
32
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Potassium balance
What is our daily intake of potas...,
Where do we obtain potassium from,
Describe potassium homeostasis
40
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Blood pressure and the kidney
Why does intracellular volume hav...,
What do changes in na balance cause,
What does adh stimulate
23
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Control and abnormalities of body water
Define hyponatraemia,
Define hypernatraemia,
Where are osmoreceptors found and...
19
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Acid-base Balance
What is the normal ph of bodily f...,
What is the normal plasma concent...,
What is the equation for ph
25
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Drugs and the kidney
What are most drugs converted to ...,
Does the kidney excrete more pola...,
Can non polar drugs be reabsorbed...
22
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Treatment of hypotension
Define blood pressure,
How can blood pressure be regulat...,
How can blood pressure be regulat...
17
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Overview of Renal Diseases
How do we measure kidney function,
Give some examples of renal syndr...,
What does a kidney biopsy provide
15
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Micturition
Define micturition,
The basic process of micturition ...,
Describe the basic 3 point proces...
34
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An introduction to the endocrine system
What does the hypothalamus release,
What does the pituitary glands re...,
What does the thyroid gland release
16
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Homeostasis
Define homeostasis,
What responds to the challenge pr...,
What are the 5 components of a fe...
18
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Neuroendocrinology
Describe the transport of a neuro...,
Describe the transport of a neuro...,
What is a neuroendocrine cell
15
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Endocrine control of metabolism
Give an overview of energy metabo...,
What nutrients are circulated and...,
What is the normal blood glucose ...
22
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Hormone synthesis and action of hormones
Describe the solubility of peptid...,
Describe the solubility of steroi...,
Describe the synthesis of an acti...
20
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The endocrine pancreas
What type of active transfer does...,
What glucose transporter is invol...,
What glucose transporters are inv...
18
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The thyroid gland
Briefly how is the thyroid gland ...,
Briefly how is the thyroid gland ...,
Describe the histology of the thy...
18
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Steroids of the adrenal cortex
What are the steroids of the adre...,
What is the adrenal gland divided...,
What is the cortex divided into a...
18
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Beyond the classic endocrine glands
What do adipocytes store energy as,
What is lipoprotein lipase,
What is hormone sensitive lipase hsl
18
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The pituitary gland and its disorders
Describe the anatomy of the pitui...,
Describe the blood supply of the ...,
Describe the primary secondary an...
19
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Disorders of Adrenocortical Dysfunction
What are the actions of cortisol,
What is cushing syndrome,
What is cushings disease
28
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