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Decks in this class (29)

lecture 1 - homeostasis & autonomic nervous system
What is physiology,
What are the different organ systems,
What is homeostasis
17  cards
lecture 2 - blood: introduction to haemoglobin
Average amount of blood in human ...,
What is blood,
Blood functions
52  cards
lecture 3 - blood: platelets & haemostasis
What is haemostasis,
What are platelets,
What is thrombopoiesis
53  cards
lecture 4 - blood: blood groups
What are blood groups,
What is an antigen,
How many blood group systems are ...
34  cards
lecture 5 - cardiovascular system: introduction to CVS
Why do we need a cardiovascular s...,
Functions of the cvs,
Organisation of the cvs
25  cards
lecture 6 - CVS 2: electrical activity & muscle contraction
What does auto rhythmic mean,
What are the 2 groups of myocytes...,
Where does the initiation of the ...
26  cards
lecture 7 - CVS 3: the cardiac cycle
What is the cardiac cycle,
What are the stages in the cardia...,
When does contraction occur
20  cards
lecture 8 - CVS 4: blood pressure
Map,
Tpr,
Average co
21  cards
lecture 9 - CVS 5: regulation of tissue blood flow
What happens when arterioles vaso...,
What happens when arterioles vaso...,
What is resistance controlled by
22  cards
lecture 10 - CVS 6: control of blood pressure
What does bp need to be maintained,
Control mechanisms involved in re...,
Baroreceptor reflex
19  cards
lecture 11 - renal physiology 1
Gross anatomy of the kidney,
What is the functional unit of th...,
What are the 2 kinds of nephrons
24  cards
lecture 12 - renal physiology 2
Process in the formation of urine,
What is the total amount excreted,
Specialised epithelial cells of t...
38  cards
lecture 13 - renal system 3
What is diuresis,
What are diuretics,
What does adh do
43  cards
lecture 14 - respiratory system 1
Functions of the respiratory system,
Overview of the gas exchange system,
What is ventilation
51  cards
lecture 15 - respiratory system 2
What is elasticity,
What influences the overall effec...,
What is airway resistance
39  cards
lecture 16 - respiratory system 3
Consequences of dead space,
Factors affecting diffusion of ga...,
What is daltons law
24  cards
lecture 17 - respiratory system 4
transport of gases in blood
35  cards
lecture 18 - respiratory system 5
regulation of respiration
36  cards
lecture 19 - physiological adaptations to exercise
0  cards
lecture 20 - physiological adaptations to altitude
0  cards
FINISH lecture 21 - nervous system1: skin sensation
What is the somatosensory system,
What are the 3 divisions of the s...,
Functions of the somatosensory sy...
24  cards
lecture 22 - nervous system 2: movement & motor control
What does movement depend on,
What muscles does flexion require,
What muscles does extension require
42  cards
lecture 23 - nervous system 3: hearing & the ear
What is sound,
What is frequency,
What is amplitude
30  cards
lecture 24 - nervous system 4: hearing & the brain
What are attached to the hair cel...,
What are the 2 types of nerve fir...,
Processing nuclei in the auditory...
17  cards
lecture 25 - nervous system 5: vision and the eye
What is the eye made up of,
What does the cornea do,
What does the iris do
37  cards
lecture 26 - nervous system 6: vision & the brain
What are rods connected to,
What do the horizontal connection...,
What neurotransmitter is released...
21  cards
lecture 27 - the gut 1: saliva and stomach
Processing of food,
Motility,
Secretion
40  cards
lecture 28 - the gut 2: pancreatic secretion and bile
What is the ampulla of vater,
Organisation of pancreas,
Enzymes in pancreatic juice
23  cards
lecture 29 - the gut 3: small intestine
Micro anatomy of small intestine,
Functions of the small intestine,
Key points in carbohydrate digest...
28  cards

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