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Cardiac Cycle
What are the sinoatrial node and ...,
What do the sa and av nodes do,
Describe the phases of sa pacemak...
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Control of Cardiac Output
What is cardiac output,
How is cardiac output calculated ...,
What are preload and afterload
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Cardiac Contraction
Describe cardiomyocyte structure,
How does ca2 influence cardiac my...,
How does cardiac myocyte contract...
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Principles of Haemodynamics
What is haemodynamics,
List the key factors of haemodyna...,
What is darcy law
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Control of Blood Flow
What is total peripheral resistance,
How does tpr affect flow and bloo...,
How does blood flow change in res...
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Nervous and Hormonal Control of Vascular Tone
What is the difference between lo...,
How do sympathetic vasoconstricto...,
What parts of the brainstem contr...
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Capillaries I- Solute Exchange
What do the cell membranes consis...,
What are the roles of the cell me...,
What is the difference between pa...
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Capillaries II; Fluid Exchange
Why is fluid exchange important,
How does fluid move at the capill...,
What four pressures determine fil...
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Properties of Special Circulations
What does coronary circulation co...,
What are the special requirements...,
What are the special structural f...
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Reflex control of the Circulation
What are examples of excitatory i...,
What are examples of inhibitory o...,
What are arterial baroreceptors
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Co-ordinated Cardiovascular response-Gravity and Exercise
How is gravity involved with cvs,
During orthostasis how does the c...,
How does gravity affect blood pre...
18
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Thrombosis- Haemostasis in the Wrong Place
What is haemostasis,
What is thrombosis,
Why does coagulation happen
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Mechanisms of Atheroma and Infarction
What is the difference between at...,
What fats are involved with atheroma,
How is the inflammation process i...
15
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Angina
What is angina and what are the s...,
How does angina cause pain,
What is the prevalence of angina ...
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Pulmonary Ventilation
Define lung volumes and capacitie...,
Why do we need pulmonary ventilation,
What factors does adequate o2 tra...
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Mechanics of Breathing
What is ohm s law,
What does hagen poiseuille s equa...,
How does turbulent airflow affect...
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Gas exchange in the Lung
How does oxygen get from the atmo...,
How does the mixture of gases int...,
What determines how much gas diss...
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Blood Gas Transport
Why is haemoglobin critical to o2...,
How is oxygen content of blood me...,
Something about oxygen haemoglobi...
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Neural control of Breathing
Why is there a need to modulate t...,
What physiological processes init...,
Which muscles are utilised in qui...
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Integrated Control of Ventilation
How do the lung and kidneys maint...,
What disorders can arise from aci...,
What are the mechanisms underlyin...
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Pulmonary Defence Mechanisms
What potentially harmful organism...,
What size type are the particles ...,
How is the respiratory system vul...
15
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Pathophysiology of Respiratory Diseases
What is asthma,
How does asthma affect the airways,
How do inflammatory mediators ind...
17
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Causes of Hypoxaemia and Hypercapnia
What can cause hypoxaemia and tis...,
How can we determine the cause of...,
What is the difference between ty...
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Development of the GI Tract
How does a blastocyst form,
How is the gut folded,
What features does the sagittal v...
23
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Control of Food Intake
What are the main substances that...,
How do we accommodate food in the...,
What is a vagotomy and what does ...
20
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Function and Control of the Alimentary Tract
What are the two main storage spa...,
What gastric secretions does the ...,
What are paracrine secretions
24
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Transport Along and Across the Alimentary Tract
How is the gastric reservoir emptied,
What is gastric emptying dependen...,
How is each consistency emptied
29
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Metabolic Functions of the Liver
What does the liver have to do wi...,
What are the two routes to the me...,
How is ethanol metabolised
17
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An Introduction to the Liver
What is the anatomy of the liver ...,
What is blood supply to the liver...,
What are the types of cells that ...
22
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The Oesophagus and its Disorders
What does the oesophagus do,
What is the oesophagus,
How is the oesophagus structured
32
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Regulations and Disorders of Gastric Acid Secretion
What are the contents of gastric ...,
How are different parts of the st...,
How is gastric acid made in the s...
29
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Bile, Gallbladder and Gallstones
What are the physiology and funct...,
Where does bile travel through ho...,
What are the components of bile
18
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Pancreatic Exocrine Secretions and Control
What are the functional units of ...,
How do the acinus and ducts contr...,
What is the morphology of the aci...
12
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Consequences of Fluid Loss from the GI Tract
What are the ways in which fluids...,
What causes diarrhoea,
What is osmotic diarrhoea
18
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Symptoms of GI disease
What is the difference between na...,
What is the difference between na...,
What causes nausea and vomiting
29
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Immunological Functions of the (Alimentary Tract) Mucosal Tissues
What is the difference between in...,
What is the mucosal immune system,
What does the mucosal barrier con...
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Pharmacological Basis for Treatment of GI Disorders
What are h2 receptor antagonists,
What did h2 receptor antagonists ...,
What are the effects of ranitidin...
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Introduction to Microbiology of the Gut
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Introduction to Kidney and Body Fluids
How is water distributed in the body,
How are the icf and ecf balanced,
Why is osmolarity of the ecf regu...
21
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Functional HIstology of the Kidney
What is the glomerulus,
What are the three stages of filt...,
What happens to blood that enters...
12
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Structure and Function of the Renal Tubule
What is the glomerular filtrate,
Where do reabsorption and secreti...,
What are the types of active and ...
28
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Renal Blood Flow and Glomerular Filtration
What does the renal corpuscle con...,
What is the mechanism of glomerul...,
How does an imbalance in starling...
13
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Renal Plasma Clearance
Which substances are used to meas...,
What is inulin,
How is gfr calculated using inulin
17
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Potassium Balance
What is the difference between ac...,
What are the functions of potassium,
How does a sodium potassium pump ...
31
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Blood Pressure and the Kidneys
How is blood volume linked to blo...,
How is ecf volume sensed,
What is the renin angiotensin ald...
11
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Control and Abnormalities of Body Water
How is the osmolarity of the ecf ...,
How does the renal tubule control...,
What is adh what does it do and w...
15
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Drugs and the Kidney
What are the roles of the liver a...,
How are drugs tubularly secreted,
What do diuretics do
11
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Overview of Renal Diseases
How do we measure kidney function,
What is obstructive uropathy,
When should rrt be started
13
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Treatment of Hypertension
How is blood pressure regulated b...,
How hypertension defined by the n...,
What is hypertension a risk facto...
14
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Introduction to Endocrinology
What are the major endocrine glands,
What do each of the major endocri...,
What are the different signalling...
10
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Homeostasis (Endocrinology)
What are the different aspects th...,
How is a feedback loop formed,
What are the examples of regulate...
11
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Hormone Synthesis and Action
How are protein peptide hormones ...,
What are the different stages of ...,
How is insulin synthesised
15
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Neuroendocrinology
What is neural hormonal and local...,
What are neurosecretory cells and...,
What is the embryology of the pit...
11
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Acid-Base Balance
What are the blood buffering systems,
How does each buffer act ph wise,
What do all buffers obey
15
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Micturition
What happens in the ureter,
How does urine pass from the uret...,
What are the sphincters of the bl...
28
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Endocrine Control of Metabolism
How can different molecules be us...,
What is the difference between st...,
Why is plasma glucose kept constant
21
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The Endocrine Pancreas
How does glucose get into cells,
What is the family of glucose tra...,
What are the islets of langerhans...
18
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The Thyroid Gland
What do follicular cells and c ce...,
What are thyroid hormones derived...,
How is th synthesised and released
19
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Steroids of the Adrenal Cortex
What are the steroids of the adre...,
What is the adrenal blood flow li...,
How are steroids synthesised in t...
20
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Beyond the Classic ENdocrine Glands
What are the hormones in adipose ...,
How does fat act as an endocrine ...,
How are leptin and obesity linked
15
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