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Cell Membrane. Passive Transport
Why do passive processes require ...,
Difference between the passive pr...,
What are cell membranes composed of
20  cards
3. Active Transport. Transport Across Epithelial Layer
What is active transport and give...,
What is primary active transport,
What is secondary active transport
7  cards
4. Intercellular communication. Characteristics. G proteins, second messenges, kinases
0  cards
5. Physiology of excitable tissues. Ligand/voltage gated channels, transmembrane/resting potential
What are excitable tissues,
What is an excitable membrane def,
What is a diffusion potential mv ...
24  cards
6.Local response and electronic potential. Action potential
What are the 2 responses a neuron...,
In terms of distance of signal wh...,
Which response requires a threshold
9  cards
7.Excitability and excitation: general characteristics. Propagation of action potentials along the nerve fibers. Nerve fiber types.
What are the main biological prop...,
What is the significance of excit...,
How does propagation of action po...
21  cards
8. Types of synapses and neurotransmitter released by presynaptic neuron
What is a synapse,
What are electrical synapses,
What is the adv of electrical syn...
21  cards
9. 10. Postsynaptic membrane receptors: ionotropic and metabotropic receptors. Postsynaptic potentials.
Types of postsynaptic receptors d...,
Properties of ionotropic receptors,
Properties of ionotropic receptors
36  cards
11. 12.Skeletal muscle, contraction, electromechanical coupling , muscle fatigue
Basic characteristics of skeletal...,
What are functions of skeletal mu...,
They are made of muscle fibers wh...
63  cards
13. Smooth muscle, excitation and contraction
Where is smooth muscle found,
2 types of contraction,
Morphology of the smooth muscle c...
26  cards
21. Heart stuff not sure exactly
2 types of cardiomyocytes,
Morphological features cardiac mu...,
What is the function of the inter...
38  cards
22. Electrocardiography
What type of electrocardiographic...,
What are bipolar leads,
Why are bipolar leads not suitabl...
20  cards
29. Morphology of blood vessels, Heart sounds, blood pressure
When do each of the heart sounds ...,
How is the 1st heart sound generated,
How is the
43  cards
More heart stuff yayy :(
What exactly is the cardiac cycle,
What is the total duration of the...,
What are the different phases of ...
34  cards
33. Pulmonary circulation. Special circulation
Venous blood from the whole body ...,
What are some characteristics of ...,
Pressure in pulmonary artery is l...
33  cards
32. Regulation of arterial pressure: short and long term
What are the 3 mechanisms of shor...,
Where are baroreceptors mainly lo...,
What is the range of mean arteria...
10  cards
56. Physiological basis of nutrition, essential nutrients
What is rational nutrition,
What does an optimal diet include,
What is the energy liberated from...
43  cards
57.vitamins and minerals
What are vitamins,
What is main source of vitamins,
What is hypovitaminoses avitaminoses
72  cards
17. Hemostasis and blood coagulation: phases. Platelet role in hemostasis and blood clotting.
What are thrombocytes and conc in...,
Disease associated with low throm...,
Composition of thrombocyte
17  cards
18. Fibrinolytic system and physiological inhibitors of blood coagulation.
0  cards

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