physiology and anatomy

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Organ systems (ER)
Organ systems,
Functions of the integumentary or...,
Major organs of the integumentary...
39  cards
week 1 teaching: homeostasis and diabetes
Autoregulation,
Extrinsic regualtion,
Three parts a homeostatic regulat...
42  cards
week 2 teaching: anatomical terminology
Anatomical position,
Anatomica,
Midsagittal median plane
40  cards
week 2 teaching: extracellular matrix and biological scaffolds
What is in the extracellular matrix,
Collagen characteristics,
Formation of collagen protein
22  cards
week 2 teaching: connective tissue
Four functions of connective tissues,
What does the function of a conne...,
Types of connective tissue
19  cards
week 2 teaching: bone tissue
Function of bone,
Function of osteoblasts,
What do osteoblasts secrete
30  cards
week 2 teaching: the upper limb
The pectoral girdle,
Why can we produce wide range of ...,
Very shallow socket of glenoid fo...
38  cards
week 2 teaching: surface anatomy
0  cards
week 2 teaching: the lower limb
Pectoral girdle vs pelvic girdle,
Pelvic girdle,
Innominate hip bone formed from
33  cards
week 3: Musculoskeletal levers
Three types of muscle tissue,
Muscle origin,
Muscle insertion
19  cards
week 3: skeletal muscle architecture and function
Parallel muscles fibre,
Fascicles,
Convergent muscles
12  cards
week 3: skeletal muscle organisation, activation and deactivation-10.1, 10.2, 10.3
Whole muscle is sheathed within,
Muscle fibre diameter,
Muscle fibre surrounded by
83  cards
week 3: 10.3 continued
A band,
Three sub divisions of the a band,
M line
38  cards
week 3: 10.4
Typical resting membrane potentia...,
What is the membrane potential,
Depolarisation
67  cards
week 3: 10.4 excitation contraction coupling
1 neural control,
2 excitation,
3 release of calcium ions
6  cards
week 3: 10.4 the contraction cycle and cross bridge formation
1 contraction cycle begins,
2 active sight exposure,
Cross bridge formation
6  cards
week 3: 10.5 muscle fibres produce different amount of tension depending on sarcomere length and frequency of stimualtion
The amount of tension produced by...,
Why is a mucle fiber either all o...,
Tension production is greatest when
20  cards
week 3: 10.6 skeletal muscles produce increased tension by recruiting additional motor units
Why does regulating the number of...,
Isotonic contractions,
Isometric contractions
25  cards
week 3: 10.10 smooth muscle tissue contracts to move substances within internal passageways
What does smooth muscle tissue fo...,
Smooth muscles general function,
Role of smooth muscle in the inte...
37  cards
week 4: neurobiology: organisation of nervous system
Cns,
What takes place in the cns,
Pns
54  cards
week 4: neurobiology: action potential and autonomic nervous system
Neurones at rest,
Difference in inside and outside ...,
Sodium potassium atp pump
32  cards
week 4: neurobiology: autonomic and somatic NS overview
Somatic ns,
Overview of somatic ns,
Upper mototr neurones
10  cards
week 4: neurobiology: parasympathetic and sympathetic NS
Two major divisions of autonomic ns,
Sympathetic ns,
Parasympathetic ns
18  cards
week 4: neurobiology: spinal cord injury
Most spinal cord injuries in uk a...,
Spinal cord injuries age and gend...,
Quadriplegia
22  cards
week 5: cardiovasular physiology: structure of lungs and heart: organisation of heart, lungs and vessels
Thoracic cavity is divided latera...,
Pulmonary cavities occupied by,
In medial compartment of thorax b...
48  cards
week 5: cardiac physiology: structure of the lungs and heart and activity of the heart
The heart is myogenic meaning,
Why is the heart myogenic,
San cells
63  cards
week 5: cardiac physiology: cardiac output, blood pressure and flow
Cardiac output,
Cardiac output co,
Stroke volume depends on
55  cards
week 5: cardiac physiology: blood vessels and hemodynamic
Functions of human vascular network,
Systemic system,
Veinous system
57  cards
week 6: respiratory physiology: structure and function
What is the respiraoty system,
Functions of respiratory system 7,
Respiratory function can be divid...
54  cards
week 6: respiratory physiology: pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange
What does pulmonary ventilation r...,
Atmospheri pressure,
Intra alveolar pressure
31  cards
week 6: respiratory physiology: ventilatory control and pulmonary function assessment
Signals that indicate whether res...,
Normal partial pressures in syste...,
To maintain normal arterial press...
20  cards

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