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Science for Medicine

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Decks in this class (24)

Health and Disease
What is the definition of aetiology,
What is the definition of pathoge...,
What is the definition of signs
6  cards
Scientific Method and Homeostasis
Why is it important the internal ...,
Describe the principles behind a ...,
What is feed forward control
4  cards
Life at the cellular level
What free energy states do catabo...,
What is meant by configuration an...,
Name the 5 types of chemical reac...
7  cards
Water
Are molecules that form h bonds w...,
Define the term ampipathic,
What is ph
5  cards
Forces acting on membranes
What kind of membrane proteins ca...,
What kind of membrane proteins ca...,
Dystrophin is an example of what ...
15  cards
Tissues
What does epithelial tissue do,
What kind of junctions fill gaps ...,
What kind of cell cell junctions ...
27  cards
Skin
What are the 3 layers of skin called,
How many layers of the epidermis ...,
Why is keratinised epithelium imp...
7  cards
Bone
What are the 4 main functions of ...,
What is endochondral ossification,
What is intramembranous ossification
15  cards
Proteins
What are the 4 classes of amino a...,
What is the primary structure of ...,
What is the secondary structure o...
8  cards
Enzymes
What is a cofactor of an enzyme,
What is a coenzyme,
What is a coenzyme produced from
21  cards
Carbohydrates
What are the 3 main dietary monos...,
What are the 3 main dietary disac...,
Where is glucokinase found
20  cards
Imaging
What is an x ray,
What equipment is used in x rays,
What material absorbs x rays the ...
7  cards
Terminal Respiration
Where does the citric acid cycle ...,
How does the citric acid cycle fo...,
What is acetyl coa formed from
15  cards
Lipids
What vitamins are lipids needed t...,
What are essential fatty acids,
What is the difference between go...
25  cards
Nitrogen
What are the 3 stages of protein ...,
What amino acid obtains its nitro...,
Where do other amino acids obtain...
9  cards
How Nerves work
What are the 3 sub divisions of t...,
What does the soma contain,
What does the initial segment con...
26  cards
Muscle
What causes the striations in ske...,
Where are calcium ions in the mus...,
What do the calcium ions bind to ...
23  cards
Essential Pharmacology
What is a receptor,
What are the basic functions of r...,
What is an agonist
12  cards
Sensory Receptors
What is the structure of cutaneou...,
How is an action potential trigge...,
What is the role of muscle spindles
12  cards
Reflexes
What happens when the tendons are...,
What neurones are activated in th...,
What do alpha motoneurones cause
8  cards
Autonomic Physiology
What vertebral levels does the sy...,
Where are the ganglia situated in...,
What is the outflow for the paras...
9  cards
Blood
What is the average circulating b...,
What active compounds does blood ...,
What are 2 main clotting factors
16  cards
Foundations in Immunology
What are the major cells involved...,
What are the major cells involved...,
What do phagocytes contain that d...
7  cards
Formative
Energetically unfavourable reacti...,
What 3 things does a nucleotide c...,
What is the dissociation constant...
19  cards

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