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Decks in this class (18)

Lecture Two- intro
Intro to the unit
11  cards
Lecture three- Intro into public health
Health,
Public health,
Global health issue examples
15  cards
Lecture Four - introduction into human cells
Prokaryotic cells,
Eukaryotes,
Structures found in most human cells
32  cards
Lecture five- blood cells
How many litres of blood does the...,
Brief overview of what blood is m...,
Separation of blood components ex...
44  cards
Lecture 6 - cell membrane
What are carbohydrates genericall...,
What are monosaccharides,
What is the most abundant monosac...
60  cards
Lecture 7- Introduction to Nucleic acids, nucleotide biosynthesis and catabolism
Introduction to Nucleic acids, nucleotide biosynthesis and catabolism
48  cards
Lecture 8 - DNA replication, transcription and translation
Where does dna replication begin ...,
Describe this image,
Role of enzyme helicase in dna re...
37  cards
Lecture 11 - Protein structure
What are the monomers of proteins,
All amino acids have two common g...,
Amino acids contain an amino acid...
39  cards
Lecture 13 - Introduction to enzyme function
What is the basic role of an enzyme,
What is meant by biological catalyst,
Why do enzymes not change the pos...
37  cards
Lecture 14: Enzyme-substrate interactions
Factors that affect enzyme activity,
The concentration of enzymes is,
Simple models of enzyme behaviour...
31  cards
Lecture 15 - Enzymes as drug targets
The models of reversible enzyme i...,
Describe the structure of inhibit...,
What values do inhibitors effect
27  cards
Lecture 16- blood clotting
Thrombopoietin role,
Erythropoietin role,
Megakaryote role
45  cards
Lecture 17 - What is a receptor? Types and function
Name the four main proteins which...,
Where are ion channels found,
When do ion channels open
41  cards
Lecture 18 - Receptor agonists - inducing a response
Ligand,
Agonist,
Agonists are ligands which activa...
26  cards
Lecture 19 - Receptor antagonist and modulators
Antagonist,
Example of an antagonist,
Competitive antagonist
32  cards
Lecture 20 - Nerve cells and excitability - the resting membrane potential
What are neurons,
Where are most neurons found,
What makes the cns
48  cards
Lecture 21 - Nerve cells and Excitability - Action potentials
How do neurons communicate how do...,
The signals sent from the cell bo...,
Define an action potential
44  cards
Lecture 22 : Synapses and Neurotransmission
Define a synapse,
Give the general outline for how ...,
Name the two types of synapses
68  cards

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