Sustaining life

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Decks in this class (19)

Embryology
What is the definition of sex,
What are the disadvantages of sex,
Advantages of sex
34  cards
Fertilisation
What do sperm cells acquire in ep...,
What do proteases in the uterine ...,
What do calcium ions activate in ...
28  cards
Blastocyst
How do cells from inner cell mass...,
What do cells touching the hypobl...,
When can monozygotic twinning occur
16  cards
Proportion
What are pituitary tumours associ...,
What does the pituitary gland sec...,
What can a lack of growth hormone...
10  cards
Sex determination
Where do gonads develop,
How do male and female embryos be...,
Where does the germ line come from
10  cards
Intro to GI tract
What terms are used to describe t...,
What does the gi tract do,
What does the gi tract include
42  cards
Microanatomy of the liver
What is the liver,
What is the liver enclosed by,
What provides support to the liver
46  cards
Physiology of digestion
Which organ produces acid,
Which cells produce acid,
What do other cells in the stomac...
15  cards
Intro to metabolism
Describe atp,
What are the standard and actual ...,
What is the metabolic role of atp
26  cards
Obesity and diabetes
What are the energy stores in the...,
What occurs during fasting,
Which reaction is irreversible
16  cards
Gas exchange in the lungs
What does efficient gas transfer ...,
How is oxygen transported,
What occurs at equilibrium
31  cards
Pulmonary airways disease
What are the host defences,
Describe acute bronchitis,
Describe bronchiolitis
27  cards
Pathology of parenchymal lung disease
What is parenchyma,
What are the lungs defence mechan...,
What cells produce surfactant
27  cards
Cardiac cycle
What is the cardiac cycle,
What are the events of the cardia...,
What are the heart sounds
13  cards
Cardiac excitation
What does the sino atrial node do,
Give a summary of the excitation ...,
Why doesn t the electrical activi...
9  cards
ECG
What happens in an ecg,
How do the impulses appear on the...,
Electrode placement
26  cards
Hypertension
When is blood pressure at the hig...,
What is the mean arterial pressur...,
What controls blood pressure
18  cards
Lipids and CVD
What are lipids,
What are the important lipids in ...,
Important lipids in cvd
28  cards
Venous thromboembolism
What is virchow s triad,
Describe the coagulation cascade ...,
Describe coagulation cascade intr...
3  cards

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