Biological Sciences

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Decks in this class (27)

Lecture 1 - The Cell
What are the types of cells,
What does a general cell consist of,
What is the plasma membrane compo...
134  cards
Lecture 2 - Occular tissue types 1: Intro to the eye and covering epithelia
What are the 4 tissue types in th...,
Nervous tissue,
Muscular tissue
41  cards
Lecture 2 - part 2 - Glandular epithelium and connective tissue
What are the 2 types of gland,
Modes of glandular secretion,
Types of glandular secretion
38  cards
Lecture 3 - Organ systems
Urinary system,
Reproductive system,
Respiratory system
104  cards
Lecture 4 - The chemistry of life
What is matter,
What 3 states does matter exist in,
Solid
130  cards
Lecture 5 Part 1. Biochemistry
What are the functions of proteins,
What does an amino acid contain s...,
What varies and determines type o...
119  cards
Lecture 5 - Part 2 - Transcription and translation
Why look at transcription and tra...,
How many chromosomes does each hu...,
What is a chromosome and how is i...
105  cards
Lecture 7 - Part 1 - Structure of the Nervous System
What are the two original theorie...,
Whats the reticular theory,
Whats the cell theory
97  cards
Lecture 7 - Part 2 - Function of the nervous system, The resting neuron
What are the 2 fundamental discov...,
What are electrochemical nervous ...,
What is the potential differnce b...
36  cards
Lecture 8 - Part 1 - Neural Transmission
What is an action potential,
What happens if threshold is reached,
What is the 1st positive shape of...
70  cards
Lecture 8 - Part 2 - Synapses and drugs
What happens at a synapse,
Where does action potential trans...,
What are the 2 alternatives to ex...
70  cards
Lecture 9 - Sensory Systems
What are the stimuli potentially ...,
What is receptor for chemical sti...,
What is receptor for mechanical s...
176  cards
Review of ocular structure and function
What are the 4 tissue types in th...,
What are the three types of muscu...,
What are the two types of epithel...
102  cards
Structure and Physiology of muscle
What is similarity between nerve ...,
What is the target of many nerve ...,
What are skeletal muscle
135  cards
Cardiovascular biology
What does cardiovascular system c...,
Where is the heart located,
How many pumps does the heart have
121  cards
Blood pressure
What is systolic pressure,
What is diastolic pressure,
What do you measure blood pressur...
65  cards
Cardiovascular disease
What is most cardiovascular disea...,
What is major cause of death in us,
What are the cardiovascular diseases
138  cards
Blood structure and function
What are the functions of blood,
What is an amoeba,
What needs blood
135  cards
Digestion
What is digestion,
How is digestion achieved,
What does the digestive system co...
76  cards
Respiration
What does respiratory pathway con...,
What forms the conducting portion...,
What is the function of conductin...
98  cards
Endocrinology
What are the bodies two main cont...,
What do the nervous system and en...,
Role of endocrine glands
131  cards
Liver
What are the main properties of t...,
How many lobes does liver have,
Where is liver located
80  cards
Classic ( Mendelian ) genetics
What is our genetic information s...,
How does dna exist,
What does a nucleotide contain
100  cards
Molecular Genetics
What does genetic variation resul...,
How does genetic difference exist,
What is the scale of variation
83  cards
Embryology
How many weeks is from conception...,
What are the 3 periods of birth,
What happens during the pre embry...
102  cards
Lecture 21 - Ageing
As of 19 march 2020 who are the o...,
Who is the oldest known living ma...,
What did bob weighton do
65  cards
Lecture 17 - Kidney
What are the dimensions of a kidney,
How are kidneys described,
What are the two sides of a kidney
90  cards

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