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Food, Nutrition, and Metabolism

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001 Why Eat?
What is ghrelin,
When does the concentration of gh...,
What are satiety signals
17  cards
003 Physiology of the GI tract: Overview of function; salivary secretion
How long is the gi tract,
What are the 3 salivary glands,
Name the 6 different parts of the...
60  cards
008 An Overview of Metabolism
What are the four metabolic states,
What occurs during the fed state ...,
What occurs during the fasting st...
10  cards
010 Carbohydrate metabolism 1
Describe the glucose uptake from ...,
What is sglt1,
What is glut2
53  cards
011 Physiology of the GI tract: Gastric secretion
What are the 3 parts of the stomach,
How much volume does the stomach ...,
Where is the major area of exocri...
35  cards
012 Physiology of the GI tract: Pancreas and Liver
How much volume does the pancreas...,
What is the tonicity and ph of pa...,
What enzymes does the pancreas se...
32  cards
015 Formation of ATP
How much atp does the average hum...,
What is the atp adp ratio in the ...,
Describe the structure of the mit...
38  cards
017 Physiology of the GI tract: absorption 1
Where does most of our nutrient a...,
What absorption takes place in th...,
What are changes in villi structu...
37  cards
019 Physiology of the GI tract: absoption 2
How much iron is circulating in o...,
What are our main iron storage sy...,
How much iron is absorbed and ege...
45  cards
018 Parasite Infections of GI tract
What are cysts ova,
What is giardiasis,
Symptoms of giardiasis
24  cards
Chapter 6 The Anterior and Posterior Abdominal Walls
Which level can you find the tran...,
What two structures does the tran...,
Which level does the umbilicus li...
79  cards
Chapter 7 Retriperitoneal Structures and Development of Mesenteries
Which side does the aorta descend...,
Which level does the aorta bifurc...,
Which level does the common iliac...
47  cards
Chapter 8 The Liver, Gall Bladder, and Gastrointestinal Tract
Which fissure divides the liver a...,
Which structures divide the liver...,
What remnant is the ligamentum ve...
57  cards
Chapter 9 The Pelvis
What type of joint is the sacroil...,
What type of joint is the pubic s...
2  cards
020 Carbohydrate Metabolism 2
0  cards
023 Physiology of the GI tract: Motility
Which cells generate the slow wav...,
Where is slow wave frequency highest,
What does the propagation of slow...
40  cards
024 Viral Infections of GI tract
What are viruses responsible of i...,
Does adenoviruses 1 39 cause gast...,
Does enteroviruses cause gastroen...
34  cards
031 Principles of Metabolic Regulation
What is the most common type of c...,
Which enzymes catalyze dephosphor...,
What is allosteric control
6  cards
032 Urea Cycle
What occurs in fed state when we ...,
What occurs in the fasting state ...,
What occurs in starvation state f...
5  cards
034 Bacterial infections of the gut
Which group of antibiotics slows ...,
What are some benefits of normal ...,
What are mucins
30  cards
036 GI tumours
What is hyperplasia,
What is metaplasia,
What is a neoplasia
21  cards
038 Body fluid compartments
What of body weight is made up of...,
How much of body water is intrace...,
How much of extracellular fluid c...
31  cards
039 Overivew of Kidney Function
How much output do kidneys receiv...,
How much blood do we filter per day,
How long is the proximal tubule
35  cards
054 Glomerular Filtration
Which organ has the lowest arteri...,
What is the diameter of glomerulus,
How many nephrons do we have in o...
35  cards
059 Malabsorption
Describe vitamin b12 absorption,
What is pernicious anaemia,
How may we diagnose pernicious an...
12  cards
058 Renal Clearance
What are the properties of inulin...,
What is the formula for gloremula...,
What is the definition of renal c...
24  cards
066 Renal control of electrolytes and acid base balance
What is the normal concentration ...,
What may occur if k concentration...,
Which channel regulates k secreti...
12  cards

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