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intro to anatomy
What is gross anatomy,
What is microscopic anatomy,
What is the anatomical position
15  cards
Intro to imaging
What is the difference between io...,
What are the strengths of radiogr...,
What are the weaknesses of radiog...
16  cards
Perspectives on health
What are the five assumptions of ...,
What is the placebo effect,
What is the nocebo effect
3  cards
Psychological aspects of pregnancy and the new baby
What percentage of pregnancies ar...,
What are some risk factors for un...,
How does socioeconomic disadvanta...
16  cards
Language development
What is the role of input in lang...,
How do adults respond to a child ...,
What is corrective input in langu...
6  cards
principles of embryology
What is the pre embryonic period ...,
What is the embryonic period of h...,
What is the foetal period of huma...
22  cards
Principles of the skeletal system
What are the components of the sk...,
What is the function of cartilage...,
What is the role of ligaments in ...
45  cards
Principles of muscular system
What are muscle cells specialized...,
What are the components of muscle...,
What are the components of muscle...
39  cards
Principles of the vascular system
What is the function of arteries ...,
What is the function of venules a...,
What is the function of capillaries
50  cards
Principles of the nervous system
How are the terms dorsal and vent...,
What do the terms rostral and cau...,
What are the two main components ...
143  cards
Intro to microscopic anatomy
What are the two colors commonly ...,
What does haematoxylin stain in t...,
What does eosin stain in tissue s...
56  cards
Principles of lymphatic system
What is the function of the lymph...,
What are the components of the ly...,
Where does lymphatic fluid origin...
56  cards
Intellectual Development in childhood and adolescence
What age is the sensorimotor moto...,
What is the sensorimotor stage,
What age is the preoperational stage
25  cards
Learning
What is classical conditioning,
Who conducted the famous classica...,
What was the natural reflex of th...
20  cards
skin
What is the largest organ in the ...,
Why is the skin so important,
What are primary skin disorders
123  cards
thoracic wall
What are the boundaries of the th...,
What structures are located super...,
What structures are located infer...
73  cards
Fundamentals of Molecular Cell Biology
What is the role of tumor necrosi...,
What can happen if there are muta...,
What type of therapy is used to t...
16  cards
Fundamentals of Physiology and Cell Ions
What is homeostasis,
How does homeostasis regulate var...,
What are baroreceptors and where ...
39  cards
Cells and Their Organelles
What is the structure of the cell...,
What is the function of cholester...,
What is the role of phosphatidylc...
44  cards
The Human Genome
What is genetics,
What is a gene,
What is precision medicine
41  cards
DNA and Inheritance
What is meiosis,
How many divisions occur in meiosis,
What happens in meiosis i
39  cards
gene expression
What is dna transcription,
What is the role of rna polymeras...,
What is mrna
30  cards
Protein structure
What are the three main component...,
What is the role of the amino gro...,
What is the role of the carboxyl ...
37  cards
cell signalling
Why is cell communication important,
Why do cells communicate with eac...,
What are the mechanisms of cell c...
67  cards
Fundementals of pharmacology
What is pharmacology,
What is pharmacokinetics,
What are the main phases of pharm...
8  cards
Mechanisms of Drug Action
What are the different types of d...,
How do bulk forming laxatives and...,
Give an example of a drug that ac...
35  cards
Neuronal signalling
What is voltage,
What is current,
What is resistance
46  cards
Neurotransmitters
What are neurotransmitters,
How are dopamine noradrenaline an...,
How are neurotransmitters stored ...
74  cards
From neuromuscular junction to myocyte
What are neuromuscular junctions,
What happens when neuromuscular j...,
How many types of muscle can be d...
58  cards
Introduction ot immunity
What is immunity,
What is immunodeficiency,
What is an allergy
53  cards
B cells and antibodies
What is an antibody,
How does the specificity of antib...,
What is the role of b lymphocytes...
67  cards
t cells and acquired immunity
What is the function of cytotoxic...,
What is the function of helper t ...,
What is the function of suppresso...
69  cards
Introduction to infection and bacteria
Why are infectious diseases impor...,
What are infections acquired in h...,
Name some examples of nosocomial ...
41  cards
viruses
What is the structure of viral pa...,
What is viral latency,
What is the significance of rna b...
92  cards
fundementals of clinical pathology
What is pathology,
Who are the healthcare workers in...,
What can pathology help with
13  cards
commensalism and pathogenesis
What is the causative agent in th...,
What are the two types of infecti...,
What is a reservoir in the chain ...
45  cards
how the cells respond to injury
What are the four main types of t...,
What are the mechanisms of tissue...,
What are labile cells
89  cards
antimicrobial therapy
What was the leading cause of dea...,
Is penicillin toxic to humans,
How are antibiotics different fro...
101  cards
how the body responds to injury
What is inflammation,
What are the categories of inflam...,
What are the localized signs of t...
52  cards
How the body recovers from injury
What is resolution in the context...,
What are the conditions that must...,
What are monocytes
59  cards
physiology of egeing
What is ageing,
How is ageing normally characterized,
What is the relationship between ...
18  cards
cancer management
What is metastasis in cancer,
What is prognosis in the context ...,
What factors are considered in pr...
31  cards
pharmaceutical medicine roadshow
What is the purpose of non clinic...,
What are the requirements before ...,
What factors are considered when ...
26  cards
neoplasia
What is cancer,
How is cancer caused,
What does the term tumour refer to
40  cards
molecular biology of cancer
What is the primary cause of cancer,
What does molecular biology study...,
How do the changes in dna contrib...
26  cards

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