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Upper GI Tract
What is digestion,
What is absorption,
What are the 4 main layers of the...
77  cards
Hepatobiliary System - Liver
Which ligament separates the righ...,
What structure anatomically separ...,
How any different segments does t...
68  cards
Large Bowel
What does the large bowel consist of,
What is the caecum,
What is the appendix
83  cards
Ions, Vitamins and Minerals
What is diffusion,
How does diffusion differ across ...,
How do multicellular organisms br...
92  cards
Regulation of Gut Function
What is the intrinsic nervous sys...,
What two divisions can the autono...,
Where do sympathetic pre ganglion...
81  cards
Liver Failure
What is the normal plasma bilirub...,
At what concentration of plasma b...,
At what concentration of plasma b...
93  cards
GI Cancers
What is a cancer,
What is a primary cancer,
What is a secondary cancer
67  cards
Pancreatitis
Describe the protective mechanism...,
What is the definition of acute p...,
What is the definition of chronic...
61  cards
Pancreas
What does the pancreas originate ...,
During the development of the pan...,
What happens to the dorsal and ve...
97  cards
Small Bowel
What is the function of the small...,
What are the dimensions of the sm...,
Which artery supplies the jejunum...
74  cards
Obstructive Jaundice
What is meant by colicky pain,
What are signs of bstructive jaun...,
What other blood tests should you...
5  cards
GI Disorders
Can you survive without a stomach,
Can you survive without a small b...,
How many cm of combined jejunum a...
22  cards
Digestion
Why do patients with diabetes exp...,
What are the treatments for t2dm,
What are three potential conseque...
9  cards
Bile
How much bile is produced per day,
What causes the yellow green colo...,
How much bile do hepatocytes secrete
37  cards
1b Upper GI Tract
Where does the oesophagus run fro...,
What type of muscle does each thi...,
Describe the change in epithelium...
112  cards
1b Appetite
What are the three things which s...,
Which of the three stimuli for th...,
Which hormone is the main regulat...
71  cards
1b Disorders of Upper GI Tract
What radiographic sign might you ...,
What investigation should be done...,
How is a duodenual peptic ulcer m...
8  cards
1b Abdominal Pain
Pain in the right hypochondriac r...,
Pain in the right epigastric regi...,
Pain in the left hypochondriac re...
40  cards
1b Immunology of the Gut
Describe the antigen load in the gut,
Why is the gi tract immune system...,
What are gnotobiotic mice
70  cards
1b Disorders of Appetite
What is the definition of polydipsia,
What is the definition of adipsia,
What is anorexia
10  cards
1b Gastrointestinal Infections
Rapid onset watery diarrhoea for ...,
What investigations should be don...,
What is the management plan for a...
28  cards
1b Malnutrition
What is meant by malnutrition,
Which demographic is malnutrition...,
Which groups are at the highest r...
46  cards
1b GI Cancer
What is a cancer,
What is the difference between pr...,
What are cancers from squamous ep...
105  cards
1b General Surgery in the GI Tract
What is the presentation of bowel...,
Describe the stool seen in bowel ...,
What are the main risk factors fo...
79  cards
1b Surgical Management in the GI Tract
Pain dehydrated dry tongue disten...,
What are the two most common sign...,
What are key signs which would su...
20  cards

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