Higher Human Biology

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Decks in this class (18)

Unit 2.2 Hormonal control of Reproduction
Glands that produced and released...,
Pituitary hormone that controls d...,
First stage in the menstrual cycl...
18  cards
Unit 2.5 The structure and function of arteries, capillaries and veins
Branch of an artery leading to ca...,
Blood vessel that carries blood a...,
Narrow thin walled blood vessel t...
19  cards
Unit 2.1 Gamete production and fertilisation
What happens in the testes,
Where are sperm cells formed,
Where are the interstitial cells ...
13  cards
Unit 2.3 The biology of controlling fertility
What are infertility treatments a...,
Continuous fertility,
Cyclical fertility
18  cards
Unit 1.4 Chromosome Mutations
What is a duplication mutation,
What is an example of a duplicati...,
What is a deletion mutation
8  cards
Unit 1.4 Gene mutations
What is a missense mutation,
What is a mutagenic agent,
What is a mutation
12  cards
Unit 1.5 Human Genomics
What is a genome,
What is genome sequencing,
What is bioinformatics
5  cards
Unit 1.6 Metabolic Pathways
What is metabolism,
What is a catabolic pathway,
What is an anabolic pathway
10  cards
Unit 1.1 Differentiation And Division Of Human Cells
What is a somatic cell,
How do somatic cells divide,
What is a germline cell
10  cards
Unit 1.2 DNA Replication
Each dna strand has a ______ back...,
What are two strands of dna held ...,
What is complimentary base pairin...
7  cards
Unit 1.3 The Worst Unit Ever.
What is transcription,
What is translation,
What is mrna and what does it do
8  cards
Unit 1.7 Cellular Respiration
Describe the role of dehydrogenas...,
Describe the role of dehydrogenas...,
Describe the role of atp in phosp...
6  cards
Unit 1.8 Slow Twitch & Fast Twitch Muscle Fibres
What is the rate of contraction f...,
Length of time contraction sustai...,
Speed at whihc slow twitch muscle...
16  cards
Unit 2.4 Antenatal & Postnatal Screening
What is a diagnostic test,
What are the two types of diagnos...,
What conditions does amniocentesi...
11  cards
Unit 2.6 The Strcuture And Function Of The Heart
What is diastole,
What is artial systole,
What is ventricular systole
8  cards
Unit 3.1 Divisions Of The Nervous System And Neural Pathways
What effect does the sympathetic ...,
What effect does the sympathetic ...,
What effect does the sympathetic ...
12  cards
Unit 3.2 The Cerebral Cortex
What is the role of the sensory a...,
What is the function of the motor...,
What is the function of the assoc...
6  cards
Unit 3.3 Memory
What is encoding,
What is the definition of memory,
What is chunking
9  cards

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