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Decks in this class (30)

Lecture 1 and 2 terms
Abduction,
Adduction,
Anatomical position
61  cards
Lecture 3,4 and 5 terms
Skeletal system what is it,
What are the functions of the ske...,
Bullshit mps politicians have ske...
152  cards
Lecture 6 terms
Synovial joints,
Synovial joint features,
The amount and direction of movem...
49  cards
Lecture 7
Plasma membrane function,
What are cells regulating in and ...,
Concentration gradient
30  cards
Lecture 8 and 9
What are the 3 types of muscles,
Smooth muscle,
Cardiac muscle
82  cards
Lectures 10 and 11
Muscle form determines function d...,
Describe length of muscle fibres,
Describe this image at rest and c...
112  cards
Lecture 12, 13 and 14 - Biostatistics
Define sample,
Population define,
General overview of the process o...
58  cards
Lecture 15 - Cells and organisation of the nervous system
Integrating and coordinating mean...,
Maintaining homeostasis integrati...,
Central nervous system
40  cards
Lecture 16 - functional information flow
Types of information transmitted,
Somatic,
Autonomic
23  cards
Lecture 17 - The action potential
Action potential,
Resting membrane potential,
Na and k inside and outside the c...
26  cards
Lecture 18 - synaptic connection
Chemical synapse,
Synaptic connection flow chart,
Chemically gated ion channels
13  cards
Lecture 19 - Anatomy and function of spinal cord and spinal nerves
Where does the spinal cord start,
Where does the spinal cord end,
What is the spinal cord within
31  cards
Lecture 20 - Meninges, ventricular system, structure and layout of the main brain structures
Meninges,
Meningitis,
Three layers of the meninges
28  cards
Lecture 21 - structure and layout of major brain areas, basic sensory and motor pathways
Central sulcus,
Parieto occipital sulcus,
Lateral sulcus
36  cards
Lecture 22 - motor control
Reflexes,
Reflex arc,
Withdrawl reflex
24  cards
Lecture 23 - Somatic sensation
Neuron forms,
Special sense,
Somatic and visceral sensations
47  cards
lecture 25- What is homeostasis and why is it important? What are hormones and how do they work?
Homeostasis,
Receptors,
Control center
30  cards
lecture 26 - The pancreas, the hypothalamus and pituitary, growth hormone
Exocrine gland,
Endocrine gland,
Beta cells
35  cards
Lecture 27 - Thyroid gland, parathyroid gland and adrenal glands
Thyroid gland,
Hormones made and secreted from t...,
Structure of the thyroid gland
32  cards
Lecture 28 - Cortisol and stress
Cortisol,
Sequence of events that lead to c...,
Effects on the target cells with ...
25  cards
Lecture 29 - loss of homeostasis
Growth hormone disorders,
Infantile hypothyroidism,
Iodine deficiency disorder aka si...
17  cards
Lecture 30 - Introduction to immunology and the immune system
What is immunology,
What is the immune system,
What is the immune system compris...
31  cards
Lecture 31 - innate immunity I
Innate immunity,
Immune cells in the blood,
Formed elements
30  cards
Lecture 32 - Innate immunity II
3 layers of immune defence,
The inflammatory response,
Diapedesis
29  cards
Lecture 33 - linking innate to adaptive immunity
What is special about vertebrates,
What are the main cells that are ...,
Adaptive immune system
37  cards
Lecture 34 - T cells
Mhc i antigen processing,
Mhc ii antigen processing,
T cells
31  cards
Lecture 35 - B cells and antibody
Dendritic cells purpose,
Mhc,
B cells
48  cards
Lecture 36 - clonal selection and memory (immune disorders)
What cells are missing in scid,
Scid full name,
Severe combined immunodeficiency
15  cards
Lecture 37 - immune response to bacteria
Innate immunity overview,
Why is innate immunity particular...,
Innate immunity best deals with w...
39  cards
Lecture 38 - immune responses to viruses
Adaptive immune response,
What is adaptive immunity particu...,
Adaptive immunity best deals with...
36  cards

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