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Respiratory movements
Structure and function of the respiratory system
Basic gas laws and partial pressure
Mechanics of breathing, alveolar ventilation, and ventilation-perfusion matching
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Respiratory measurements
What is lung compliance,
How does lung compliance vary wit...,
What is high and low compliance a...
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Acid-base balance in the respiratory system
Carbon dioxide transport and pH regulation
pH and its associated relationships
Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
Acidosis, alkalosis, respiratory, metabolic, compensated, and uncompensated
Rectifying acid-base imbalance
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Body fluids, electrolyte balance and the basics of kidney function
Describe how total body water is distributed between intracellular, extracellular and vascular compartments
Describe the factors influencing disposition of fluid in the body
Describe the distribution of ions across a physiological membrane
List the basic physiological functions/roles of the kidney
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Control of ventilation
Two types of chemoreceptors that control ventilation
Effects of PaCO2, PaO2 and pH on chemoreceptors and ventilation
Relationship between the chemical control of ventilation and acid-base balance
Describe the priority of responses to changes in PaCO2 and PaO2, and the role of CSF pH
30
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Renal structure and function
How many nephrons are in the huma...,
What does the nephron control 3,
What are the 2 components in the ...
23
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Hormonal control of the kidney
What us the of sodium reabsorbed ...,
What does raas stand for,
What is renin
27
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Diuretics
List the renal actions of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, osmotic diuretics, loop diuretics, thiazides, and aldosterone antagonists
Identify the sites of action and consequences of administering the drugs listed
Describe the clinical circumstances in which diuretics might be used
20
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Digestion and absorption of food
What are the 3 main food stuff ca...,
What are the 3 main food stuff ca...,
What is digestion and where does ...
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Gastrointestinal: Anatomy
What are the 2 paths for gi regul...,
How is food intake regulated 2,
What are the 2 major parts of the...
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Gastrointestinal: accessory glands
What are the 2 major parts of the...,
What is the gi tract,
What are the accessory glands
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Gastrointestinal: Digestion and absoprtion
What are the 2 composites of food,
What are the macro constituents 3,
What are the micro constituents 3
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Gastrointestinal: regulation
What is the role of the lateral h...,
What is the role of the ventromed...,
What are the 4 satiety signals
36
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Gastrointestinal: motility
What is gi motility 3,
What are the different types of e...,
What are the parasympathetic and ...
26
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Fuel metabolism and diabetes mellitus
What are the 2 key roles of whole...,
What are the 2 states of metabolism,
What are the percentages of total...
27
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Adrenal, thyroid and stress adaptations
What processes occur within gluco...,
What processes occur within gluco...,
Other than insulin and glucose wh...
27
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Growth and development; calcium homeostasis
What is structural growth 3,
In a human when is the highest gr...,
What are the 4 factors that effec...
25
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Reproduction: key aspects
What is reproductions role in hom...,
What is dimorphism,
What do gonads produce
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Reproduction: Male/female development
What is the role of the testes 3,
What is the basic structure of th...,
What are the different cells of t...
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Reproduction: Female anatomy and development
What is the anatomical structure ...,
What is the process in spermatoge...,
Where does spermatogenesis occur ...
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Reproduction: fertilisation and implantation - pregnancy and development
Where does fertilisation take place,
When must sperm be introduced to ...,
What are the movements of the ooc...
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Reproduction: Parturition and lactation
What is parturition,
What is lactation,
What are the stages of parturition 4
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