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NERVOUS SYSTEMS:
Featrues on the cns,
Features of the pns,
The 2 types of pns
8  cards
What is the brain made of
What are neurons,
What is glial cells,
Features of neurons
13  cards
Brain strucutre
8 parts of the brain,
3 parts of the brain stem,
What is the medulla
9  cards
THE SPINAL CORD
Sensory information,
Motor neurons,
Motor pools
27  cards
subcortical control of movement
What is the,
How do muscles contract,
Features of a reflex
36  cards
homeostatis
What is homeostasis,
What are sensors receptors,
What are set points
14  cards
the endocrine system
What are the 2 types of endocrine...,
What is the endocrine system,
What are hormones
45  cards
muscle types
What makes up a muscle,
What is a motor unit,
Features of the neuromuscular jun...
11  cards
muscle fibers
What is a twitch,
What is a,
What is fused tetanus
4  cards
single-fibre and whole-muscle mechanisms
What is tension,
What is the load,
What is the relationship between ...
27  cards
how do we get stronger
What is hypertrophy,
What does hypertrophy depend in,
What are the resistance training ...
14  cards
cardiovascular
Functions of the cardiovascular s...,
What is the pulmonary circulation,
What is the systemic circulation
15  cards
the hearts eletrical system
What is the san beats per minutiae,
Pace maker potential,
Rate of firing from the cells of ...
24  cards
renal system
What are the 5 functions of the r...,
What is a nephron,
What is the juxtaglomerular appar...
17  cards
water and sodium regulation
How is sodium reabsorbed,
How is water reabsorbed,
Key points of sodium reabsorption
24  cards
cardiovascular response
Slide 3,
Slide 4,
What does baroreceptor detect
20  cards
temperature
What are endotherms,
What is homeotherms,
Explain the change in body temp f...
21  cards

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