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Decks in this class (28)

Lecture One; How Hormones Work
Give a brief overview of the func...,
How does the nervous and endocrin...,
Define a hormone
36  cards
Lecture Two: Classes of hormones
What are the three classes of hor...,
What are the possible derivatives...,
What are the derivatives of tyrosine
31  cards
Lecture Three: Endocrine Tissues
Describe the structure of the pit...,
How can the anterior pituitary be...,
Write some notes on the anterior ...
21  cards
Lecture Four: Cell signalling One
What is a prerequisite for cell f...,
Describe what separates the cell ...,
What triggers a signal transducti...
54  cards
Lecture Five: Cell signalling Two
Whats an example of an intracellu...,
What do steroid hormones typicall...,
What other hormones act in a simi...
62  cards
Lecture Six; Cell signalling Three
What are cytokines,
What seperates cytokines from oth...,
What are cytokines traditionally ...
61  cards
Lecture 7; Cell signalling four
What are secondary messangers,
What residues are most often phos...,
What phosphorylates ser thr residues
40  cards
Lecture 8; Cell signalling 5
What is important in cell signalling,
What are some common shutting dow...,
Give an example of protein seques...
42  cards
Lecture 9; Organogenesis 1
What are the basic principles of ...,
What is patterning,
What does fetus development start...
39  cards
Lecture 10; Organogenesis 2
What are the endoderm derived organs,
What specifically does the endode...,
What is formed by the endoderm in...
48  cards
Lecture 11; Organogenesis 3
What two major cell types are fou...,
What is the function of acinar cells,
Write some notes on the exocrine ...
27  cards
Lecture 12; Fetal Growth Part One
Do the essential reading,
Describe the size of babies,
What does growing a baby in 40 we...
65  cards
Lecture 13; Fetal Growth part Two
What is post natal growth determi...,
What is post natal growth regulat...,
What is pre natal growth restrain...
72  cards
Lecture 14; Sexual Differentiation
0  cards
Lecture 15; Post Natal Growth 1
What determines fetal growth,
Describe how nutrition effects fe...,
What hormones mediate the effects...
49  cards
Lecture 16; Post Natal Growth 2
What is the process of bone growt...,
What do bones start from in endoc...,
Describe endochondral ossification
56  cards
Lecture 18; Post Natal Growth 3
What is abnormal body proportion ...,
What are the causes of disproport...,
What can cause iodine insufficiency
36  cards
Lecture 19; Regulation of Na and water balance
What is water balance,
Give some relative values for wat...,
Give some relative values for wat...
31  cards
Lecture 20; Adrenal Gland Disease
Can the adrenal glands be easily ...,
How are the adrenal glands divided,
Describe what is produced where i...
40  cards
Lecture 21; Neuroendocrinology 1
Which organ is a key player in en...,
What does the brain do regulate e...,
What is energy expenditure
49  cards
Lecture 22; Neuroendocrinology 2
How do the endocrine and neural s...,
What is a reflex pathway comprise...,
Describe a simple endocrine reflex
35  cards
Lecture 23; Hormonal Regulation of Fuel metabolism
Describe the two major dietary su...,
What is the set point of blood gl...,
Why do we need such high level of...
58  cards
Lecture 24; Type One diabetes
What is diabetes,
What are the clinical features of...,
What does a prediabetic state mean
49  cards
Lecture 25; Type Two Diabetes
What sort of disease is type 2 di...,
What are the levels of circulatin...,
What can happen to insulin levels...
46  cards
Lecture 26; Obesity and Genetics
What is obesity,
What causes obesity,
What did the genetics study regar...
29  cards
Lecture 27; Metabolic Bone diseases
What are the types of bone,
What sort of tissue is bone,
What happens to bone with age
42  cards
Lecture 28; Hormonal Regulation of Ca homeostasis
What are the values of ca in circ...,
Where is the ca in the body,
What is the function of 99 of ca
30  cards
Lecture 29; Obesity and Cancer
How does obesity relate to cancer,
What has meta analysis shown rega...,
What are some common cancers with...
31  cards

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