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Principles Of Endocrine Disease And Its Assessment
What are immunoassays governed by,
What is the method for hormone me...,
How often do you remake hormone m...
20  cards
PAS
What does significant mean,
What do you have to do to show an...,
What is the effect size
62  cards
Beyond The Classic Endocrine Glands
What is lipoprotein lipase involv...,
What does hormone sensitive lipas...,
What hormones do adipose tissue s...
23  cards
Disorders Of Adrenocortical Function
What is congenital adrenal hyperp...,
Where are adrenaline and noradren...,
What are the three stages of cush...
38  cards
The Pituitary Gland And Its Disorders
What is another name for the ante...,
What is another name for the post...,
What is the dual blood supply to ...
52  cards
Steroids Of The Adrenal Cortex
What are the three types of stero...,
What is the syndrome associated w...,
What is the disease associated wi...
40  cards
The Thyroid Gland
What are the two general function...,
What is the structure of the thyr...,
What do follicular cells synthesi...
36  cards
The Endocrine Pancreas
What does sglt1 do,
What transporters are responsible...,
Where are glut4 receptors found
40  cards
Endocrine Control Of Metabolism
What are the circulating nutrient...,
What are the stored nutrients tha...,
What is the normal plasma glucose...
62  cards
Neuroendocrinology
What are neuroendocrine cells,
What controls neuroendocrine cells,
What are the steps in development...
32  cards
Hormone Synthesis And Action
What are the two types of hormones,
How are proteins peptide hormones...,
What are the parts of pre prohorm...
29  cards
Homeostasis
What are the components of a feed...,
What does the response component ...,
What are the two types of compara...
23  cards
Micturition
What is the ureter made up of,
What happens when urine enters th...,
What is the frequency of peristal...
82  cards
Overview Of Endocrinology
What are the major endocrine glands,
What type of hormones does the hy...,
What are the two lobes of the pit...
43  cards
Acid-base Balance
What are the three blood bufferin...,
What is an effective range,
Where is a buffers effective range
27  cards
Treatment Of Hypertension
What are the stages of hypotensio...,
What is hypertension a risk for,
What are the causes of hypotension
10  cards
Drugs And The Kidney
What do diuretics do,
What are diuretics important in t...,
What are the classes of diuretics
30  cards
Overview Of Renal Diseases
What age does gfr start to decrea...,
How can you measure kidney function,
Why is creatinine a good measure ...
41  cards
Control And Abnormalities Of Body Water
How is volume regulation maintain...,
What is osmoregulation,
How is the osmolarity of the ecf ...
42  cards
Potassium Balance
What proportion of potassium is i...,
What is the internal k,
What is the external k
42  cards
Blood Pressure And The Kidneys
What senses a change in the emoti...,
What does decreases in stretch re...,
What is raas activated by
32  cards
Renal Plasma Clearance
What type of substance do you nee...,
What is inulin,
Why is inulin good for measuring gfr
35  cards
Glomerular Filtration And Regulation Of Renal Blood Flow
What structures is the renal corp...,
Why is the epithelium of the bowm...,
What are the key features of the ...
37  cards
Functional Histology Of The Kidneys
What is the glomerulus,
What are podocytes,
What are the three stages of bloo...
14  cards
Structure And Function Of The Renal Tubule
How does the glomerular filtrate ...,
What happens when you remove one ...,
What are people with familial ren...
64  cards
Intro To Microbiology Of The Gut
What is the microbiome,
What are the main bacterial phyla...,
What is the ratio of human cells ...
73  cards
An Intro To Kidney And Body Fluids
What do osmolarity and osmolality...,
What is the difference between os...,
What of water are males
48  cards
Pharmacological Basis For Treatment Of GI Disorders
Name some h2 receptor antagonists,
What are h2 receptor antagonists ...,
What is the mechanism of action f...
72  cards
Mucosal Immunology
What is the systemic immune system,
What is the mucosal system compri...,
What is the main route for infect...
38  cards
Consequences Of Fluid Loss From The GI Tract
How can water be lost from the body,
How can you gain water,
What is the definition of diarrhoea
50  cards
Symptoms Of GI Disease: Nausea, Vomiting And Pain
What is the main aim of nausea an...,
What physiological changes are as...,
What does nausea trigger
54  cards
Pancreatic Exocrine Secretions And Control
What are the types of cells in th...,
What do pancreatic islet cells se...,
What do duct cells secrete
40  cards
Bile, Gallbladder And Gallstones
What is the ampulla of vater,
What does the gallbladder do,
How does the gallbladder concentr...
68  cards
Oesophagus And Its Disorders
What types of muscle is the oesop...,
What are the two oesophageal sphi...,
What is the upper oesophageal sph...
61  cards
Regulation And Disorders Of Gastric Secretion
What are the contents of gastric ...,
What does the body of the stomach...,
What does the antrum of the stoma...
59  cards
Development Of The GI Tract
When does the gi tract develop in...,
When are the primary germ layers ...,
What is the embryo made of at the...
60  cards
The Liver: An Intro To Its function
What are the major function influ...,
How many lobes are in the liver a...,
Where does 75 of the blood supply...
74  cards
Metabolic Functions Of The Liver
Why does the liver regulate carbo...,
Why does the liver regulate fat m...,
Why does the liver regulate prote...
56  cards
Transport Along And Across The GI Tract
What is emptying of the gastric r...,
What are tonic contractions contr...,
Where do tonic contractions start...
106  cards
Introduction To The Funcions And Control Of The Alimentary Tract
What inhibits smooth muscle tone ...,
What does the antral region of th...,
How much gastric juice does the s...
87  cards
Control Of Food Intake
How much can the stomach expand b...,
What are the two satiety signals,
How does receptive relaxation work
27  cards
Causes Of Hypoxaemia And Hypercapnia
What causes insufficient ventilation,
What causes insufficient gas exch...,
What are the four causes of hypox...
34  cards
Pathophysiology Of Respiratory Diseases
What is asthma,
What is the asthma pathway,
What are the symptoms of asthma
51  cards
Pulmonary Defence Mechanisms
How much air does one inhale ever...,
What are the two main reasons the...,
What are the three classes of stu...
23  cards
Integrated Control Of Ventilation
How do the lungs and kidney maint...,
What is blood ph proportional to,
What may excessive changes in the...
18  cards
Neural Control Of Breathing
Why do you need to modulate the r...,
How are the right balances in blo...,
Why does the o2 demand increase i...
27  cards
Blood Gas Transport
How is oxygen moved in the blood ...,
How is co2 moved in the blood and...,
Why do the gases dissolve in plasma
33  cards
Gas Exchange In The Lung
How is partial pressure calculated,
What is concentration of a gas di...,
What does partial pressure of a g...
27  cards
The Mechanics Of Breathing
Why is the fall in alveolar press...,
What does impaired airway functio...,
What does the rate of airflow dep...
34  cards
Pulmonary Ventilation
What is tachypnoea,
What is hypoxemia,
What do lung volumes and capaciti...
35  cards
Pharmacological Treatment Of Angina
Where does the pain come from in ...,
What are the symptoms of angina,
What are the key facts of chronic...
59  cards
Mechanisms Of Atheroma And Infarction
What is atheroma,
What is an infarction,
What are infarctions mediated by
32  cards
Coordinated Cardiovascular Responses- Gravity And Exercise
What is orthostasis,
What happens when you first stand up,
What are the three smaller change...
31  cards
Thrombosis- Haemostatis In The Wrong Place
What is primary haemostasis,
What is secondary haemostasis,
What are the three basic steps of...
46  cards
Reflex Control Of The Circulation
Give examples of excitatory inputs,
Give examples of inhibitory inputs,
What are arterial baroreceptors i...
40  cards
Capillaries II- Fluid Exchange
What can maintain circulation dur...,
How does fluid move at the capill...,
What does fluid movement across c...
21  cards
Capillaries I - Solute Exchange
What does metabolism create,
Which molecules can get through t...,
What are the four passive transpo...
34  cards
Properties Of Special Circulations
What are the special requirements...,
What are the special structural f...,
What are the special functional f...
31  cards
Nervous And Hormonal Control Of Vascular Tone
What are the local controls of va...,
What are the extrinsic controls o...,
What does paracrine affect
57  cards
Control Of Blood Flow
What does tpr stand for,
What does tpr control,
What is tpr controlled by
23  cards
Cardiac Contraction
What is cardiac output,
What does each myocyte contain,
What are t tubules
26  cards
Principles Of Haemodynamics
What is haemodynamics,
What are the key factors in haemo...,
What happens in the rest of the b...
28  cards
Control Of Cardiac Output
What is cardiac output,
What is heart rate,
What is stroke volume
24  cards
Cardiac Cycle
What is the sinoatrial node,
What is the atrioventricular node,
What are the four phases in a hea...
12  cards
Intro To The Cardiovascular System
What is the cardiovascular system...,
What is passive diffusion,
What is the passive diffusion equ...
17  cards

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