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Musculoskeletal 001745
What are the 3 types of bone cell,
What are osteoclasts,
What are osteoblasts
104  cards
Immune system
Erythropoiesis,
How long do rbcs last,
Process of erythrocyte differenti...
140  cards
Nervous system
What is a membrane potential,
What ions contribute to the resti...,
Concentration of ions inside cell
129  cards
MSK 2
How many organs are there in the ...,
How many types of cells are there,
How many different types of tissu...
43  cards
HPA axis
What connects the hypothalamus an...,
What is the outermost surface of ...,
What does aldosterone do
25  cards
circadian rhythms
When does more cell division occur,
What is the master clock,
Molecular clock
10  cards
thyroid
Making thyroid hormones,
Where are the parathyroid glands ...,
Colloid
30  cards
lung function testing
What are the devices used for lun...,
Peak flow meter,
Normal peak flow range
60  cards
Respiratory case examples
What happens in severe copd,
What causes reduced fvc and fev1 ...,
What is sarcoidosis
19  cards
respiratory physiology: ventilation and perfusion
What determines respiratory airflow,
What causes flow,
What is positive pressure breathing
122  cards
Asthma
Prevalence of asthma,
Classification of asthma,
What is extrinsic asthma
55  cards
Inheritance and testing in genetic disease
Why are models of disease inherit...,
Autosomal dominant inheritance,
Huntington disease
40  cards
The tracheobronchial tree and larynx
What level is the suprasternal notch,
What level is the sternal angle,
What level is the inferior angle ...
97  cards
anatomy of lungs
Thorax,
Chest,
Superior thoracic aperture
28  cards
Hypersensitivity
What is a hypersensitivity reaction,
Allergy,
Autoimmune disease
61  cards
Genetic variation in disease
Dna packaging,
Start codon,
Stop codon
28  cards
Protein Folding
Central dogma of biology,
What are proteins and what do the...,
When can disease result
54  cards
Antibiotics
What are antibiotics,
Where do antibiotics come from,
Phases of bacterial growth
40  cards
Epidemiology of Respiratory disease
Lung disease as a cause of death,
Respiratory diseases in low incom...,
Respiratory diseases in high inco...
4  cards
Allergy and asthma
Where do all immune cells come from,
Which cytokines act on naive cd4 ...,
Which cytokines act on naive cd4 ...
66  cards
PBL
What are the causes of cf,
Classes of cf,
Class 1 cf
33  cards
Respiratory tract infections
Baby,
What bacteria are normally coloni...,
Rhinosinusitis causes
53  cards
Introduction to Psychology
What are health related behaviours,
Why are behaviours important,
When is behaviour change important
28  cards
Genetic risk calculations
Cystic fibrosis,
Sickle cell disease,
Pedigree symbol for deceased
22  cards
Lung histopathology
Histopathology of lungs,
What is hypertrophy,
What is hyperplasia
15  cards
Lung diseases
What is chronic bronchitis,
Causes of chronic bronchitis,
Symptoms of chronic bronchitis
27  cards
Oxygen - friend or foe?
What are the functions of atp,
Which organ uses the most energy,
What oxidation
64  cards
Structure of the heart and surface anatomy of mediastinum
What are the parts of the mediast...,
What is found within the superior...,
What is contained within the whol...
18  cards
Cardiac cycle
Left ventricle,
Right ventricle,
What does raised pulmonary artery...
40  cards
hypertension pharmacology
Why does hypertension need treating,
Stage 1 hypertension,
What is ambulatory bp monitoring
65  cards
Electricity and the heart
What are the types of muscle,
What are the important features o...,
What are the specific needs of th...
81  cards
Living with cardiac disease
Social determinants of health and...,
What are the range of responses f...,
What is lay epidemiology
13  cards
Cardiovascular teach
Cardiac conduction,
What does the av node do,
What do purkinje fibres do
104  cards
Anaemia
What is anaemia,
What is anaemia in men,
What is anaemia in women
59  cards
Assessing cardiac function
Cardiac function,
What does the heart need to funct...,
What are the different ways of as...
45  cards
Atheroma formation
What are the types of risk factor...,
Unmodifiable risk factors for ath...,
Effect of genetics on atheroscler...
38  cards
Ion transporters and channels in the heart
What are ion channels,
What are transporters,
What are the most important ions ...
35  cards
cardiovascular genetics
How many deaths are there from cv...,
How many deaths are there per yea...,
What are coronary heart disease d...
46  cards
Symptom perception
What is a disease,
What is an illness,
What is illness behaviour
18  cards
Local regulation of blood flow
What are the physical determinant...,
What is the most important factor...,
What determines vessel radius
45  cards
Screening
Screening,
Health warning about screening pr...,
Who are screening programmes for
20  cards
Respiratory teach - anatomy
Which ribs are floating,
Which ribs are false,
Which ribs are true
66  cards
respiratory teach - physiology
What happens in sneezing,
Obstructive disease,
Restrictive disease
28  cards
respiratory teach - genetics
What is the chance of being a cf ...,
Trisomy 21,
Pathophysiology of downs syndrome
25  cards
respiratory teach - respiratory pathologies
Signs and symptoms of pneumonia,
How to determine severity of pneu...,
Curb 65
32  cards
Endocrine and reproductive systems
What hormones are released by the...,
How are the hypothalamus and ante...,
How are the hypothalamus and post...
76  cards

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