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Immunity, infection, and inflammation
What s the half life of neutrophi...,
How does neutrophils get to the s...,
What are some fucntions of basophils
18  cards
Nerve
What are the 2 major types of glia,
What are the components of a neuron,
What s myelin
10  cards
Muscle
What are the 3 main types of muscles,
Describe excitation contraction c...,
Described sarcomere
9  cards
Neurotransmission
Describe chemical transmission,
Describe electrical transmission,
Describe excitatory post synaptic...
33  cards
Vision
What are the these parts of the e...,
What are the layers of the retina,
Where do the optic nerves enter
9  cards
Intro to Endocrinology
What are the 6 types of chemical ...,
What s the site of release and si...,
How is the hormone released contr...
19  cards
Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus
Which hormones are released by th...,
Which hormone are released by the...,
Where are the posterior pituitary...
20  cards
Thyroid Metabolic Hormones
What are the 2 major metabolic ho...,
Describes the steps in thyroid ho...,
What is the most common form of t...
13  cards
Adrenocortical Hormones
What are the 2 major parts of the...,
What are the 3 zones in the adren...,
What is the primary controller fo...
35  cards
Insulin, Glucagon, and DM
Where is glucagon and insulin pro...,
How is insulin synthesize and stored,
Are insulin and glucagon protein ...
29  cards
PTH, Calcitonin, Ca and Phosphate, VitD
How much calcium is absorbed excr...,
How much calcium is absorbed excr...,
How is phosphate regulated in the...
26  cards
Digestion and Absorption in the GI tract
Where does carbohydrate digestion...,
How much carbohydrate digestion i...,
How is carbohydrate digested in t...
27  cards
Metabolism Of Carbohydrates And Formation Of ATP
What s the tile of insulin in glu...,
What happens to glucose once its ...,
What s glycogenolysis and how doe...
12  cards
Lipid Metabolism
How is lipid transported from the...,
How is the fat stored in adipose ...,
What are the 3 major classes of l...
25  cards
protein metabolism
How is amino acid transported and...,
What are the 3 major proteins fou...,
What the does synthesis of non es...
11  cards
Cardiac Muscle, Heart as a Pump, and Function of the Heart Valves
What some differences similaritie...,
What are the 4 phases of action p...,
What are the 2 causes of action p...
16  cards
pulmonary ventilation
How does the pleural and alveolar...,
What s the main driving force beh...,
What are the 3 factors that keep ...
13  cards
Pulmonary circulation, edema, and pleural fluid
What are the 3 circulatory system...,
How is the blood flow distributed...,
What are the 3 zone of pulmonary ...
9  cards
Principles of gas exchange
What s the difference in gas part...,
How is the o2 concentration contr...,
What are the components of expell...
11  cards
Transport of O2 and CO2 in blood and tissue
How does the pulmonary capillary ...,
How come the atrial po2 is only 9...,
What are the 2 factors that can a...
7  cards
Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments
What are some examples of insensi...,
What are the different compartmen...,
How does the constituents of extr...
14  cards
Functional anatomy of urine production by the kidneys
What are the 7 main regulatory fu...,
What are the 2 distinguishing fea...,
Describe the renal tubular system
9  cards
Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control
What are the 4 determinants of gfr,
What are 3 ways that can decrease...,
What are 3 ways that can increase...
10  cards
Urine concentration and dilution
Where does adh act on,
Where is most of the water reabso...,
What it s osmolarity of the tubul...
13  cards
Renal tubular reabsorption and secretion
Define primary vs secondary activ...,
What s the main function of the p...,
What s the main function of the d...
29  cards
Regulation of Potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium
0  cards
renal acid base regulation
0  cards
Diuretic and Kidney Disease
0  cards

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