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Decks in this class (25)

Introduction to Physiology
What is physiology,
What does physiology expand the u...,
What is regulated
3  cards
Renal Anatomy and Disease
Which region of the spine does th...,
What is a horseshoe kidney,
What is the structure of the kidney
16  cards
Autonomic Nervous System
What is the autonomic nervous system,
What are the two divisions of the...,
Give an example of an organ that ...
39  cards
Introduction to Pharmacology
What is a ligand,
What is a receptor,
What are the four classes of drug...
18  cards
Receptors
What are the 4 types of receptors,
How many transmembrane domains do...,
How many transmembrane domains do...
18  cards
Endocrinology
Where do receptors for peptide ho...,
Where do receptors for steroid ho...,
Give examples of peptide hormones
33  cards
Structure & Function of the Circulation
Tunica intima,
Tunica media,
Tunica externa
13  cards
Blood Pressure
How many litres of blood in the body,
What is the pulmonary circuit,
What is the systemic circuit
23  cards
Respiration
What are the two zones of the lun...,
What generation is the conducting...,
What generation is the respirator...
70  cards
Lung Disease
What are the two categories of lu...,
What lung volumes can be used to ...,
What can fev1 and fvc be used to ...
24  cards
Proximal Tubule Gene Knockout Models
Apical proximal tubule membrane c...,
What does sglt1 and sglt2 transport,
What does napi ii transport
10  cards
Thick Ascending Limb
What are the three regions of the...,
What occurs at the thin descendin...,
What occurs in the thin ascending...
27  cards
Distal Tubule and Collecting Duct Genes
What are the 2 cell types of the ...,
What are the two types of collect...,
What are the two types of interca...
26  cards
Body Fluid Homeostasis
What does vasopressin adh regulate,
Which peptide hormone does adh sh...,
Mechanism of adh secretion
26  cards
Fertility & Early Development
What must sperm do in the tract b...,
What happens during capacitation ...,
In ivf what must be done before f...
22  cards
Criteria for Determining Sex
What does the sry gene induce,
What hormones do the testes produce,
What does the sry product trigger
34  cards
Male Reproductive Tract
Components of the male reproducti...,
What is cut in a vasectomy,
What do seminal vesicles secrete
23  cards
Female Reproductive System
Components of the female reproduc...,
Ovary what occurs,
Uterine tubes what occurs
17  cards
Puberty
What is puberty characterised by ...,
Puberty originally marked the app...,
What reset during puberty
8  cards
The Muscular System
Functions of skeletal muscle,
Universal characteristics of muscles,
What are myofibrils surrounded by
32  cards
Gastrointestinal Tract
Gi tract structures,
What occurs at the buccal cavity,
What is in saliva to break down s...
23  cards
The Integumentary System (/Skin)
What are the five functions of th...,
What does the integumentary syste...,
How many layers does the skin have
38  cards
GI Tract II
Why do we chew,
Distribution of skeletal and smoo...,
Location of the oesophagus
37  cards
Hunger and Feeding
What are the 3 main fates of nutr...,
What does the secretion of cholec...,
What hormone does adipose tissue ...
10  cards
Drugs/Drug Classes
Morphine,
Heroin,
Acetylsalicylic acid
45  cards

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