Principles of Physiology and Pharmacology

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Body Fluid, Flow and Pressure
What are the 3 main fluid compart...,
What of the body is water 2,
Of the body s 60 what proportions...
41  cards
Physiological Homeostasis
Define homeostasis 1,
List some physiological variables...,
What is negative feedback 3
7  cards
Electrical Properties of Cells
What is the extracellular concent...,
What is the intracellular concent...,
What is the extracellular concent...
16  cards
Communication Between Excitatory Cells
What is a gap junction 1,
What is a synapse 2,
Name the 3 types of synapse 3
10  cards
Cardiac and Smooth Muscle
Cardiac muscle is quiescent what ...,
What is a sarcomere 2,
What is the structure of cardiac ...
35  cards
The Autonomic Nervous System
Name the two functional divisions...,
Name the nervous system which act...,
What is the parasympathetic syste...
42  cards
Adrenergic Transmission (noradrenaline transmission)
Where is the best site for drug i...,
How is noradrenaline synthesised 2,
What enzyme converts tyrosine to ...
32  cards
Bililary System, Salvivary, Pancreatic and Gastric Secretions
Where is secretin produces and wh...,
Where is bile stored 2,
Give 2 stimuli which cause the ga...
34  cards
Kidney Function: Filtration, Absorption and Secretion
What are the two main functions o...,
What hormones act on the kidney 2,
What hormones does the kidney pro...
25  cards
Motility of the Gut and the Digestion and Absorption of Nutrients
What neural system control to gi ...,
What are the effects of vagal sti...,
Outline gi smooth muscle contract...
20  cards
Kidney Function: Producing Urine
What is renal clearance 1,
What is the clearance value of in...,
What is used clinically to estima...
44  cards
Kidney Function: Regulation of Osmolarity, Blood Volume and Acid-Base Balance
What is the main determinant of e...,
How is na regulated 2,
How is gfr extrinsically controll...
34  cards
Salt + Water Balance in the Intestines
What are crypts of the intestine ...,
Where does the majority of fluid ...,
What are characteristics of stool 3
9  cards

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