Science for Medicine

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Decks in this class (55)

Proteins 1
What are the major steps of prote...,
What is transcription 2,
What is translation 3
58  cards
Proteins 2
Give some examples of modified ty...,
What are glycoproteins 2,
How to glycoproteins occur 3
25  cards
Health & Disease
How is health dynamic 1,
What makes us healthy 2,
What is disease 3
21  cards
Homeostasis 1
What is homeostasis 1,
What are our bodies composed of a...,
What is a tissue 3
28  cards
Homeostasis 2
Homeostatic reflexes are represen...,
What do the mechanisms of homeost...,
What percentage of body weight do...
32  cards
Life at the Cellular Level 1
What is every organism composed of 1,
What are cells 2,
Why are cells small 3
63  cards
Life at the Cellular Level 2
What are the 10 elements that are...,
How many trace elements are neede...,
What are 99 of our cells composed...
48  cards
Life at the Cellular Level 3
What is the basic rule of energy 1,
What are the two laws of thermody...,
What is entropy 3
41  cards
Life at the Cellular Level 4
What does water being a polar mol...,
Why is water polar 2,
What kind of bonds can water form...
45  cards
Forces Across Membranes 1
In simple terms what does the cel...,
Give an example of some concentra...,
How do cell membranes acts as a s...
31  cards
Forces Across Membranes 2
Why does a difference of charge o...,
What is an electrochemical gradie...,
What defines the movement of ions...
43  cards
Forces Across Membranes 3
What is osmosis 1,
What is diffusion 2,
How does the body maintain osmoti...
34  cards
How Nerves Work 1
What are the 3 sections of the ne...,
What are some of the components o...,
What are the 4 areas of the cereb...
27  cards
How Nerves Work 2
Do hormones or nerves produce fas...,
How is the electrical signal of n...,
What is the resting membrane pote...
21  cards
How Nerves Work 3
What is a ligand 1,
What are some examples of graded ...,
What is the job of the graded pot...
30  cards
How Nerves Work 4
What does a diagram of an action ...,
What is the threshold to fire an ...,
Explain the ionic basis of the fi...
28  cards
How Nerves Work 5
What is the neuromuscular junction 1,
Does the cell at the neuromuscula...,
Why are there fold at the neuromu...
22  cards
Enzymes 1
What are virtually all reactions ...,
What is an enzyme 2,
How are enzymes efficient 3
64  cards
Enzymes 2
Give an example of two enzymes th...,
What reaction to glucokinase and ...,
Where is glucokinase found 3
71  cards
Tissues 1
What is the body composed of 1,
What are the 4 basic types of tis...,
What is connective tissue 3
49  cards
Tissues 2
What are glands 1,
How many cells do glands have 2,
What is an example of a single ce...
76  cards
Essential Pharmacology 1
What is a receptor 1,
How does the same receptor compar...,
How do receptor sub types compare...
25  cards
Essential Pharmacology 2
What is pharmacology 1,
What is a drug 2,
What are some sources of drugs 3
22  cards
Bone
What are some of the functions of...,
What is the gross anatomy of a bo...,
What are the circular structures ...
43  cards
Anatomy of Joints
What does the anatomical position...,
What does superior mean 2,
What does inferior mean 3
48  cards
Anatomy of Muscles and Nerves
What are some functions of muscles 1,
What are the 3 types of muscles 2,
How do skeletal muscles attach to...
19  cards
Skin
What is the largest organ in the ...,
What are the 4 tissue types that ...,
Does the skin have its own blood ...
60  cards
Carbohydrates 1
What is a carbohydrate 1,
Why are carbohydrates and major e...,
What are some functions of carboh...
50  cards
Carbohydrates 2
What are some carbohydrates in th...,
Where are 3 places that carbohydr...,
How are carbohydrates digested in...
48  cards
Carbohydrates 3
What is glycolysis 1,
What kind of phosphorylation does...,
What is the only way that energy ...
38  cards
Carbohydrates 4
What are some tissues that comple...,
What happens if we have no more c...,
Why is gluconeogensis not the dir...
49  cards
Carbohydrates 5
Where does the citric acid cycle ...,
Why is the citric acid cycle very...,
What does the citric acid cycle a...
31  cards
Terminal Respiration
What do redox reaction do in resp...,
What is the only site of oxidativ...,
What does the mitochondria allow ...
55  cards
Lipids 1
What are lipids 1,
When are lipids soluble 2,
Are lipids hydrophobic or hydroph...
61  cards
Lipids 2
Can fatty acids be converted to g...,
What does the beta oxidation path...,
Where does beta oxidation occur 3
36  cards
Lipids 3
Where do we get fatty acids from 1,
Where does fatty acid synthesis h...,
What part of the cell does fatty ...
56  cards
Autonomic Physiology 1
What does the autonomic nervous s...,
What are some examples of things ...,
What are the 2 nervous systems 3
39  cards
Autonomic Physiology 2
What does tissues response to ner...,
What receptors does noradrenaline...,
What receptors does acetylcholine...
34  cards
Autonomic & NMJ Pharmacology
What are the nicotinic receptors ...,
What are the muscarinic receptors...,
What are the alpha receptors 3
19  cards
Nitrogen 1
What is nitrogen metabolism also ...,
What kinds of molecules contain n...,
Where do we get our nitrogen from 3
34  cards
Nitrogen 2
What is the only way that nitroge...,
How do we excrete nitrogen 2,
What is ammonia transported in th...
21  cards
Nitrogen 3
What are inherited metabolic diso...,
What are interited metabolic diso...,
What do inherited metabolic disor...
31  cards
Muscles 1
What are the functions of muscle 1,
What are the 3 types of muscle 2,
What kinds of muscle is striated 3
55  cards
Muscles 2
What is used to supply the energy...,
What is the process of the hydrol...,
What does atp also do in muscles 3
49  cards
Sensory Receptors 1
What are sensory receptors 1,
What do sensory receptors do 2,
What is sensory modality 3
33  cards
Sensory Receptors 2
What is a proprioreceptor 1,
What are examples of propriorecep...,
What does the muscle spindle do 3
40  cards
Reflexes
What is the simplest reflex 1,
Where is the stretch reflex found 2,
What are examples of the stretch ...
26  cards
Introduction to Blood
How much blood does the average 7...,
How is the 5l of blood in the ave...,
Do men or woman have more blood 3
69  cards
Introduction to Imaging
Why is imaging used 1,
What is triage 2,
What is screening 3
43  cards
Foundations in Immunology 1
What are pathogens 1,
What are examples of pathogens 2,
What is self tolerence 3
65  cards
Foundations in Immunology 2
What are functions of the lymphat...,
What is the lymphatic system 2,
How does lymph move through the l...
52  cards
Foundations in Immunology 3
What are properties of the adapti...,
What antigen do b cells use to re...,
What receptor do t cells use when...
52  cards
Additional Immunology
What are some different classes o...,
What is the defining cytokine of ...,
What are the defining cytokines o...
18  cards
Exam Revision
What are the 3 secondary structur...,
What is the charge of acidic side...,
What is the backbone of dna called 3
227  cards
Drugs on NMJ
Hemicholinium 1,
Black widow venom 2,
Botulinium toxin 3
22  cards

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