Semester 2 Molecular Medicine

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Introduction to Metabolism
Define metabolism,
Give 3 examples of disorders that...,
How much oxygen does a resting hu...
19  cards
Force generation, energy usage and fibre types
What is excitation contraction co...,
What does the ability of a muscle...,
In the sliding filament mechanism...
27  cards
Sarcomere Structure
Describe the t tubules,
Describe how the t tubules and th...,
What is the sarcolemma
30  cards
Excitation coupling in cardiac and skeletal muscle
In the neuromuscular junction wha...,
What is the latent period,
Describe the stages of depolarisa...
35  cards
Sensory receptors
What are the 5 basic types of sen...,
What are the types of chemoreceptors,
Describe the formation of a recep...
39  cards
Skeletal and cardiac muscle
What are the characteristics of s...,
What makes up a sarcomere,
What is a myofibril
28  cards
Lipids and cell membranes
What are the 6 steps of cell to c...,
What are the 2 long range transpo...,
What is endocrine transport
45  cards
Reflexes
What is a reflex,
What are the components of a spin...,
What is the sensory component in ...
54  cards
Innate immunity
What are the 3 phases of response...,
What happens in 0 4 hours of infe...,
What happens in 4 96 hours of inf...
38  cards
Coagulation - normal and abnormal
What are the 5 constituents of bl...,
What are platelets derived from,
How are endothelial cells involve...
53  cards
Metabolic stores
Where are most carbohydrates stor...,
How long would a typical glycogen...,
Describe the two ways glycogen is...
37  cards
Metabolic changes in health and disease
What percentage of glucose absorb...,
What happens to the glucose after...,
What are the two states of metabo...
27  cards
Antibodies
What are antibodies produced by,
Which stem cells produce all of t...,
Where do b cells come from
54  cards
T and B cells
Where are t cells derived from,
Describe where t cell precursors ...,
What percentage of t cells leave ...
30  cards
Carcinogens
What are the 4 major categories o...,
What is the mechanism of chemical...,
What is meant by initiation
29  cards
Chromosomes and Chromosomal Abnormalities - Genetics 2
How is a chromosome recognised,
What can the short arm of the chr...,
What can the long arm of the chro...
27  cards
Molecular pathology of Tumours
What are the properties of malign...,
What are the stages of the invasi...,
Describe the process of clonality
42  cards
Glycolysis
What is glucose converted into de...,
What is glucose 6 phosphate conve...,
What is fructose 6 phosphate conv...
20  cards
citric acid cycle and respiratory chain
Outline the citric acid cycle,
What are the other names for the ...,
Where does the citric acid cycle ...
25  cards
Smooth muscle contraction
What is the name of the mechanism...,
What is the size of the smooth mu...,
In comparison to skeletal muscle ...
23  cards
Muscle comparison
Which types of muscle have thick ...,
Which types of muscle have sarcom...,
Which types of muscle have transv...
9  cards
Signal transduction
What are the two main types of ki...,
What are the two types of gtp bin...,
Describe how g protein coupled re...
28  cards
B and T cells and cytokines
What are cytokines,
What are chemokine,
What are interleukins
20  cards
Disorders of growth and differentiation
What are the 3 types of increased...,
What is physiological hypertrophy,
What is an example of pathologica...
36  cards
NSAIDS
What are the 3 properties of nsaids,
What is the primary action of nsaids,
What are the 2 mechanisms of inhi...
28  cards
Meiosis
What type of cells are produced b...,
Describe the alignment of homolog...,
When do chiasma develop and what ...
10  cards
Cell death
Describe characteristics of necrosis,
What are the causes of necrosis,
Coagulative necrosis
24  cards

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