biology

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Decks in this class (30)

cytology
What does a general cell consist of,
What is the measurement for cm to m,
What are the 3 main functions of ...
70  cards
organ system
What is an organ,
What is an organ system example,
What is an example of an organ st...
101  cards
Tissue Types
What are the 4 tissue types in th...,
What are the 3 ways light can be,
How many bones is the orbit made ...
47  cards
The 4 tissue types
What are the 2 main types of glands,
What is an endocrine gland,
What is an exocrine gland
59  cards
the chemistry of life
What is matter,
What are the 3 states of matter,
What is energy
49  cards
biochemistry
What are the functions of protein,
What are proteins built from,
What is the structure of amino acids
93  cards
cellular metabolism
What is a metabolic pathway,
What is the initial chemical in a...,
What are chemical reactions catal...
72  cards
Enzymes
What do we harness energy into,
What is the law of thermodynamics,
What is the 1st law of thermodyna...
93  cards
Transcription and translation
How many chromosomes does each hu...,
What is the structure of a chromo...,
What is a the histone protein
77  cards
fundamental neurobiology
What are the two original theorie...,
What is the nervous system compos...,
What is the function of the nervo...
84  cards
neurophysiology
What are the 2 fundamental discov...,
What does a giant axon do,
What is a nervous signal
18  cards
neural transmission
What are nervous signals,
What is depolarisation,
What is hyper polarisation
20  cards
Synapses and drugs
How is the speed of impulse propa...,
What is saltatory conduction,
What is synaptic transmission
47  cards
Sensory systems
What are stimuli that we are sens...,
What are most of the sense organs...,
What are the 6 different receptors
131  cards
review of ocular structures and functions
What are the four tissue types in...,
What are glandular exocrine gland...,
What do the upper and lower eyeli...
69  cards
structure and physiology of muscle
What is the target of many nerve ...,
What do motor nerves innervate,
What properties do muscle cells s...
54  cards
Part 2- Structure and Physiology of muscle
What is slow muscle,
What is fast muscle,
What are the 2 ways you can contr...
26  cards
Cardiovascular Biology
What does cardiovascular system c...,
Where is the heart located,
How many pumps does the heart do
85  cards
Blood pressure
What is systolic pressure,
What is diastolic pressure,
What do you measure blood pressur...
41  cards
cardiovascular disease
What are the cardiovascular diseases,
What is the assorted congential h...,
What is the structure of blood ve...
65  cards
Blood structure and function
What are the functions of blood,
What is blood,
How is blood tested to not be hom...
84  cards
Respiration
What does respiratory pathway con...,
What is the conducting portion of...,
What is the function of conductin...
71  cards
Digestion
What is digestion,
What does the digestive system co...,
What is our food composed off
54  cards
Endocrinology
What do the endocrine system cont...,
What is the main signal in the en...,
What do endocrine glands do
80  cards
Kidney
What is the average size of the k...,
What is the structure of the kidney,
What is the structure of the kidney
40  cards
liver
What are the main facts about the...,
What are the main functions of th...,
How many lobes does the liver con...
46  cards
Classic genetics
What is our genetic information s...,
What does dna have,
What does a nucleotide contain
84  cards
Embryology
When does embryology happen,
What are the 3 periods during emb...,
What are the general cellular eve...
31  cards
molecular genetics
Why do we all have different phen...,
What are the two types of variation,
What are the two types of mutation
55  cards
Ageing
0  cards

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