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Respiratory System: Pulmonary Ventilation
State definitions for total and a...,
Why is pulmonary ventilation impo...,
What is hypo and hyperventilation
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Respiratory System: Mechanics of Breathing
Define airway resistance,
What happens if airway resistance...,
If airflow is proportional to res...
25
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Respiratory System: Gas Exchange
Describe and explain this diagram...,
The rate of diffusion is determin...,
Describe the role of ventilation ...
13
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Respiratory System: 02 and C02 Transport
Describe the oxygen hb dissociati...,
What is the effect of the high ox...,
What fact
18
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Respiratory System: Respiratory Disease
What are the 2 components of asth...,
What happens during an asthma attack,
Draw a healthy vs asthmatic airway
23
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Respiratory System: Integrated Ventilation Control
Low ph accompanied by hypercapnia is,
High ph accompanied by hypocapnia is,
Low ph accompanied by low hco3 is
27
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Development of the Heart
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Red Blood Cell Survival
How are rbcs produced,
Describe the process of erythropo...,
Describe regulation of rbc produc...
20
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CVS: Action Potentials and Cardiac Cycle
Where does initiation of the hear...,
How does the san produce pacemake...,
Why is conduction between atrial ...
18
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CVS: Preload, Afterload
What controls stroke volume,
What is energy of contraction,
What is starlings law
14
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CVS: Contractility
Describe sympathetic control of t...,
Describe parasympathetic control ...,
Describe and evaluate b1 adrenore...
16
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CVS: Arrhythmia
What is arrhythmia,
Describe af and svt,
Describe heart block vt and vf
18
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CVS: Heart Failure
What is heart failure,
How is chronic heart failure clas...,
Outline differences between hfref...
13
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Arteries, Arterioles, Veins
What are the 2 patterns of blood ...,
Describe how the compliance prope...,
What is pulse pressure
14
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Thrombosis
Describe arterial vs venous throm...,
Draw a diagram to briefly explain,
What does a dvt look like
13
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CVS: Types of Capillaries
Where does most solute and fluid ...,
What are the 4 passive transport ...,
What factors affect passive trans...
12
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CVS: Fluid Movement and Oedema
Describe fluid movement at the ca...,
What is starling s principle of f...,
What does starling s principle te...
13
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The Lymphatic system
What is the lymphatic system,
Describe the journey of lymph thr...,
What does this image show
17
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CVS: Vascular Tone and Smooth Muscle
What is vascular tone,
Which blood vessels have vascular...,
Why do you need extrinsic control...
14
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CVS: Vascular Tone and Endothelium
What are vasodilator nerves,
Describe parasympathetic vasodila...,
Describe sympathetic vasodilator ...
15
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CVS: Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Describe coronary circulation and...,
Give the structural special featu...,
Give functional special features ...
17
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CVS: Atheroma and Infarction
Describe key components of athero...,
Which vessels are most likley sit...,
List the major risk factors for a...
10
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Lipid Synthesis and Degradation
Describe the importance of fats a...,
Describe fatty acid synthesis and...,
How is acetyl coa transported int...
15
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Lipid Transport
What are the 3 interlinked pathwa...,
What are lipoproteins,
Draw the structure of a lipoprotein
14
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Histology of the Kidney
Relate the main structure of the ...,
Label this kidney,
What is the nephron
19
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Renal BF, GFR
What type of blood flow occurs th...,
What drives movement of solutes a...,
Describe the nerve supply of rena...
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Renal: Plasma Clearance
What is renal plasma clearance,
Describe glomerular filtration,
What does the rate of urine produ...
16
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Renal: Tubular Structure and Function
Label the different parts of the ...,
What are the 2 types of nephrons ...,
Describe the proximal convuluted ...
12
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Renal: Acid Base Disorders
What are some sources of h produc...,
Why is acid base balance so impor...,
H concentration changes due to
12
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Renal: Renal Disease
What is the definition for aki,
What is nfp,
What happens if gfr is too high o...
22
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Renal: Drugs of the Kidney
Why is the kidney the most import...,
Briefly outline the excretion of ...,
What is important to consider dur...
18
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Renal: Micturition and Incontinence
What is represented by the blue n...,
What i,
What does the yellow nerve supply...
17
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Renal: Salt and Water Balance
What is the definition of osmo an...,
What is the aim and mechanism of ...,
How is renal na excretion controlled
15
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Renal: Potassium Balance
What is the importance of potassi...,
Give some dietary k sources,
What is hyperkalaemia
18
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Structure and function of the Human Genome
What are the 4 types of chromosomes,
What is a nucelosome,
What is the difference between eu...
29
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Structural Chromosomal Abnormalities
What is a translocation,
What is non homologous end joining,
How are unbalanced individuals pr...
12
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Detecting Chromosomal Abnormalities
How are samples sourced,
Describe chromosome staining,
What is fish
23
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DNA Sequencing and Disease Causation
What are the advantages and disad...,
How can changes in the genetic se...,
Outline the process of pcr
25
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Inherited Cancer
Where do mutations occur in hered...,
Where do mutations occur for spor...,
Use this to explain the genetic a...
18
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Cancer Genomes
Define passenger and driver mutat...,
What is the tumour mutational bur...,
How would you identify somatic tu...
18
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The Future of Genomics
What is the advantage of genomic ...,
What is the definition of pharmac...,
How do parp inhibitors work
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