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Decks in this class (29)

PSC1002/L01 Homeostasis
Give 3 things that are controlled...,
Define negative feedback,
Give 2 physiological examples of ...
36  cards
PSC1002/L02 Blood
What percentage of total body wei...,
Give 3 functions of blood,
What is blood composed of
41  cards
PSC1002/L03 Haemostasis
Define haemostasis,
Describe platelets,
What is platelet and megakaryocyt...
47  cards
PSC1002/L04 Blood Groups
Describe the work of karl landste...,
Define a blood group,
Describe antigens of rbcs 2
26  cards
PSC1002/L05 Cardiovascular System
Give 3 functions of the cvs,
Describe the relative pressure ea...,
Which blood vessels carry blood a...
24  cards
PSC1002/L06 Electrical Activity & Muscle Contraction
How are cardiac muscle cells simi...,
What is the role of action potential,
What is the role of elevated cyto...
25  cards
PSC1002/L07 The Cardiac Cycle
Define the cardiac cycle,
What are the 4 distinct phases of...,
Define1 systole2 diastole
20  cards
PSC1002/L08 Blood Pressure
What is required to drive blood p...,
Define mean arterial blood pressu...,
How is cardiac output calculated
25  cards
PSC1002/L09 Regulation of Tissue Blood Flow
Which blood vessels are the major...,
What is the major role of arterioles,
How do arterioles adapt to increa...
19  cards
PSC1002/L10 Control of Blood Pressure
Give the 2 major control mechanis...,
Describe the baroreceptor reflex ...,
Where are baroreceptors located 2
23  cards
PSC1002/L11 Renal System
What is the functional unit of th...,
What are juxtamedullary nephrons ...,
Describe the structure of a nephron
26  cards
PSC1002/L12 Reabsorption
Define reabsorption,
Describe epithelial transcellular...,
Describe the paracellular transpo...
26  cards
PSC1002/L13 Kidneys
What occurs to volume as the filt...,
What is the normal composition of...,
What is diuresis
26  cards
PSC1002/L14 Respiratory System
Give 4 functions of the respirato...,
Which lung is divided into 3 lobe...,
What are the conducting systems c...
30  cards
PSC1002/L15 Ventilation
Define elasticity,
Describe pip between breaths,
Describe pip during inspiration
25  cards
PSC1002/L16 Gas Exchange
Define ventilation,
Define alveolar ventilation,
Define anatomic dead space
22  cards
PSC1002/L17 Transport of Gases in Blood
How is oxygen transported in blood,
How soluble is oxygen in plasma,
What what po2 is haemoglobin full...
24  cards
PSC1002/L18 Control of Respiration
Where is the respiratory control ...,
What is the role of the medulla w...,
What are the 2 groups of neurones...
21  cards
PSC1002/L19 Respiratory Changes during Exercise
Define vo2,
What is the trained and untrained...,
Describe the utilisation theory o...
22  cards
PSC1002/L20 Adaptations to Altitude
What is the partial pressure of a...,
Define dalton s law,
What is the effect of altitude on...
25  cards
PSC1002/L21 Sensation & Motor Control I
Describe the 2 steps of sensory i...,
Which kind of axons are for propr...,
Which kind of axons are cutaneous...
18  cards
PSC1002/L22 Sensation & Motor Control II
Describe long loop supraspinal re...,
How does feedback control with ti...,
What does cerebellar injury lead to
6  cards
PSC1002/L23 Hearing & the Ear
Define sound,
How is sound defined,
Describe the composition of a pre...
23  cards
PSC1002/L24 Hearing & the Brain
What happens when the outer hair ...,
How does place code tonotopic org...,
How does time code encode frequen...
16  cards
PSC1002/L25 The Eye
What is the function of the cornea,
What is the function of the lens,
What is the function of the iris
27  cards
PSC1002/L26 The Eye II
What is the effect of glutamate o...,
What is the role of bipolar and r...,
What is the role of horizontal an...
17  cards
PSC1002/L27 Gut Function
0  cards
PSC1002/L28 Saliva
0  cards
PSC1002/L29 Stomach
0  cards

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