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Why do cells need to perform signalling?

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What are the different types of signalling molecules?

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What is interferon?

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What are the short range signals?

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What is juxtacrine signalling?

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What is direct signalling?

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What is intracrine signalling?

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What is autocrine signalling?

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What is paracrine signalling?

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Where is stromal lymphopoeitin released from?

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What is endocrine signalling?

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What is the difference between neuronal and hormonal signalling?

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What is the storage, movement and effects of peptide messengers?

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What is the synthesis, storage, movement and effects of steroid messengers?

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What is the synthesis storage, movement and effects of catecholamine messengers?

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What is the synthesis storage, movement and effects of thyroid messengers?

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Function of soma

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Function of axon hillock

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Function of myelin sheath

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Function of nodes of ranvier

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How are neurons classified?

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What are nerves?

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What are tracts?

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What is the order of composition of the nerve fibre?

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Function of neuroglial cells?
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Examples of glial cells?
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What is the CNS?
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Which division is the autonomic and somatic derived from?
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Which division is sympathetic and parasympathetic derived from?
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Effects of sympathetic response
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Effects of parasympathetic response
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Function of cerebrum
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Function of medulla
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Function of cerebellum
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Where do cranial nerves emerge?
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Name the sensory cranial nerves
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Name the motor cranial nerves
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Name the sensory and motor cranial nerves
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What part of nervous system is damaged in Homer's syndrome?
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What target proteins are influenced by ligands?
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Which molecules can directly pass through the membrane?
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Which molecules require carrier for transport?
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Why is transduction beneficial?
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What are the types of molecular switches?
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What are G proteins?
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What are the GTPase and the five classes?
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What are the 4 receptors?
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What are the characteristics of ligand gated ion channels?
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How can ligand gated ion channels be targeted?
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What are the characteristics of G protein coupled receptors?
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What is the function and mechanism of G protein coupled receptors?
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What are the G alpha subunits?
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Difference between muscarinic and nicotinic receptors?
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What is the A1 adrenoreceptor?
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What is the A2 adrenoreceptor?
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What is the B1 adrenoreceptor?
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What is the B2 adrenoreceptor?
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What are the characteristics of the kinase receptor?
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Why is the JAKS/STATS pathway important?
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What are the 2 types of intracellular receptors?
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What are the characteristics of a nuclear receptor?
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What is tolerance?
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What is tachyphylaxis?
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What is tolerance?
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What is the consequence of oppositional tolerance?
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Which agonist is used to treat addiction and why?
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Which antagonist is used to treat addiction and why?
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Why can ADR occur with certain drug properties?
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Which drugs have idiopathic ADR?
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How are signals regulated?
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What happens to cells in the absence of signals?
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What are drugs?
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What is pharmacology?
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What is St John's Wort used for?
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What is Milk Thistle used for?
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Why can drugs cause side effects?
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How does alcohol act as a sedative?
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What is prescribed for anti itching?
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What is the role of plant sterols?
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Which drugs do not use receptor targets?
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Where do antagonists bind?
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What is affinity?
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What is the disassociation constant?
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How is drug binding maintained by the body?
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What is the mechanism of action of aspirin as an antagonist?
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What is potency?
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What is ec 50?
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Why is ec 50 important?

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