Biophysics Topics

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Decks in this class (42)

Topic 1
What are the components of a resu...,
Give the two types of error 2,
What is accuracy 3
14  cards
Topic 2
What is macrotransport 1,
Equation to calculate and units o...,
Equation to calculate and units o...
8  cards
Topic 3
Give bernoulli s equation 1,
Equation to calculate fluid at re...,
What is a manometer 3
8  cards
Topic 4
What is a viscous fluid 1,
Give newton s friction law 2,
What is laminar flow 3
7  cards
Topic 5
What is turbulent flow 1,
What is the reynold s number 2,
Equation to calculate the reylond...
9  cards
Topic 6
What is a viscous drag force 1,
Equation to calculate viscous drag 2,
Give the equation of stoke s law 3
8  cards
Topic 7
What is transmural pressure give ...,
What is the law of laplace 2,
The pressure and volume of the he...
9  cards
Topic 8
What is diffusion 1,
Give the equation for fick s firs...,
What is the diffusion contant 3
8  cards
Topic 9
Give the equation of van hoff s l...,
What is osmotic pressure 2,
What is a hypotonic solution 3
7  cards
Topic 10
Describe the structure of the cel...,
What is simple diffusion 2,
What determines membrane permeabi...
8  cards
Topic 11
What is sedimentation dependent on 1,
Give a practical use of sedimenta...,
What is the use of centrifugation 3
9  cards
Topic 12
Describe determination of molecul...,
Equation to calculate molecular m...,
Equation to calculate molecular w...
4  cards
Topic 13
What is the speed of light 1,
When would geometric optics be us...,
Give the concepts of the light ray 3
15  cards
Topic 14
How are optical images formed 1,
What is a real image 2,
What is a virtual image 3
8  cards
Topic 15
What is the ray tracing method 1,
What are the three rays used in r...,
Give the thin lens equation 3
4  cards
Topic 16
Describe the combination of thin ...,
What is lens abberation give 3 ex...,
What is spherical aberration 3
9  cards
Topic 17
Give the optical properties of th...,
What is the blind spot 2,
Wht is the yellow spot 3
18  cards
Topic 18
What is a simple magnifier 1,
Equation to calculate magnificati...,
A simple magnifier usually has an...
8  cards
Topic 19
What is light 1,
Equation to calculate a period 2,
Equation to calculate frequency 3
12  cards
Topic 20
What is the principle of superpos...,
What is light interference 2,
What is a light front 3
11  cards
Topic 21
Equation to calculate the resolvi...,
What are the rayleigh s criterion 2,
Give the abbe s criterion 3
6  cards
Topic 22
What is the wave property of matt...,
Equation of de broglie s waveleng...,
Describe the electron microscope 3
6  cards
Topic 23
What is the photoelectric effect 1,
Equation to calculate the energy ...,
Give the photoelectric einstein e...
5  cards
Topic 24
Describe the interaction of light...,
Describe light emission 2,
Which ways can photons be emitted 3
16  cards
Topic 25
What is the principle of a laser 1,
What is stimulated emission 2,
What is an inverse population 3
6  cards
Topic 26
Describe x ray production 1,
Describe the properties of x rays 2,
Give the effects of x rays 3
5  cards
Topic 27
Describe the attenuation of x ray...,
Eqaution showing the attenuation ...,
Equation to calculate the mass at...
6  cards
Topic 28
What is the resistnace of an axon 1,
Describe capacitance of an axon 2,
Describe the harmful physiologica...
4  cards
Topic 29
What are active electric properti...,
Describe excitability 2,
What is resting potential 3
5  cards
Topic 30
Describe electrochemical potential 1,
Give the nernst equation 2,
What is the nernest equation used...
10  cards
Topic 31
Describe the changing of the rest...,
Give the equation to calculate th...
2  cards
Topic 32
Which methods can be used to meas...,
Give the electrical measurements ...,
Describe the voltage clamp method 3
6  cards
Topic 33
Give four examples of body surfac...,
Describe the depolarisation in th...,
Describe the eithoven triangle 3
10  cards
Topic 34
Describe the structure of the cat...,
Describe the operation of the cat...,
What is the use of the cathode ra...
8  cards
Topic 35
What is radioactivity 1,
What is alpha radiation 2,
What is beta radiation 3
10  cards
Topic 36
What is the radioactivity decay l...,
Give the equation to calculate th...,
Give the half life equation 3
13  cards
Topic 37
What is the unit of source activi...,
What is the unit of radiation exp...,
What is the unit of absorbed dose 3
8  cards
Topic 38
Describe stochastic effects of ra...,
Describe deterministic effects 2,
Draw the dose effect curves 3
10  cards
Topic 39
Describe the radioactive tracer m...,
What are the preferences of radio...,
What are in vitro uses of isotopes 3
6  cards
Topic 40
Describe ultrasound 1,
What is the doppler effect 2,
Give the effects of ultrasound 3
10  cards
Topic 41
What is conventional linear tomog...,
What is axial tomography 2,
What is computer tomography 3
7  cards
Topic 42
What is positron emission tomogra...,
Give three important factors of p...,
What is nuclear magnetic resonanc...
3  cards

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