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DMG PBL Conditions
How is pain generated in heartburn 1,
What is the mechanism of alginate...,
What are the muscularis propria l...
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Spotter
Label a d of the alimentary tract...,
Label a e of the small intestine 2,
Label the 4 layers of the colon r...
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1. Biological Energy
What are the 2 main ways energy c...,
What is the atp amp cellular rati...,
What does phosphocreatine do and ...
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2. Functional Histology of the Gut
What are the 3 functional compart...,
Briefly describe the process of n...,
What are the 4 main layers of the...
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3. Anterior Abdominal Wall and Inguinal Region
Label the yellow blue and red str...,
What are the 3 layers of muscle i...,
What is external oblique attached...
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4. Digestion and Absorption
What is a zymogen describe fluid ...,
Describe the 3 main salivary glan...,
How is salivary secretion control...
15
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5. Body Fluid Compartments and Water Balance
What is water balance 1,
What are the major solutes contri...,
What are the 3 fluid zones for ho...
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6. Mouth to Oesophagus
Label a c 1,
Label 1 4 and state their functio...,
Label a d of the skull 3
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7. The Gut
What is steatorrhea what is absor...,
What problems can affect the oeso...,
What would you do if a 45yo male ...
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8. Gastrointestinal Motility
Describe the extrinsic innervatio...,
Where are enteric motor neurons f...,
What are the interstitial cells o...
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9. Glycolysis and Glucose Oxidation
What is it called if there s exce...,
What happens to glucose when it i...,
Describe the following glucose tr...
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10. Glycogen Synthesis and Utilisation
What are the 2 roles of glycogen 1,
Describe the structure of glycogen 2,
Describe how glycogen is made 3
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11. Gut as an Immune Organ
Villi give the intestine a huge s...,
Label a d of the ileum what are t...,
What is cryptosporidium 3
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12. Micronutrients
What are micronutrients 1,
Give a source of the following vi...,
What might you see if you have a ...
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13. Gluconeogenesis
What is the purpose of gluconeoge...,
What are the c sources that gluco...,
What are the alturnative last 2 s...
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14. Peritoneum
Describe the peritoneum 1,
What does retroperitoneal mean gi...,
3 distinct parts of the gut tube ...
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15. Blood Supply to the Gut
What is the main blood supply to ...,
Describe the blood supply from th...,
Label a f 3
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16. The TCA Cycle
What breakdown products can be fe...,
What is pdc pyruvate dehydrogenas...,
What 2 things control the pdc 3
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17. Fat Metabolism
What is used for a long term ener...,
Is hormone sensitive lipolysis co...,
Describe beta oxidation 3
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18. Liver and Gall Bladder
How is the liver s blood supply d...,
Label a g what does the portal tr...,
What effect does insulin have on ...
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19. Gastric Secretions
Roughly how much fluid does the i...,
List the 5 main gastric luminal s...,
Label a e 3
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20. Nausea and Vomiting
What is the purpose of nausea and...,
What cranial structures coordinat...,
What neurotransmitters work on th...
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21. Diet and Cardiovascular Disease
What is atherosclerosis 1,
What is the nhs maximum normal ra...,
What is the metabolic syndrome 3
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22. Extremes of Metabolism
Describe the 2 types of muscle fi...,
List the sources that can regener...,
How is atp breakdown linked to mu...
12
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23. Lipoproteins
What composition are most of the ...,
What do lipoproteins transport 2,
Which apoproteins control the met...
10
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24. Nitrogen Balance
What is the nitrogen balance a ba...,
List some of the things the follo...,
Describe how an amino acid s c sk...
8
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25. Acid-Base Balance
Why is ph important in human phys...,
Where is the main origin of h ions 2,
Explain the immediate action meth...
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26. Liver Anatomy
Label a d what does the highest p...,
Are all the parts of the duodenum...,
Label a e on the visceral surface...
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27. Insulin Secretion and Action
What is the physiological range f...,
What are the main cell types and ...,
Is insulin synthesis and secretio...
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28. Insulin Counter-Regulatory Hormones
What releases glucagon 1,
What is the glucagon receptor and...,
What effect does glucagon have in...
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29. Kidneys and Urinary System
Where is the renal angle 1,
What are a and b in this ultrasou...,
What muscles and nerves are in co...
21
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30. Diabetes Mellitus
What is diabetes what is type 1 w...,
What are some risk factors for t2...,
Describe 2 causes of insulin resi...
15
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31. Metabolic Insights from Genetic Disease
What 6 inherited diseases are new...,
Give an example of the following ...,
What is the main cause of the fol...
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32. Appetite Regulation
What regulates feeding via a mult...,
What does the agouti gene control...,
What does pomc do what do pomc de...
12
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33. Obesity
How is bmi calculated why is this...,
What factors contribute to the ri...,
What are heritability estimates f...
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34. Development of the Kidney and Adrenal Gland
In the early embryo what are the ...,
What are the 3 embryonic kidneys ...,
List the structures that the foll...
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35. Anatomy and Physiology of the Anorectum
The gi tract arises from the endo...,
What is hirschsprings disease wha...,
Describe the structure of puborec...
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36. The Urinary System
What comprises a renal corpuscle 1,
What 3 things make up the glomeru...,
What is the function of the loop ...
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37. Steroids
What are corticosteroids generall...,
What was found as cortisol was gi...,
List some se of systemic corticos...
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38. Hypothalamus and Pituitary
List some things that the hypotha...,
How is the pituitary reached to o...,
Describe the 5 pituitary hormone ...
8
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39. Thyroid
What aa is vital for making the t...,
What is a in the thyroid 2,
What is the process of creating t...
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40. Micturition
What is the basic anatomy of the ...,
Explain the 2 phases of the bladd...,
How would you diagnose a lower ur...
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41. Diuretics
What is the general action of diu...,
Give an example of a carbonic anh...,
Give 2 examples of loop diuretics 3
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42. Calcium
What is the difference between os...,
Where is most of the body s phosp...,
What are the 2 types of parathyro...
12
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43. The Adrenal Gland
What are the 3 types of hormone g...,
Describe the adrenal blood supply 2,
What stimulates aldosterone relea...
10
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44. Endocrine Glands
What do endocrine glands do and h...,
What are the 2 nuclei in the post...,
How can a pituitary tumour cause ...
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45. Liver Disorders
What 2 things supply blood to the...,
Describe 3 liver related lab inve...,
What do levels of bilirubin need ...
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46. Nutrition in Medicine
Distinguish between malnutrition ...,
What are the 3 main causes of dis...,
Is albumin a marker of malnutriti...
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