Multiple Choice Questions

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• 1 Homeostasis and the physiology of proteins
• 2 Body water compartments and physiological fluids
• 3 Cells, membranes and organelles
• 4 Membrane transport proteins and ion channels
• 5 Biological electricity
• 6 Conduction of action potentials
• 7 Cell signalling
• 8 The autonomic nervous system
• 9 Blood
• 10 Platelets and haemostasis
• 11 Defence: Inflammation and immunity
• 12 Principles of diffusion and flow
• 13 Thermoregulation
• 14 Altitude & Aerospace Physiology
• 15 Skeletal muscle and its contraction
• 16 Neuromuscular junction and whole muscle contraction
• 17 Motor units, recruitment and summation
• 18 Cardiac and smooth muscle
• 19 Introduction to the cardiovascular system
• 20 The heart
• 21 The cardiac cycle
• 22 Initiation of the heart beat and excitation–contraction coupling
• 23 Control of cardiac output and Starling’s law of the heart
• 24 Blood vessels
• 25 Control of blood pressure and blood volume
• 26 The microcirculation, filtration and lymphatics
• 27 Local control of blood flow and special circulations
• 28 Introduction to the respiratory system
• 29 Lung mechanics
• 30 Transport of gases and the gas laws
• 31 Carriage of oxygen and carbon dioxide by the blood
• 32 Control of breathing
• 33 Ventilation–perfusion matching and right to left shunts
• 34 Introduction to the renal system
• 35 Renal filtration
• 36 Reabsorption, secretion and the proximal tubule
• 37 The loop of Henle and distal nephron
• 38 Regulation of plasma osmolality and fluid volume
• 39 Control of acid–base status
• 40 Gastrointestinal tract: overview and the mouth
• 41 Oesophagus and stomach
• 42 Small intestine
• 43 The exocrine pancreas, liver and gallbladder
• 44 Large intestine
• 45 Endocrine control
• 46 Control of metabolic fuels
• 47 The hypothalamus and pituitary gland
• 48 Thyroid hormones and metabolic rate
• 49 Growth factors
• 50 Somatic and skeletal growth
• 51 Control of plasma calcium
• 52 The adrenal glands and stress
• 53 Endocrine control of reproduction
• 54 Sexual differentiation and function
• 55 Fertilization, pregnancy and parturition
• 56 Lactation
• 57 Introduction to sensory systems
• 58 Sensory receptors
• 59 Special senses: Taste and smell
• 60 Special senses: Vision
• 61 Special senses: Hearing and balance
• 62 Motor control and the cerebellum
• 63 Proprioception and reflexes