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Subject : Pathology
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Medical Physiology - (Click Here)
Medical Microbiology - (Click Here)
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Microbiology - (Click Here)
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Forensic Medicine - (Click Here)
Modern Medical Toxicology - (Click Here)
Pharmacology - (Click Here)
Pharmacology - (Click Here)
Anesthesiology - (Click Here)
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Radiology - (Click Here)
Paediatrics - (Click Here)
Psychology - (Click Here)
Clinical Dermatology - (Click Here)
Orthopaedics - (Click Here)
Ophthalmology - (Click Here)
Obstetrics and Gynecology - (Click Here)
Psychiatry - (Click Here)
Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing - (Click Here)
Surgical Pathology Dissection - (Click Here)
Case Study in Obstetrics and Gynaecology - (Click Here)
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Clinical Cases in Anesthesia - (Click Here)
Medical Surgical Nursing - (Click Here)
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Human Nervous System and Sensory Organs - (Click Here)
Basic Concept of Biotechnology - (Click Here)
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Subject : Pathology
Fundamentals of Pathology
Cellular Injury and Adaptation
- Causes of Cellular Injury - Answer (click here)
- Cellular Changes During Injury - Answer (click here)
- Cell Death - Answer (click here)
- Cellular Adaptive Responses to Injury - Answer (click here)
- Other Cellular Alterations During Injury - Answer (click here)
Inflammation
- Acute Inflammation - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Inflammation - Answer (click here)
- Tissue Responses to Infectious Agents - Answer (click here)
Tissue Repair
Circulatory Pathology
- EDEMA - Answer (click here)
- Hemostasis and Bleeding Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Thrombosis - Answer (click here)
- Embolism - Answer (click here)
- Infarction - Answer (click here)
- Shock - Answer (click here)
Genetic Disorders
- Disorders Involving an Extra Autosome - Answer (click here)
- Disorders Involving Chromosomal Deletions - Answer (click here)
- Disorders Involving Sex Chromosomes - Answer (click here)
- Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD) - Answer (click here)
- Mendelian Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Autosomal Recessive Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Autosomal Dominant Disorders - Answer (click here)
- X-Linked Recessive Conditions - Answer (click here)
- X-Linked Dominant Conditions - Answer (click here)
- Triplet Repeat Mutations - Answer (click here)
- Genomic Imprinting - Answer (click here)
- Mitochondrial DNA Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Multifactorial Inheritance - Answer (click here)
Immunopathology
- Hypersensitivity Reactions - Answer (click here)
- Autoimmune Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Primary Immune Deficiency Syndromes - Answer (click here)
- Secondary Immune Deficiency Syndromes - Answer (click here)
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - Answer (click here)
- Immunology of Transplant Rejection - Answer (click here)
Amyloidosis
- Composition of Amyloid - Answer (click here)
- Systemic Types of Amyloid - Answer (click here)
- Localized Types of Amyloid - Answer (click here)
- Amyloidosis: Clinical Features - Answer (click here)
Principles of Neoplasia
- Principles of Neoplasia: Definition, Epidemiology - Answer (click here)
- Carcinogenic Agents - Answer (click here)
- Carcinogenesis - Answer (click here)
- Diagnosis of Cancer - Answer (click here)
Skin Pathology
- Disorders of Pigmentation - Answer (click here)
- Melanocytic Tumors - Answer (click here)
- Epidermal and Dermal Lesions - Answer (click here)
- Malignant Tumors - Answer (click here)
Red Blood Cell Pathology Anemias
- Red Blood Cell Morphology - Answer (click here)
- Anemias - Answer (click here)
- Microcytic Anemias - Answer (click here)
- Normocytic Anemias - Answer (click here)
- Macrocytic Anemias - Answer (click here)
- Polycythemia Vera - Answer (click here)
Vascular Pathology
- The Vasculitides - Answer (click here)
- Raynaud Disease Versus Phenomenon - Answer (click here)
- Arteriosclerosis - Answer (click here)
- Hypertension (HTN) - Answer (click here)
- Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Fistulas - Answer (click here)
- Venous Disease - Answer (click here)
- Vascular Neoplasms - Answer (click here)
Cardiac Pathology
- Ischemic Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
- Congestive Heart Failure - Answer (click here)
- Valvular Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
- Myocarditis - Answer (click here)
- Congenital Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
- Primary Cardiomyopathies (Diagnosis of Exclusion) - Answer (click here)
- Carcinoid Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Tumors - Answer (click here)
- Pericardial Disease - Answer (click here)
Respiratory Pathology
- Congenital Cystic Lung Lesions - Answer (click here)
- Atelectasis - Answer (click here)
- Pulmonary Infections - Answer (click here)
- Sarcoidosis - Answer (click here)
- Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Answer (click here)
- Infiltrative Restrictive Lung Diseases(Diffuse Interstitial Diseases) - Answer (click here)
- Vascular Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Pulmonary Neoplasia - Answer (click here)
- Laryngeal Cancer - Answer (click here)
- Diseases of the Pleural Cavity - Answer (click here)
Renal Pathology
- Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Cystic Disease - Answer (click here)
- Glomerular Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Primary Glomerulopathies (Nephritic Syndrome) - Answer (click here)
- Primary Glomerulopathies (Nephrotic) - Answer (click here)
- Secondary Glomerulonephritis - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Glomerulonephritis - Answer (click here)
- Tubulointerstitial Nephritis - Answer (click here)
- Acute Tubular Injury - Answer (click here)
- Urolithiasis - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Renal Failure - Answer (click here)
- Vascular Disorders of the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Tumors of the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Obstructive Disorders of the Urinary System - Answer (click here)
- Ureteral Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Urinary Bladder Pathology - Answer (click here)
Gastrointestinal Tract Pathology
- Esophagus - Answer (click here)
- Pathology: Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Small and Large Intestines - Answer (click here)
Pancreatic Pathology
- Congenital Anomalies of the Pancreas - Answer (click here)
- Inflammation of the Pancreas - Answer (click here)
- Pancreatic Tumors - Answer (click here)
Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Pathology
- Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) - Answer (click here)
- Gallbladder: Inflammatory Conditions - Answer (click here)
- Gallbladder: Miscellaneous Conditions - Answer (click here)
- Biliary Tract Cancer - Answer (click here)
Liver Pathology
- Liver Dysfunction - Answer (click here)
- Jaundice - Answer (click here)
- Cirrhosis - Answer (click here)
- Viral Hepatitis - Answer (click here)
- Amebic Liver Abscess - Answer (click here)
- Alcoholic Liver Disease - Answer (click here)
- Metabolic Liver Disease - Answer (click here)
- Hemodynamic Liver Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Liver Tumors - Answer (click here)
Central Nervous System Pathology
- Infections - Central Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Cerebrovascular Disease - Answer (click here)
- CNS Trauma And Herniations - Answer (click here)
- Developmental Abnormalities and Perinatal Brain Injury - Answer (click here)
- Demyelinating Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Degenerative and Dementing Disorders - Answer (click here)
- CNS Tumors - Answer (click here)
Hematopoetic Pathology White Blood Cell Disorders and Lymphoid and Myeloid Neoplasms
- Reactive Changes in White Blood Cells - Answer (click here)
- Lymphoid Neoplasms - Answer (click here)
- Mature B-Cell Neoplasms - Answer (click here)
- Peripheral T-Cell and Natural Killer Cell Neoplasms - Answer (click here)
- Hodgkin Lymphoma - Answer (click here)
- Acute Leukemias - Answer (click here)
- B and T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma/Leukemia - Answer (click here)
- Myeloid Neoplasms - Answer (click here)
- Diseases of Histiocytes and Dendritic Cells - Answer (click here)
- Mast Cell Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Diseases of the Spleen and Thymus - Answer (click here)
Female Genital Pathology
- Vulva - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Vagina - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Cervix - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Uterus - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Ovary - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Placenta - Pathology - Answer (click here)
Breast Pathology
- Mastitis - Answer (click here)
- Fibrocystic Changes - Answer (click here)
- Benign Neoplasms - Answer (click here)
- Malignant Neoplasms - Answer (click here)
- Gynecomastia - Pathology - Answer (click here)
Male Pathology
- Penis - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Testes - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Testicular Cancer - Answer (click here)
- Prostate - Answer (click here)
Endocrine Pathology
- Thyroid Gland - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Parathyroid Glands - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Pituitary Gland, Hypothalamus, and Pineal Gland - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Adrenal Gland - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes - Answer (click here)
- Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
Bone Pathology
- Normal Bone - Pathology - Answer (click here)
- Hereditary Bone Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Paget Disease - Answer (click here)
- Osteoporosis - Answer (click here)
- Osteomalacia and Rickets - Answer (click here)
- Osteomyelitis - Answer (click here)
- Miscellaneous Bone Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Benign Tumors of Bone - Answer (click here)
- Malignant Tumors of Bone - Answer (click here)
Joint Pathology
- Osteoarthritis - Answer (click here)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis - Answer (click here)
- Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies - Answer (click here)
- Arthritis Related to Crystal Deposition - Answer (click here)
- Infectious Arthritis - Answer (click here)
- Neuropathic Arthropathy (Charcot Joint) - Answer (click here)
Skeletal Muscle and Peripheral Nerve Pathology
- Inflammatory Myopathies - Answer (click here)
- Myasthenic Syndromes - Answer (click here)
- Muscular Dystrophy - Answer (click here)
- Inflammatory Neuropathy - Answer (click here)
- Soft Tissue and Peripheral Nerve Tumors - Answer (click here)
The Human Organism
- Anatomy - Answer (click here)
- Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Structural and Functional Organization of the Human Body - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of Life - Answer (click here)
- Microbesin Your Body - Answer (click here)
- Homeostasis - Answer (click here)
- Terminology and the Body Plan - Answer (click here)
The chemical basis of life
- Basic Chemistry - Answer (click here)
- Chemical reactions - Human Organism - Answer (click here)
- Acids and Bases - Answer (click here)
- Inorganic Molecules - Answer (click here)
- Organic Molecules - Answer (click here)
Cell Structures and their Functions
- Cell Structure - Answer (click here)
- Function of the cell - Answer (click here)
- Structure of the Cell membrane - Answer (click here)
- Movement through the cell membrane - Answer (click here)
- Organelles - Cell Structures and their Functions - Answer (click here)
- Whole cell activity - Answer (click here)
- Cellular aspects of aging - Answer (click here)
Tissues
- Tissues and Histology - Answer (click here)
- Epithelial Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Functions of Epithelia - Answer (click here)
- Classification of Epithelia - Answer (click here)
- Connective tissue - Answer (click here)
- Functions of Connective Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Muscle tissue - Answer (click here)
- Nervous tissue - Answer (click here)
- Tissue membranes - Answer (click here)
- Tissue damage and inflammation - Answer (click here)
- Tissue repair - Answer (click here)
- Effects of aging on tissues - Answer (click here)
Integumentary System
- Functions of the Integumentary System - Answer (click here)
- Skin - Answer (click here)
- Subcutaneous Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Accessory skin structures - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of the integumentary system - Answer (click here)
- Integumentary system as a diagnostic Aid - Answer (click here)
- Burns: Classify burns on the basis of the amount of skin damage produced - Answer (click here)
- Skin Cancer - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Integumentary System - Answer (click here)
Skeletal System Bones and Joints
- Functions of the Skeletal System - Answer (click here)
- Extracellular Matrix - Answer (click here)
- General Features of Bone - Answer (click here)
- Bone and calcium homeostasis - Answer (click here)
- General Considerations of Bone Anatomy - Answer (click here)
- Axial Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Appendicular Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Joints - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Skeletal System and Joints - Answer (click here)
Muscular System
- Functions of the Muscular System - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of Skeletal Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Skeletal Muscle Structure - Answer (click here)
- Excitability of Muscle Fibers - Answer (click here)
- Nerve Supply and Muscle fiber Stimulation - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Energy Requirements for Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Fatigue - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Fiber Type on Activity Level - Answer (click here)
- Smooth Muscle and Cardiac Muscle - Answer (click here)
- General Principles - Skeletal Muscle Anatomy - Answer (click here)
- Nomenclature - Skeletal Muscle Anatomy - Answer (click here)
- Muscles of the head and Neck - Answer (click here)
- Trunk Muscles - Answer (click here)
- Upper limb Muscles - Answer (click here)
- Lower Limb Muscles - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on Skeletal Muscle - Answer (click here)
Nervous System
- Functions of the Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Divisions of the Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Cells of the Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Electrical Signals and Neural Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Resting Membrane Potential - Electrical Signals and Neural Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Action Potentials - Electrical Signals and Neural Pathways - Answer (click here)
- The Synapse - Electrical Signals and Neural Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Reflexes - Electrical Signals and Neural Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Pathways - Electrical Signals and Neural Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems - Answer (click here)
- Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Reflexes - Answer (click here)
- Spinal Nerves - Answer (click here)
- Brain Anatomy - Answer (click here)
- Sensory Functions - Answer (click here)
- Motor Functions: Motor Areas Of The Cerebral Cortex, Descending tracts, Cerebellum - Answer (click here)
- Communication Between the right and Left hemispheres - Brain Functions - Answer (click here)
- Speech - Brain Functions - Answer (click here)
- Brain waves and Consciousness - Brain Functions - Answer (click here)
- Memory - Brain Functions - Answer (click here)
- Limbic system and emotions - Brain Functions - Answer (click here)
- Meninges - Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Ventricles - Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Cerebrospinal fluid - Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Cranial Nerves - Answer (click here)
- Autonomic Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Enteric Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Nervous System - Answer (click here)
Senses
- Sensation - Answer (click here)
- Sensory Receptors - Answer (click here)
- General Senses - Answer (click here)
- Special Senses - Answer (click here)
- Olfaction - Answer (click here)
- Taste - Answer (click here)
- Vision - Answer (click here)
- Accessory Structures of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Pathways for Vision - Answer (click here)
- Hearing and Balance - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy and function of the Ear - Answer (click here)
- Hearing - Ear - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Pathways for Hearing - Answer (click here)
- Balance - Ear - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Pathways for Balance - Ear - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Senses - Answer (click here)
Endocrine System
- Principles of Chemical Communication - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Endocrine System - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of the Endocrine System - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Nature of Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Control of Hormone Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Hormone Receptors and Mechanisms of Action - Answer (click here)
- Pituitary and hypothalamus - Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Thyroid Gland - Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Parathyroid Glands - Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Adrenal Glands - Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Pancreas, Insulin, and Diabetes - Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Testes and Ovaries - Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Thymus and Pineal Gland - Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Other Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Endocrine System - Answer (click here)
Blood
- Functions of Blood - Answer (click here)
- Composition of Blood - Answer (click here)
- Plasma - Answer (click here)
- Formed Elements - Blood - Answer (click here)
- Preventing Blood Loss - Answer (click here)
- Blood Grouping - Answer (click here)
- ABO Blood Group - Answer (click here)
- Rh Blood Group - Answer (click here)
- Diagnostic Blood Tests - Answer (click here)
Heart
- Functions of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Size, Form, and Location of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Heart valves - Answer (click here)
- Route of Blood Flow Through the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Blood Supply to the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Histology of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Electrical Activity of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Heart Sounds - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Heart Function - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Heart - Answer (click here)
Blood Vessels and Circulation
- Functions of the Circulatory System - Answer (click here)
- General Features of Blood Vessel Structure - Answer (click here)
- Blood Vessels of the Pulmonary Circulation - Answer (click here)
- Blood Vessels of the Systemic Circulation: Arteries - Answer (click here)
- Blood Vessels of the Systemic Circulation: Veins - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of Circulation - Answer (click here)
- Control of Blood Flow in Tissues - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Arterial Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Blood Vessels - Answer (click here)
Lymphatic System and Immunity
- Functions of the Lymphatic System - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Lymphatic System - Answer (click here)
- Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Innate Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Adaptive Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Origin and Development of Lymphocytes - Answer (click here)
- Activation and Multiplication of Lymphocytes - Answer (click here)
- Antibody-mediated immunity - Answer (click here)
- Cell-Mediated Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Acquired Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Overview of Immune Interactions - Answer (click here)
- Immunotherapy - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Lymphatic System and Immunity - Answer (click here)
Respiratory System
- Functions of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Nose - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Pharynx - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Larynx - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Trachea - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Bronchi - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Lungs - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Pleural Cavities - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Lymphatic Supply - Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Ventilation and Respiratory Volumes - Answer (click here)
- Changing thoracic Volume - Answer (click here)
- Lung Recoil - Answer (click here)
- Changing Alveolar Volume - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Volumes and Capacities - Answer (click here)
- Gas Exchange - Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Gas Transport in the Blood - Answer (click here)
- Rhythmic Breathing - Answer (click here)
- Generation of Rhythmic Breathing - Answer (click here)
- Nervous and Chemical Control of Breathing - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Exercise on Breathing - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Adaptations to Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
Digestive System
- Functions of the Digestive System - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy and Histology of the Digestive System - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Esophagus - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the oral Cavity - Answer (click here)
- Saliva - Answer (click here)
- Swallowing - Digestive System - Answer (click here)
- Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Secretions of the Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Stomach Secretions - Answer (click here)
- Movement in the Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Small intestine - Answer (click here)
- Secretions of the Small intestine - Answer (click here)
- Movement and Absorption in the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the liver - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Liver - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy and Functions of the Pancreas - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the large intestine - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Large Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Digestion, Absorption, and Transport in Digestive System - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Digestive System - Answer (click here)
Nutrition Metabolism and body Temperature Regulation
- Nutrition and Nutrients - Answer (click here)
- Kilocalories - Answer (click here)
- Carbohydrates - Human Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- Lipids - Human Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- Proteins - Human Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- Vitamins - Human Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- Minerals - Human Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- Daily Values - Human Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Carbohydrate Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Lipid Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Protein Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Metabolic States - Answer (click here)
- Metabolic Rate - Answer (click here)
- Body Temperature Regulation - Answer (click here)
Urinary System and Fluid Balance
- Functions of the Urinary System - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Kidneys - Answer (click here)
- Urine Production - Answer (click here)
- Filtration - Urine Production - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Filtration - Urine Production - Answer (click here)
- Tubular Reabsorption - Urine Production - Answer (click here)
- Tubular Secretion - Urine Production - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Urine Concentration and Volume - Answer (click here)
- Urine Movement - Answer (click here)
- Body Fluid Compartments - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Composition - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Acid-Base Balance in Human Body - Answer (click here)
Reproductive System
- Functions of the Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Gametes - Answer (click here)
- Male Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of Male Reproduction - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Reproductive Hormone Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Puberty In Males - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Testosterone - Answer (click here)
- Male Sexual Behavior and The Male Sex Act - Answer (click here)
- Infertility in Males - Answer (click here)
- Female Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Ovaries - Female Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Oogenesis and Fertilization - Female Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Uterine tubes - Female Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Uterus - Female Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Vagina - Female Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Mammary Glands and Anatomy of the Breast - Female Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of Female Reproduction - Answer (click here)
- Puberty in Females - Answer (click here)
- Menstrual Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Female sexual Behavior and the Female sex act - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Aging on the Reproductive System - Answer (click here)
Development Heredity and aging
- Prenatal Development - Answer (click here)
- Formation of the Germ - Prenatal Development - Answer (click here)
- Neural tube and neural Crest Formation - Prenatal Development - Answer (click here)
- Formation of the General Body structure - Prenatal Development - Answer (click here)
- Development of the Organ Systems - Prenatal Development - Answer (click here)
- Growth of the Fetus - Prenatal Development - Answer (click here)
- Parturition - Answer (click here)
- The Newborn - Answer (click here)
- Lactation - Answer (click here)
- First Year Following Birth - Answer (click here)
- Life Stages - Answer (click here)
- Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Genes - Answer (click here)
- Genetic Disorders and Counseling - Answer (click here)
Organization and General Plan of the Body
- Organization and General Plan of the Body - Answer (click here)
- Levels of Organization - Answer (click here)
- Metabolism and Homeostasis - Answer (click here)
- Terminology and General Plan of the Body - Answer (click here)
Some Basic Chemistry
- Elements - Answer (click here)
- Atoms - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Bonds - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Reactions - Answer (click here)
- Inorganic Compounds of Importance - Answer (click here)
- Organic Compounds of Importance - Answer (click here)
- Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
- Lipids - Answer (click here)
- Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Nucleic Acids - Answer (click here)
Cells
- Cells - Answer (click here)
- Cell Structure - Answer (click here)
- Cell Membrane - Answer (click here)
- Nucleus - Cells - Answer (click here)
- Cytoplasm and Cell Organelles - Answer (click here)
- Cellular Transport Mechanisms - Answer (click here)
- The Genetic Code and Protein Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Cell Division - Answer (click here)
- Aging and Cells - Answer (click here)
Tissues and Membranes
- Epithelial Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Connective Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Nerve Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Membranes: Epithelial and Connective, serous and mucous Membranes - Answer (click here)
- Aging and Tissues - Answer (click here)
The Integumentary System
- Skin - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Outer epidermis - Skin - Answer (click here)
- Inner dermis - Skin - Answer (click here)
- Subcutaneous Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Integumentary System - Answer (click here)
The Skeletal System
- Skeletal System - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Types of Bone Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Classification of Bones - Answer (click here)
- Embryonic Growth of Bone - Answer (click here)
- Factors That Affect Bone Growth and Maintenance - Answer (click here)
- The Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Skull - Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Vertebral Column - Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Rib Cage - Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Shoulder And Arm - Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Hip and Leg - Skeleton - Answer (click here)
- Joints-Articulations - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Skeletal System - Answer (click here)
The Muscular System
- The Muscular System - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Structure - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Tone - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Sense - Answer (click here)
- Energy Sources for Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Fiber- Microscopic Structure - Answer (click here)
- Contraction-The Sliding Filament Mechanism - Answer (click here)
- Responses to Exercise-Maintaining Homeostasis - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Muscular System - Answer (click here)
- Major Muscles of the Body - Answer (click here)
The Nervous System
- The Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Nervous System Divisions - Answer (click here)
- Nerve Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Types of Neurons - Answer (click here)
- Nerves and Nerve Tracts - Answer (click here)
- The Nerve Impulse - Answer (click here)
- Spinal Cord - Answer (click here)
- Spinal Nerves - Answer (click here)
- Spinal Cord Reflexes - Answer (click here)
- The Brain - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Cranial Nerves - Answer (click here)
- Autonomic Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Nervous System - Answer (click here)
The Senses
- Sensory Pathway - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of Sensations - Answer (click here)
- Cutaneous Senses - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Sense - Answer (click here)
- Sense of Taste - Answer (click here)
- Sense of Smell - Answer (click here)
- Hunger and Thirst - Answer (click here)
- The Eye - Structure, Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Eyeball: Layers and Cavities of the Eyeball - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of Vision - Eye - Answer (click here)
- The Ear: Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Arterial Receptors - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Senses - Answer (click here)
The Endocrine System
- The Endocrine System - Answer (click here)
- Chemistry of Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Hormone Secretion - Answer (click here)
- The Pituitary Gland - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Posterior Pituitary Gland - Answer (click here)
- Anterior Pituitary Gland - Answer (click here)
- Thyroid Gland - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Parathyroid Glands and Parathyroid hormone (PTH) - Answer (click here)
- Pancreas - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Adrenal Glands - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Adrenal Medulla: Epinephrine and Norepinephrine - Answer (click here)
- Adrenal Cortex: Aldosterone, Cortisol - Answer (click here)
- Ovaries - Answer (click here)
- Testes - Answer (click here)
- Melatonin - Answer (click here)
- Prostaglandins (PGs) - Answer (click here)
- Mechanisms of Hormone Action - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Endocrine System - Answer (click here)
Blood
- Characteristics of Blood - Answer (click here)
- Plasma - Answer (click here)
- Red Blood Cells: Function, Production and Maturation, Life Span, Blood Types - Answer (click here)
- White Blood Cells: Classification and Function - Answer (click here)
- Platelets: Function - Answer (click here)
- Prevention of Abnormal Clotting - Answer (click here)
The Heart
- Location and Pericardial Membranes - Answer (click here)
- Heart Chambers-Vessels and Valves - Answer (click here)
- Coronary Vessels - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Cycle and Heart Sounds - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Conduction Pathway - Answer (click here)
- Heart Rate - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Output - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Heart Rate - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Heart - Answer (click here)
The Vascular System
- Arteries - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Veins - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Capillaries - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Pathways of Circulation - Answer (click here)
- Velocity of Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Blood Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Maintenance of Systemic Blood Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Distribution of Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Blood Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Vascular System - Answer (click here)
The Lymphatic System and Immunity
- Lymph - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Lymph Vessels - Answer (click here)
- Lymphatic Tissue - Answer (click here)
- Lymph Nodes and Nodules - Answer (click here)
- Spleen - Answer (click here)
- Thymus - Answer (click here)
- Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Innate Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Adaptive Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Types of Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Lymphatic System - Answer (click here)
The Respiratory System
- Divisions of the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Mechanism of Breathing - Answer (click here)
- Pulmonary Volumes - Answer (click here)
- Exchange of Gases - The Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
- Transport of Gases in the Blood - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Respiration: Nervous and Chemical Regulation - Answer (click here)
- Respiration and Acid-Base Balance - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Respiratory System - Answer (click here)
The Digestive System
- Divisions of the Digestive System - Answer (click here)
- Types of Digestion - Answer (click here)
- Oral Cavity - Answer (click here)
- Pharynx - Answer (click here)
- Esophagus - Answer (click here)
- Structural Layers of the Alimentary Tube - Answer (click here)
- Stomach - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Small Intestine - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Liver - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Gallbladder - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Pancreas - Answer (click here)
- Completion of Digestion and Absorption - Answer (click here)
- Large Intestine - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Liver - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Digestive System - Answer (click here)
Body Temperature and Metabolism
- Body Temperature - Answer (click here)
- Heat Production - Body Temperature - Answer (click here)
- Heat Loss - Body Temperature - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Body Temperature - Answer (click here)
- Fever - Body Temperature - Answer (click here)
- Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Cell Respiration - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis Uses Of Foods - Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Metabolism: Vitamins and Minerals - Answer (click here)
- Metabolic Rate - Answer (click here)
- Aging and Metabolism - Answer (click here)
The Urinary System
- The Urinary System - Answer (click here)
- Kidneys - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Internal Structure of the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Nephron - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Blood Vessels of the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Urine - Answer (click here)
- Glomerular Filtration - Formation of Urine - Answer (click here)
- Tubular Reabsorption - Formation of Urine - Answer (click here)
- Tubular Secretion - Formation of Urine - Answer (click here)
- Hormones that Influence Reabsorption of Water - Formation of Urine - Answer (click here)
- Kidneys and Acid-Base Balance - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Kidneys - Answer (click here)
- Elimination of Urine - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of Urine - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Urinary System - Answer (click here)
Fluid Electrolyte and Acid Base Balance
- Water Compartments in Human body - Answer (click here)
- Water Intake and Output in Human body - Answer (click here)
- Electrolytes in Human body - Answer (click here)
- Acid-Base Balance in Human body - Answer (click here)
- Aging and Fluid and pH Regulation - Answer (click here)
The Reproductive Systems
- Meiosis - Human Reproductive Systems - Answer (click here)
- Male Reproductive System in Human - Answer (click here)
- Female Reproductive System in Human - Answer (click here)
- Menstrual Cycle in Human - Answer (click here)
- Aging and the Reproductive Systems - Answer (click here)
- Testes - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Urethra-Penis - Answer (click here)
- Semen - Answer (click here)
- Ovaries - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Fallopian Tubes - Answer (click here)
- Uterus - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Vagina - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- External Genitals - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Mammary Glands - Anatomy and Physiology - Answer (click here)
Human Development and Genetics
- Human Development - Answer (click here)
- Embryo And Embryonic Membranes - Answer (click here)
- Placenta and Umbilical Cord - Answer (click here)
- Parturition and Labor - Answer (click here)
- Infant at Birth - Answer (click here)
- Genetics - Answer (click here)
An Introduction to Microbiology and Human Disease
- Classification of Microorganisms - Answer (click here)
- Normal Flora - Answer (click here)
- Infectious Disease - Answer (click here)
- Epidemiology - Answer (click here)
- Methods of Control of Microbes - Answer (click here)
- The Pathogens and its List - Answer (click here)
Introduction to Physiology Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the Internal Environment
- Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment” - Answer (click here)
- Cells as the Living Units of the Body - Answer (click here)
- Extracellular Fluid-The “Internal Environment” - Answer (click here)
- “Homeostatic” Mechanisms of the Major Functional Systems - Answer (click here)
- Control Systems of the Body - Answer (click here)
- Examples of Control Mechanisms of the Body - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of Control Systems of the Body - Answer (click here)
Introduction to Physiology The Cell and Its Functions
- Organization of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Physical Structure of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Membranous Structures of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Cytoplasm and Its Organelles - Physical Structure of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Nucleus and Nuclear Membrane - Physical Structure of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Nucleoli and Formation of Ribosomes - Answer (click here)
- Comparison of the Animal Cell with Precellular Forms of Life - Answer (click here)
- Functional Systems of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Ingestion by the Cell - Endocytosis - Functional Systems of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Digestion of Pinocytotic and Phagocytic Foreign Substances Inside the Cell - Function of the Lysosomes - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis and Formation of Cellular Structures by Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus - Answer (click here)
- Extraction of Energy from Nutrients - Function of the Mitochondria - Answer (click here)
- Locomotion of Cells - Answer (click here)
- Ameboid Movement - Answer (click here)
- Cilia and Ciliary Movements - Answer (click here)
Introduction to Physiology Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis Cell Function and Cell Reproduction
- Genes in the Cell Nucleus - Answer (click here)
- DNA Code in the Cell Nucleus Is Transferred to an RNA Code in the Cell Cytoplasm - The Process of Transcription - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis of Other Substances in the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Control of Gene Function and Biochemical Activity in Cells - Answer (click here)
- The DNA-Genetic System Also Controls Cell Reproduction - Answer (click here)
- Cell Differentiation - Answer (click here)
- Apoptosis-Programmed Cell Death - Answer (click here)
- Cancer - Answer (click here)
Membrane Physiology Nerve and Muscle Transport of Substances Through the Cell Membrane
- The Lipid Barrier of the Cell Membrane, and Cell Membrane Transport Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion Through the Cell Membrane - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion Through Protein Channels, and “Gating” of These Channels - Answer (click here)
- Facilitated Diffusion - Answer (click here)
- Factors That Affect Net Rate of Diffusion - Answer (click here)
- Osmosis Across Selectively Permeable Membranes - “Net Diffusion” of Water - Answer (click here)
- “Active Transport” of Substances Through Membranes - Answer (click here)
- Primary Active Transport - Answer (click here)
- Secondary Active Transport - Co-Transport and Counter-Transport - Answer (click here)
- Active Transport Through Cellular Sheets - Answer (click here)
Membrane Physiology Nerve and Muscle Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
- Basic Physics of Membrane Potentials - Answer (click here)
- Measuring the Membrane Potential - Answer (click here)
- Resting Membrane Potential of Nerves - Answer (click here)
- Nerve Action Potential - Answer (click here)
- Roles of Other Ions During the Action Potential - Answer (click here)
- Propagation of the Action Potential - Answer (click here)
- Re-establishing Sodium and Potassium Ionic Gradients After Action Potentials Are Completed - Answer (click here)
- Plateau in Some Action Potentials - Answer (click here)
- Rhythmicity of Some Excitable Tissues-Repetitive Discharge - Answer (click here)
- Special Characteristics of Signal Transmission in Nerve Trunks - Answer (click here)
- Excitation-The Process of Eliciting the Action Potential - Answer (click here)
- Recording Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials - Answer (click here)
Membrane Physiology Nerve and Muscle Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
- Physiologic Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle - Answer (click here)
- General Mechanism of Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Molecular Mechanism of Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Molecular Characteristics of the Contractile Filaments - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Amount of Actin and Myosin Filament Overlap on Tension Developed by the Contracting Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Relation of Velocity of Contraction to Load - Answer (click here)
- Energetics of Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of Whole Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Mechanics of Skeletal Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Remodeling of Muscle to Match Function - Answer (click here)
- Rigor Mortis - Answer (click here)
Excitation of Skeletal Muscle Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation Contraction Coupling
- Transmission of Impulses from Nerve Endings to Skeletal Muscle Fibers: The Neuromuscular Junction - Answer (click here)
- Secretion of Acetylcholine by the Nerve Terminals - Answer (click here)
- Molecular Biology of Acetylcholine Formation and Release - Answer (click here)
- Drugs That Enhance or Block Transmission at the Neuromuscular Junction - Answer (click here)
- Myasthenia Gravis - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Action Potential - Answer (click here)
- Excitation-Contraction Coupling - Answer (click here)
Contraction and Excitation of Smooth Muscle
- Contraction of Smooth Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Types of Smooth Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Contractile Mechanism in Smooth Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Contraction of Smooth Muscle by Calcium Ions - Answer (click here)
- Nervous and Hormonal Control of Smooth Muscle Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Neuromuscular Junctions of Smooth Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials in Smooth Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Local Tissue Factors and Hormones to Cause Smooth Muscle Contraction Without Action Potentials - Answer (click here)
- Source of Calcium Ions That Cause Contraction (1) Through the Cell Membrane and (2) from the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum - Answer (click here)
Heart Muscle The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
- Physiology of Cardiac Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Anatomy of Cardiac Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Action Potentials in Cardiac Muscle - Answer (click here)
- The Cardiac Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Diastole and Systole - Answer (click here)
- Relationship of the Electrocardiogram to the Cardiac Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Atria as Primer Pumps - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Ventricles as Pumps - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Valves - Answer (click here)
- Aortic Pressure Curve - Answer (click here)
- Relationship of the Heart Sounds to Heart Pumping - Answer (click here)
- Work Output of the Heart: Graphical Analysis of Ventricular Pumping - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Energy Required for Cardiac Contraction: Oxygen Utilization by the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Heart Pumping - Answer (click here)
Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
- Specialized Excitatory and Conductive System of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Sinus (Sinoatrial) Node - Answer (click here)
- Internodal Pathways and Transmission of the Cardiac Impulse Through the Atria - Answer (click here)
- Atrioventricular Node, and Delay of Impulse Conduction from the Atria to the Ventricles - Answer (click here)
- Rapid Transmission in the Ventricular Purkinje System - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of the Cardiac Impulse in the Ventricular Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Control of Excitation and Conduction in the Heart - Answer (click here)
- The Sinus Node as the Pacemaker of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- Role of the Purkinje System in Causing Synchronous Contraction of the Ventricular Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nerves - Answer (click here)
The Normal Electrocardiogram
- Characteristics of the Normal Electrocardiogram - Answer (click here)
- Methods for Recording Electrocardiograms - Answer (click here)
- Flow of Current Around the Heart During the Cardiac Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Electrocardiographic Leads: Three Bipolar Limb Leads, Chest Leads (Precordial Leads), Augmented Unipolar Limb Leads - Answer (click here)
Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities Vectorial Analysis
- Principles of Vectorial Analysis of Electrocardiograms - Answer (click here)
- Vectorial Analysis of the Normal Electrocardiogram - Answer (click here)
- Mean Electrical Axis of the Ventricular QRS - And Its Significance - Answer (click here)
- Conditions That Cause Abnormal Voltages of the QRS Complex - Answer (click here)
- Prolonged and Bizarre Patterns of the QRS Complex - Electrocardiographic - Answer (click here)
- Current of Injury - Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac - Answer (click here)
- Abnormalities in the T Wave - Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities - Answer (click here)
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation - Answer (click here)
- Abnormal Sinus Rhythms - Answer (click here)
- Tachycardia - Abnormal Sinus Rhythms - Answer (click here)
- Bradycardia - Abnormal Sinus Rhythms - Answer (click here)
- Sinus Arrhythmia - Abnormal Sinus Rhythms - Answer (click here)
- Abnormal Rhythms That Result from Block of Heart Signals Within the Intracardiac Conduction Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Premature Contractions - Answer (click here)
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia - Answer (click here)
- Atrial Paroxysmal Tachycardia - Answer (click here)
- Ventricular Paroxysmal Tachycardia - Answer (click here)
- Ventricular Fibrillation - Answer (click here)
- Atrial Fibrillation - Answer (click here)
- Atrial Flutter - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Arrest - Answer (click here)
Overview of the Circulation Medical Physics of Pressure Flow and Resistance
- Physical Characteristics of the Circulation - Answer (click here)
- Basic Theory of Circulatory Function - Answer (click here)
- Interrelationships Among Pressure, Flow, and Resistance - Answer (click here)
- Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Blood Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Resistance to Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Pressure on Vascular Resistance and Tissue Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
- Vascular Distensibility - Answer (click here)
- Arterial Pressure Pulsations - Answer (click here)
- Veins and Their Functions - Answer (click here)
- Venous Pressures-Right Atrial Pressure (Central Venous Pressure) and Peripheral Venous Pressures - Answer (click here)
- Blood Reservoir Function of the Veins - Answer (click here)
The Microcirculation and the Lymphatic System Capillary Fluid Exchange Interstitial Fluid and Lymph Flow
- Structure of the Microcirculation and Capillary System - Answer (click here)
- Flow of Blood in the Capillaries-Vasomotion - Answer (click here)
- Exchange of Water, Nutrients, and Other Substances Between the Blood and Interstitial Fluid - Answer (click here)
- The Interstitium and Interstitial Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Fluid Filtration Across Capillaries Is Determined by Hydrostatic and Colloid Osmotic Pressures, and Capillary Filtration Coefficient - Answer (click here)
- Capillary Hydrostatic Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Interstitial Fluid Hydrostatic Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Plasma Colloid Osmotic Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Interstitial Fluid Colloid Osmotic Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Exchange of Fluid Volume Through the Capillary Membrane - Answer (click here)
- Starling Equilibrium for Capillary Exchange - Answer (click here)
- Lymphatic System - Answer (click here)
- Lymph Channels of the Body - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Lymph - Answer (click here)
- Rate of Lymph Flow - Answer (click here)
Local and Humoral Control of Blood Flow by the Tissues
- Local Control of Blood Flow in Response to Tissue Needs - Answer (click here)
- Mechanisms of Blood Flow Control - Answer (click here)
- Acute Control of Local Blood Flow - Mechanisms of Blood Flow Control - Answer (click here)
- Long-Term Blood Flow Regulation - Mechanisms of Blood Flow Control - Answer (click here)
- Development of Collateral Circulation-A Phenomenon of Long- Term Local Blood Flow Regulation - Answer (click here)
- Humoral Control of the Circulation - Answer (click here)
- Vascular Control by Ions and Other Chemical Factors - Answer (click here)
Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
- Nervous Regulation of the Circulation - Answer (click here)
- Role of the Nervous System in Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Increase in Arterial Pressure During Muscle Exercise and Other Types of Stress - Answer (click here)
- Reflex Mechanisms for Maintaining Normal Arterial Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Central Nervous System Ischemic Response - Answer (click here)
- Special Features of Nervous Control of Arterial Pressure - Answer (click here)
Dominant Role of the Kidney in Long Term Regulation of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension The Integrated System for Pressure Control
- Renal-Body Fluid System for Arterial Pressure Control - Answer (click here)
- Quantitation of Pressure Diuresis as a Basis for Arterial Pressure Control - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Is Caused by Impaired Renal Fluid Excretion - Answer (click here)
- The Renin-Angiotensin System: Its Role in Pressure Control and in Hypertension - Answer (click here)
- Components of the Renin-Angiotensin System - Answer (click here)
- Types of Hypertension in Which Angiotensin Is Involved - Answer (click here)
- Other Types of Hypertension Caused by Combinations of Volume Loading and Vasoconstriction - Answer (click here)
- “Primary (Essential) Hypertension” - Answer (click here)
- Summary of the Integrated, Multifaceted System for Arterial Pressure Regulation - Answer (click here)
Cardiac Output Venous Return and Their Regulation
- Normal Values for Cardiac Output at Rest and During Activity - Answer (click here)
- Control of Cardiac Output by Venous Return-Role of the Frank-Starling Mechanism of the Heart - Answer (click here)
- The Heart Has Limits for the Cardiac Output That It Can Achieve - Answer (click here)
- What Is the Role of the Nervous System in Controlling Cardiac Output? - Answer (click here)
- Pathologically High and Pathologically Low Cardiac Outputs - Answer (click here)
- High Cardiac Output Caused by Reduced Total Peripheral Resistance - Answer (click here)
- Low Cardiac Output - Answer (click here)
- A More Quantitative Analysis of Cardiac Output Regulation - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Output Curves Used in the Quantitative Analysis - Answer (click here)
- Venous Return Curves - Answer (click here)
- Analysis of Cardiac Output and Right Atrial Pressure, Using Simultaneous Cardiac Output and Venous Return Curves - Answer (click here)
- Methods for Measuring Cardiac Output - Answer (click here)
Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise the Coronary Circulation and schemic Heart Disease
- Blood Flow in Skeletal Muscle and Blood Flow Regulation During Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Rate of Blood Flow Through the Muscles - Answer (click here)
- Control of Blood Flow Through the Skeletal Muscles - Answer (click here)
- Total Body Circulatory Readjustments During Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Coronary Circulation - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Coronary Blood Supply - Answer (click here)
- Normal Coronary Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Control of Coronary Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Special Features of Cardiac Muscle Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Ischemic Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
- Causes of Death After Acute Coronary Occlusion - Answer (click here)
- Stages of Recovery from Acute Myocardial Infarction - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Heart After Recovery from Myocardial Infarction - Answer (click here)
- Pain in Coronary Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
- Surgical Treatment of Coronary Disease - Answer (click here)
Cardiac Failure
- Acute Effects of Moderate Cardiac Failure - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Stage of Failure-Fluid Retention Helps to Compensate Cardiac Output - Answer (click here)
- Summary of the Changes That Occur After Acute Cardiac Failure- “Compensated Heart Failure” - Answer (click here)
- Dynamics of Severe Cardiac Failure- Decompensated Heart Failure - Answer (click here)
- Unilateral Left Heart Failure - Answer (click here)
- Low-Output Cardiac Failure- Cardiogenic Shock - Answer (click here)
- Edema in Patients with Cardiac Failure - Answer (click here)
- Cardiac Reserve - Answer (click here)
- Quantitative Graphical Method for Analysis of Cardiac Failure - Answer (click here)
Heart Valves and Heart Sounds Dynamics of Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
- Normal Heart Sounds - Answer (click here)
- Valvular Lesions - Heart Sounds - Answer (click here)
- Abnormal Circulatory Dynamics in Valvular Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
- Abnormal Circulatory Dynamics in Congenital Heart Defects - Answer (click here)
- Use of Extracorporeal Circulation During Cardiac Surgery - Answer (click here)
- Hypertrophy of the Heart in Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease - Answer (click here)
Circulatory Shock and Physiology of Its Treatment
- Physiologic Causes of Shock - Answer (click here)
- Shock Caused by Hypovolemia-Hemorrhagic Shock - Answer (click here)
- Relationship of Bleeding Volume to Cardiac Output and Arterial Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Progressive and Nonprogressive Hemorrhagic Shock - Answer (click here)
- Irreversible Shock - Answer (click here)
- Hypovolemic Shock Caused by Plasma Loss - Answer (click here)
- Hypovolemic Shock Caused by Trauma - Answer (click here)
- Neurogenic Shock-Increased Vascular Capacity - Answer (click here)
- Anaphylactic Shock and Histamine Shock - Answer (click here)
- Septic Shock - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of Treatment in Shock - Answer (click here)
- Circulatory Arrest - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Circulatory Arrest on the Brain - Answer (click here)
The Body Fluid Compartments Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids Interstitial Fluid and Edema
- Fluid Intake and Output Are Balanced During Steady-State Conditions - Answer (click here)
- Daily Intake of Water - Answer (click here)
- Daily Loss of Body Water - Answer (click here)
- Body Fluid Compartments - Answer (click here)
- Blood Volume - Answer (click here)
- Constituents of Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids - Answer (click here)
- Measurement of Fluid Volumes in the Different Body Fluid Compartments-The Indicator-Dilution Principle - Answer (click here)
- Determination of Volumes of Specific Body Fluid Compartments - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Fluid Exchange and Osmotic Equilibrium Between Intracellular and Extracellular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Basic Principles of Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Osmotic Equilibrium Is Maintained Between Intracellular and Extracellular Fluids - Answer (click here)
- Volume and Osmolality of Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids in Abnormal States - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Adding Saline Solution to the Extracellular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Glucose and Other Solutions Administered for Nutritive Purposes - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Abnormalities of Fluid Volume Regulation: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia - Answer (click here)
- Edema: Excess Fluid in the Tissues - Answer (click here)
- Intracellular Edema - Answer (click here)
- Extracellular Edema - Answer (click here)
- Summary of Causes of Extracellular Edema - Answer (click here)
- Safety Factors That Normally Prevent Edema - Answer (click here)
- Fluids in the “Potential Spaces” of the Body - Answer (click here)
Urine Formation by the Kidneys I Glomerular Filtration Renal Blood Flow and Their Control
- Multiple Functions of the Kidneys in Homeostasis - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Kidneys - Answer (click here)
- General Organization of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract - Answer (click here)
- Renal Blood Supply - Answer (click here)
- The Nephron Is the Functional Unit of the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Micturition - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Anatomy and Nervous Connections of the Bladder - Answer (click here)
- Transport of Urine from the Kidney Through the Ureters and into the Bladder - Answer (click here)
- Filling of the Bladder and Bladder Wall Tone; the Cystometrogram - Answer (click here)
- Micturition Reflex - Answer (click here)
- Abnormalities of Micturition - Answer (click here)
- Urine Formation Results from Glomerular Filtration, Tubular Reabsorption, and Tubular Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Glomerular Filtration-The First Step in Urine Formation - Answer (click here)
- Determinants of the GFR - Answer (click here)
- Renal Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Control of Glomerular Filtration and Renal Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Autoregulation of GFR and Renal Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
Urine Formation by the Kidneys II Tubular Processing of the Glomerular Filtrate
- Reabsorption and Secretion by the Renal Tubules - Answer (click here)
- Tubular Reabsorption Includes Passive and Active Mechanisms - Answer (click here)
- Active Transport - Tubular Reabsorption Includes Passive and Active Mechanisms - Answer (click here)
- Passive Water Reabsorption by Osmosis Is Coupled Mainly to Sodium Reabsorption - Answer (click here)
- Reabsorption of Chloride, Urea, and Other Solutes by Passive Diffusion - Answer (click here)
- Reabsorption and Secretion Along Different Parts of the Nephron - Answer (click here)
- Proximal Tubular Reabsorption - Answer (click here)
- Solute and Water Transport in the Loop of Henle - Answer (click here)
- Distal Tubule - Answer (click here)
- Late Distal Tubule and Cortical Collecting Tubule - Answer (click here)
- Medullary Collecting Duct - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Tubular Reabsorption - Answer (click here)
- Use of Clearance Methods to Quantify Kidney Function - Answer (click here)
Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration
- Kidneys Excrete Excess Water by Forming a Dilute Urine - Answer (click here)
- Kidneys Conserve Water by Excreting a Concentrated Urine - Answer (click here)
- Obligatory Urine Volume - Answer (click here)
- Requirements for Excreting a Concentrated Urine-High ADH Levels and Hyperosmotic Renal Medulla - Answer (click here)
- Countercurrent Mechanism Produces a Hyperosmotic Renal Medullary Interstitium - Answer (click here)
- Role of Distal Tubule and Collecting Ducts in Excreting a Concentrated Urine - Answer (click here)
- Urea Contributes to Hyperosmotic Renal Medullary Interstitium and to a Concentrated Urine - Answer (click here)
- Countercurrent Exchange in the Vasa Recta Preserves Hyperosmolarity of the Renal Medulla - Answer (click here)
- Quantifying Renal Urine Concentration and Dilution: “Free Water” and Osmolar Clearances - Answer (click here)
- Disorders of Urinary Concentrating Ability - Answer (click here)
- Control of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration - Answer (click here)
- Osmoreceptor-ADH Feedback System - Answer (click here)
- Role of Thirst in Controlling Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium Concentration - Answer (click here)
- Salt-Appetite Mechanism for Controlling Extracellular Fluid Sodium Concentration and Volume - Answer (click here)
Renal Regulation of Potassium Calcium Phosphate and Magnesium Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
- Regulation of Potassium Excretion and Potassium Concentration in Extracellular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Internal Potassium Distribution - Answer (click here)
- Overview of Renal Potassium Excretion - Answer (click here)
- Potassium Secretion by Principal Cells of Late Distal and Cortical Collecting Tubules - Answer (click here)
- Summary of Factors That Regulate Potassium Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Control of Renal Calcium Excretion and Extracellular Calcium Ion Concentration - Answer (click here)
- Control of Renal Magnesium Excretion and Extracellular Magnesium Ion Concentration - Answer (click here)
- Integration of Renal Mechanisms for Control of Extracellular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Importance of Pressure Natriuresis and Pressure Diuresis in Maintaining Body Sodium and Fluid Balance - Answer (click here)
- Distribution of Extracellular Fluid Between the Interstitial Spaces and Vascular System - Answer (click here)
- Nervous and Hormonal Factors Increase the Effectiveness of Renal-Body Fluid Feedback Control - Answer (click here)
- Role of Angiotensin II In Controlling Renal Excretion - Answer (click here)
- Role of Aldosterone in Controlling Renal Excretion - Answer (click here)
- Role of ADH in Controlling Renal Water Excretion - Answer (click here)
- Role of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Controlling Renal Excretion - Answer (click here)
- Integrated Responses to Changes in Sodium Intake - Answer (click here)
- Conditions That Cause Large Increases in Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume - Answer (click here)
- Conditions That Cause Large Increases in Extracellular Fluid Volume but with Normal Blood Volume - Answer (click here)
Regulation of Acid Base Balance
- Regulation of Acid-Base Balance - Answer (click here)
- Hydrogen Ion Concentration Is Precisely Regulated - Answer (click here)
- Acids and Bases-Their Definitions and Meanings - Answer (click here)
- Defenses Against Changes in Hydrogen Ion Concentration: Buffers, Lungs, and Kidneys - Answer (click here)
- Buffering of Hydrogen Ions in the Body Fluids - Answer (click here)
- Bicarbonate Buffer System - Answer (click here)
- Quantitative Dynamics of the Bicarbonate Buffer System - Answer (click here)
- Phosphate Buffer System - Answer (click here)
- Proteins: Important Intracellular Buffers - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Regulation of Acid-Base Balance - Answer (click here)
- Renal Control of Acid-Base Balance - Answer (click here)
- Secretion of Hydrogen Ions and Reabsorption of Bicarbonate Ions by the Renal Tubules - Answer (click here)
- Combination of Excess Hydrogen Ions with Phosphate and Ammonia Buffers in the Tubule-A Mechanism for Generating “New” Bicarbonate Ions - Answer (click here)
- Quantifying Renal Acid-Base Excretion - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Renal Tubular Hydrogen Ion Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Acidosis Decreases the Ratio of HCO3-/H+ in Renal Tubular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Alkalosis Increases the Ratio of HCO3-/H+ in Renal Tubular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Causes of Acid-Base Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Treatment of Acidosis or Alkalosis - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Measurements and Analysis of Acid-Base Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Complex Acid-Base Disorders and Use of the Acid-Base Nomogram for Diagnosis - Answer (click here)
- Use of Anion Gap to Diagnose Acid-Base Disorders - Answer (click here)
Kidney Diseases and Diuretics
- Diuretics and Their Mechanisms of Action - Answer (click here)
- Kidney Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Acute Renal Failure - Answer (click here)
- Prerenal Acute Renal Failure Caused by Decreased Blood Flow to the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Intrarenal Acute Renal Failure Caused by Abnormalities Within the Kidney - Answer (click here)
- Postrenal Acute Renal Failure Caused by Abnormalities of the Lower Urinary Tract - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Effects of Acute Renal Failure - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Renal Failure: An Irreversible Decrease in the Number of Functional Nephrons - Answer (click here)
- Vicious Circle of Chronic Renal Failure Leading to End-Stage Renal Disease - Answer (click here)
- Injury to the Renal Vasculature as a Cause of Chronic Renal Failure - Answer (click here)
- Injury to the Glomeruli as a Cause of Chronic Renal Failure- lomerulonephritis - Answer (click here)
- Injury to the Renal Interstitium as a Cause of Chronic Renal Failure- Pyelonephritis - Answer (click here)
- Nephrotic Syndrome-Excretion of Protein in the Urine Because of Increased Glomerular Permeability - Answer (click here)
- Nephron Function in Chronic Renal Failure - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Renal Failure on the Body Fluids-Uremia - Answer (click here)
- Hypertension and Kidney Disease - Answer (click here)
- Specific Tubular Disorders - Answer (click here)
- Treatment of Renal Failure by Dialysis with an Artificial Kidney - Answer (click here)
Red Blood Cells Anemia and Polycythemia
- Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes) - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Hemoglobin - Answer (click here)
- Iron Metabolism - Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes) - Answer (click here)
- Life Span and Destruction of Red Blood Cells - Answer (click here)
- Anemias - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Anemia on Function of the Circulatory System - Answer (click here)
- Polycythemia - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Polycythemia on Function of the Circulatory System - Answer (click here)
Resistance of the Body to Infection I Leukocytes Granulocytes the Monocyte Macrophage System and Inflammation
- Leukocytes (White Blood Cells) - Answer (click here)
- General Characteristics of Leukocytes - Answer (click here)
- Genesis of the White Blood Cells - Answer (click here)
- Life Span of the White Blood Cells - Answer (click here)
- Neutrophils and Macrophages Defend Against Infections - Answer (click here)
- Phagocytosis - Answer (click here)
- Monocyte-Macrophage Cell System (Reticuloendothelial System) - Answer (click here)
- Inflammation: Role of Neutrophils and Macrophages - Answer (click here)
- Eosinophils - Answer (click here)
- Basophils - Answer (click here)
- Leukopenia - Answer (click here)
- Leukemias and Effects of Leukemia on the Body - Answer (click here)
Resistance of the Body to Infection II Immunity and Allergy
- Innate Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Acquired (Adaptive) Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Lymphocytes Are Responsible for Acquired Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Preprocessing of the T and B Lymphocytes - Answer (click here)
- T Lymphocytes and B-Lymphocyte Antibodies React Highly Specifically Against Specific Antigens - Answer (click here)
- Origin of the Many Clones of Lymphocytes - Answer (click here)
- Specific Attributes of the B-Lymphocyte System - Humoral Immunity and the Antibodies - Answer (click here)
- Special Attributes of the T-Lymphocyte System - Activated T Cells and Cell-Mediated Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Several Types of T Cells and Their Different Functions - Answer (click here)
- Tolerance of the Acquired Immunity System to One’s Own Tissues - Role of Preprocessing in the Thymus and Bone Marrow - Answer (click here)
- Immunization by Injection of Antigens - Answer (click here)
- Passive Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Allergy and Hypersensitivity - Answer (click here)
- Allergies in the “Allergic” Person, Who Has Excess IgE Antibodies - Answer (click here)
Blood Types Transfusion Tissue and Organ Transplantation
- Antigenicity Causes Immune Reactions of Blood - Answer (click here)
- O-A-B Blood Types - Answer (click here)
- Rh Blood Types - Answer (click here)
- Rh Immune Response - Answer (click here)
- Transfusion Reactions Resulting from Mismatched Blood Types - Answer (click here)
- Transplantation of Tissues and Organs - Answer (click here)
Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
- Events in Hemostasis - Answer (click here)
- Mechanism of Blood Coagulation - Answer (click here)
- Conversion of Prothrombin to Thrombin - Answer (click here)
- Conversion of Fibrinogen to Fibrin- Formation of the Clot - Answer (click here)
- Vicious Circle of Clot Formation - Mechanism of Blood Coagulation - Answer (click here)
- Initiation of Coagulation: Formation of Prothrombin Activator - Answer (click here)
- Prevention of Blood Clotting in the Normal Vascular System- Intravascular Anticoagulants - Answer (click here)
- Lysis of Blood Clots- Plasmin - Answer (click here)
- Conditions That Cause Excessive Bleeding in Human Beings - Answer (click here)
- Thromboembolic Conditions in the Human Being - Answer (click here)
- Anticoagulants for Clinical Use - Answer (click here)
- Blood Coagulation Tests - Answer (click here)
Pulmonary Ventilation
- Mechanics of Pulmonary Ventilation - Answer (click here)
- Muscles That Cause Lung Expansion and Contraction - Answer (click here)
- Movement of Air In and Out of the Lungs and the Pressures That Cause the Movement - Answer (click here)
- Effect of the Thoracic Cage on Lung Expansibility - Answer (click here)
- Pulmonary Volumes and Capacities - Answer (click here)
- Minute Respiratory Volume Equals Respiratory Rate Times Tidal Volume - Answer (click here)
- Alveolar Ventilation - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Respiratory Passageways - Answer (click here)
- Normal Respiratory Functions of the Nose - Answer (click here)
- Vocalization - Functions of the Respiratory Passageways - Answer (click here)
Pulmonary Circulation Pulmonary Edema Pleural Fluid
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Pulmonary Circulatory System - Answer (click here)
- Pressures in the Pulmonary System - Answer (click here)
- Blood Flow Through the Lungs and Its Distribution - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure Gradients in the Lungs on Regional Pulmonary Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Pulmonary Capillary Dynamics - Answer (click here)
- Capillary Exchange of Fluid in the Lungs, and Pulmonary Interstitial Fluid Dynamics - Answer (click here)
- Pulmonary Edema - Answer (click here)
- Fluid in the Pleural Cavity - Answer (click here)
Physical Principles of Gas Exchange Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the Respiratory Membrane
- Physics of Gas Diffusion and Gas Partial Pressures - Answer (click here)
- Composition of Alveolar Air - Its Relation to Atmospheric Air - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion of Gases Through the Respiratory Membrane - Answer (click here)
- Factors That Affect the Rate of Gas Diffusion Through the Respiratory Membrane - Answer (click here)
- Diffusing Capacity of the Respiratory Membrane - Answer (click here)
- Effect of the Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio on Alveolar Gas Concentration - Answer (click here)
Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids
- Transport of Oxygen from the Lungs to the Body Tissues - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion of Oxygen from the Alveoli to the Pulmonary Capillary Blood - Answer (click here)
- Transport of Oxygen in the Arterial Blood - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion of Oxygen from the Peripheral Capillaries into the Tissue Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion of Oxygen from the Peripheral Capillaries to the Tissue Cells - Answer (click here)
- Diffusion of Carbon Dioxide from the Peripheral Tissue Cells into the Capillaries and from the Pulmonary Capillaries into the Alveoli - Answer (click here)
- Role of Hemoglobin in Oxygen Transport - Answer (click here)
- Reversible Combination of Oxygen with Hemoglobin - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Hemoglobin to “Buffer” the Tissue PO2 - Answer (click here)
- Factors That Shift the Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve - Their Importance for Oxygen Transport - Answer (click here)
- Metabolic Use of Oxygen by the Cells - Answer (click here)
- Transport of Oxygen in the Dissolved State - Answer (click here)
- Combination of Hemoglobin with Carbon Monoxide -Displacement of Oxygen - Answer (click here)
- Transport of Carbon Dioxide in the Blood - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Exchange Ratio - Answer (click here)
Regulation of Respiration
- Respiratory Center - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Control of Respiration - Answer (click here)
- Peripheral Chemoreceptor System for Control of Respiratory Activity - Role of Oxygen in Respiratory Control - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Respiration During Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Other Factors That Affect Respiration - Answer (click here)
- Sleep Apnea - Answer (click here)
Respiratory Insufficiency Pathophysiology Diagnosis Oxygen Therapy
- Respiratory Insufficiency-Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy - Answer (click here)
- Study of Blood Gases and Blood pH - Answer (click here)
- Measurement of Maximum Expiratory Flow - Answer (click here)
- Forced Expiratory Vital Capacity and Forced Expiratory Volume - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Peculiarities of Specific Pulmonary Abnormalities - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Pulmonary Emphysema - Answer (click here)
- Pneumonia - Answer (click here)
- Atelectasis - Answer (click here)
- Asthma - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis - Answer (click here)
- Hypoxia and Oxygen Therapy - Answer (click here)
- Hypercapnia - Answer (click here)
- Artificial Respiration - Answer (click here)
Aviation High Altitude and Space Physiology
- Effects of Low Oxygen Pressure on the Body - Answer (click here)
- Alveolar PO2 at Different Elevations - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Breathing Pure Oxygen on Alveolar PO2 at Different Altitudes - Answer (click here)
- Acute Effects of Hypoxia - Answer (click here)
- Acclimatization to Low PO2 - Answer (click here)
- Natural Acclimatization of Native Human Beings Living at High Altitudes - Answer (click here)
- Reduced Work Capacity at High Altitudes and Positive Effect of Acclimatization - Answer (click here)
- Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Mountain Sickness - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Acceleratory Forces on the Body in Aviation and Space Physiology - Answer (click here)
- “Artificial Climate” in the Sealed Spacecraft - Answer (click here)
- Weightlessness in Space - Answer (click here)
Physiology of Deep Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
- Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions - Answer (click here)
- Effect of High Partial Pressures of Individual Gases on the Body - Answer (click here)
- Nitrogen Narcosis at High Nitrogen Pressures - Answer (click here)
- Oxygen Toxicity at High Pressures - Answer (click here)
- Carbon Dioxide Toxicity at Great Depths in the Sea - Answer (click here)
- Decompression of the Diver After Excess Exposure to High Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Scuba (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) Diving - Answer (click here)
- Special Physiologic Problems in Submarines - Answer (click here)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Answer (click here)
Organization of the Nervous System Basic Functions of Synapses Transmitter Substances
- General Design of the Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Major Levels of Central Nervous System Function - Answer (click here)
- Comparison of the Nervous System with a Computer - Answer (click here)
- Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Types of Synapses-Chemical and Electrical - Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Synapse - Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Substances That Function as Synaptic Transmitters - Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Electrical Events During Neuronal Excitation - Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Electrical Events During Neuronal Inhibition - Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Special Functions of Dendrites for Exciting Neurons - Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Relation of State of Excitation of the Neuron to Rate of Firing - Central Nervous System Synapses - Answer (click here)
- Some Special Characteristics of Synaptic Transmission - Answer (click here)
Sensory Receptors Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
- Types of Sensory Receptors and the Sensory Stimuli They Detect - Answer (click here)
- Transduction of Sensory Stimuli into Nerve Impulses - Answer (click here)
- Nerve Fibers That Transmit Different Types of Signals, and Their Physiologic Classification - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of Signals of Different Intensity in Nerve Tracts-Spatial and Temporal Summation - Answer (click here)
- Transmission and Processing of Signals in Neuronal Pools - Answer (click here)
- Relaying of Signals Through Neuronal Pools - Answer (click here)
- Prolongation of a Signal by a Neuronal Pool-“Afterdischarge” - Answer (click here)
- Instability and Stability of Neuronal Circuits - Answer (click here)
Somatic Sensations I General Organization the Tactile and Position Senses
- Classification of Somatic Senses - Answer (click here)
- Detection and Transmission of Tactile Sensations - Answer (click here)
- Sensory Pathways for Transmitting Somatic Signals into the Central Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscal System - Answer (click here)
- Somatosensory Cortex - Answer (click here)
- Somatosensory Association Areas - Answer (click here)
- Overall Characteristics of Signal Transmission and Analysis in the Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscal System - Answer (click here)
- Interpretation of Sensory Stimulus Intensity - Answer (click here)
- Judgment of Stimulus Intensity - Answer (click here)
- Position Senses(proprioceptive senses) - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of Less Critical Sensory Signals in the Anterolateral Pathway - Answer (click here)
- Some Special Aspects of Somatosensory Function - Answer (click here)
Somatic Sensations II Pain Headache and Thermal Sensations
- Types of Pain and Their Qualities-Fast Pain and Slow Pain - Answer (click here)
- Pain Receptors and Their Stimulation - Answer (click here)
- Dual Pathways for Transmission of Pain Signals into the Central Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Pain Suppression (“Analgesia”) System in the Brain and Spinal Cord - Answer (click here)
- Referred Pain - Answer (click here)
- Visceral Pain - Answer (click here)
- Causes of True Visceral Pain - Answer (click here)
- Some Clinical Abnormalities of Pain and Other Somatic Sensations - Answer (click here)
- Headache - Answer (click here)
- Headache of Intracranial Origin - Answer (click here)
- Types of Intracranial Headache - Answer (click here)
- Extracranial Types of Headache - Answer (click here)
- Thermal Receptors and Their Excitation - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of Thermal Signals in the Nervous System - Answer (click here)
The Eye I Optics of Vision
- Physical Principles of Optics - Eye - Answer (click here)
- The Eye as a Camera - Optics of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Mechanism of “Accommodation” - Optics of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Pupillary Diameter - Optics of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Errors of Refraction - Optics of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Visual Acuity - Optics of the Eye - Answer (click here)
- Determination of Distance of an Object from the Eye- “Depth Perception” - Answer (click here)
- Ophthalmoscope - Answer (click here)
- Fluid System of the Eye- Intraocular Fluid - Answer (click here)
The Eye II Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
The Eye I Optics of Vision
The Eye II Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
- Rhodopsin Retinal Visual Cycle, and Excitation of the Rods - Photochemistry of Eye Vision - Answer (click here)
- Automatic Regulation of Retinal Sensitivity-Light and Dark Adaptation - Photochemistry of Eye Vision - Answer (click here)
- Color Vision: Tricolor Mechanism of Color Detection, Color Blindness - Answer (click here)
- Neural Circuitry of the Retina - Neural Function of the Retina - Answer (click here)
- Ganglion Cells and Optic Nerve Fibers - Neural Function of the Retina - Answer (click here)
- Excitation of the Ganglion Cells - Neural Function of the Retina - Answer (click here)
The Eye III Central Neurophysiology of Vision
- Visual Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Organization and Function of the Visual Cortex - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Patterns of Stimulation During Analysis of the Visual Image - Answer (click here)
- Fields of Vision; Perimetry - Answer (click here)
- Eye Movements and Their Control - Answer (click here)
- Fixation Movements of the Eyes - Answer (click here)
- “Fusion” of the Visual Images from the Two Eyes - Answer (click here)
- Autonomic Control of Accommodation and Pupillary Aperture - Answer (click here)
- Control of Accommodation (Focusing the Eyes) - Answer (click here)
- Control of Pupillary Diameter - Answer (click here)
The Sense of Hearing
- Tympanic Membrane and the Ossicular System - Answer (click here)
- Functional Anatomy of the Cochlea - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of Sound Waves in the Cochlea-“Traveling Wave” - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Organ of Corti - Answer (click here)
- Determination of Sound Frequency- The “Place” Principle - Cochlea - Answer (click here)
- Determination of Loudness - Answer (click here)
- Auditory Nervous Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Cerebral Cortex in Hearing - Answer (click here)
- Determination of the Direction from Which Sound Comes - Answer (click here)
- Centrifugal Signals from the Central Nervous System to Lower Auditory Centers - Answer (click here)
- Hearing Abnormalities: Types of Deafness - Answer (click here)
The Chemical Senses Taste and Smell
- Sense of Taste - Answer (click here)
- Primary Sensations of Taste - Answer (click here)
- Taste Bud and Its Function - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of Taste Signals into the Central Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Taste Preference and Control of the Diet - Answer (click here)
- Sense of Smell - Answer (click here)
- Olfactory Membrane - Sense of Smell - Answer (click here)
- Stimulation of the Olfactory Cells - Sense of Smell - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of Smell Signals into the Central Nervous System - Answer (click here)
Motor Functions of the Spinal Cord the Cord Reflexes
- Organization of the Spinal Cord for Motor Functions - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Sensory Receptors- Muscle Spindles and Golgi Tendon Organs-And Their Roles in Muscle Control - Answer (click here)
- Receptor Function of the Muscle Spindle - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Stretch Reflex - Answer (click here)
- Role of the Muscle Spindle in Voluntary Motor Activity - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Applications of the Stretch Reflex - Answer (click here)
- Golgi Tendon Reflex - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Muscle Spindles and Golgi Tendon Organ - Answer (click here)
- Flexor Reflex and the Withdrawal Reflexes - Answer (click here)
- Crossed Extensor Reflex - Answer (click here)
- Reciprocal Inhibition and Reciprocal Innervation - Answer (click here)
- Postural and Locomotive Reflexes of the Cord - Answer (click here)
- Scratch Reflex - Answer (click here)
- Spinal Cord Reflexes That Cause Muscle Spasm - Answer (click here)
- Autonomic Reflexes in the Spinal Cord - Answer (click here)
- Spinal Cord Transection and Spinal Shock - Answer (click here)
Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
- Motor Cortex and Corticospinal Tract - Answer (click here)
- Some Specialized Areas of Motor Control Found in the Human Motor Cortex - Answer (click here)
- Transmission of Signals from the Motor Cortex to the Muscles - Answer (click here)
- Incoming Fiber Pathways to the Motor Cortex - Answer (click here)
- Red Nucleus Serves as an Alternative Pathway for Transmitting Cortical Signals to the Spinal Cord - Answer (click here)
- “Extrapyramidal” System - Answer (click here)
- Excitation of the Spinal Cord Motor Control Areas by the Primary Motor Cortex and Red Nucleus - Answer (click here)
- Role of the Brain Stem in Controlling Motor Function - Answer (click here)
- Support of the Body Against Gravity- Roles of the Reticular and Vestibular Nuclei - Answer (click here)
- Vestibular Apparatus - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Utricle and Saccule in the Maintenance of Static Equilibrium - Answer (click here)
- Detection of Head Rotation by the Semicircular Ducts - Answer (click here)
- Vestibular Mechanisms for Stabilizing the Eyes - Answer (click here)
- Other Factors Concerned with Equilibrium - Vestibular Mechanisms - Answer (click here)
- Functions of Brain Stem Nuclei in Controlling Subconscious, Stereotyped Movements - Answer (click here)
Contributions of the Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia to Overall Motor Control
- Cerebellum and Its Motor Functions - Answer (click here)
- Anatomical Functional Areas of the Cerebellum - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Circuit of the Cerebellum - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Cerebellum in Overall Motor Control - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Abnormalities of the Cerebellum - Answer (click here)
- Basal Ganglia-Their Motor Functions - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Syndromes Resulting from Damage to the Basal Ganglia - Answer (click here)
- Integration of the Many Parts of the Total Motor Control System - Answer (click here)
Cerebral Cortex Intellectual Functions of the Brain Learning and Memory
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Cerebral Cortex - Answer (click here)
- Functions of Specific Cortical Areas - Answer (click here)
- Association Areas - Functions of Specific Cortical Areas - Answer (click here)
- Comprehensive Interpretative Function of the Posterior Superior Temporal Lobe-“Wernicke’s Area” (a General Interpretative Area) - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Parieto-occipitotemporal Cortex in the Nondominant Hemisphere - Answer (click here)
- Higher Intellectual Functions of the Prefrontal Association Areas - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Brain in Communication-Language Input and Language Output - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Corpus Callosum and Anterior Commissure - Answer (click here)
- Thoughts, Consciousness, and Memory - Answer (click here)
- Memory-Roles of Synaptic Facilitation and Synaptic Inhibition - Answer (click here)
- Short-Term Memory - Answer (click here)
- Intermediate Long-Term Memory - Answer (click here)
- Long-Term Memory - Answer (click here)
- Consolidation of Memory - Answer (click here)
Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of the Brain The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus
- Activating-Driving Systems of the Brain - Answer (click here)
- Control of Cerebral Activity by Continuous Excitatory Signals from the Brain Stem - Answer (click here)
- Neurohormonal Control of Brain Activity - Answer (click here)
- Limbic System - Answer (click here)
- Functional Anatomy of the Limbic System; Key Position of the Hypothalamus - Answer (click here)
- Hypothalamus, a Major Control Headquarters for the Limbic System - Answer (click here)
- Vegetative and Endocrine Control Functions of the Hypothalamus - Answer (click here)
- Behavioral Functions of the Hypothalamus and Associated Limbic Structures - Answer (click here)
- “Reward” and “Punishment” Function of the Limbic System - Answer (click here)
- Importance of Reward or Punishment in Behavior - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Hippocampus - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Amygdala - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Limbic Cortex - Answer (click here)
States of Brain Activity Sleep Brain Waves Epilepsy Psychoses
- Sleep and Two Types of Sleep - Answer (click here)
- Slow-Wave Sleep - Answer (click here)
- REM Sleep (Paradoxical Sleep, Desynchronized Sleep) - Answer (click here)
- Basic Theories of Sleep - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Effects of Sleep - Answer (click here)
- Brain Waves - Answer (click here)
- Origin of Brain Waves - Answer (click here)
- Epilepsy - Answer (click here)
- Psychotic Behavior and Dementia-Roles of Specific Neurotransmitter Systems - Answer (click here)
The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla
- General Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Cholinergic and Adrenergic Fibers- Secretion of Acetylcholine or Norepinephrine - Answer (click here)
- Receptors on the Effector Organs - Answer (click here)
- Excitatory and Inhibitory Actions of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Stimulation - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Stimulation on Specific Organs - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Adrenal Medullae - Answer (click here)
- Relation of Stimulus Rate to Degree of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Effect - Answer (click here)
- Sympathetic and Parasympathetic “Tone” - Answer (click here)
- Denervation Supersensitivity of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Organs After Denervation - Answer (click here)
- Stimulation of Discrete Organs in Some Instances and Mass Stimulation - Answer (click here)
- Pharmacology of the Autonomic Nervous System - Answer (click here)
Cerebral Blood Flow Cerebrospinal Fluid and Brain Metabolism
- Normal Rate of Cerebral Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Cerebral Microcirculation - Answer (click here)
- Cerebral “Stroke” Occurs When Cerebral Blood Vessels Are Blocked - Answer (click here)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid System - Answer (click here)
- Cushioning Function of the Cerebrospinal Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Formation, Flow, and Absorption of Cerebrospinal Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure - Answer (click here)
- Obstruction to Flow of Cerebrospinal Fluid Can Cause Hydrocephalus - Answer (click here)
- Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood-Brain Barriers - Answer (click here)
- Brain Edema - Answer (click here)
- Brain Metabolism - Answer (click here)
General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function Motility Nervous Control and Blood Circulation
- General Principles of Gastrointestinal Motility - Answer (click here)
- Neural Control of Gastrointestinal Function- Enteric Nervous System - Answer (click here)
- Differences Between the Myenteric and Submucosal Plexuses - Answer (click here)
- Types of Neurotransmitters Secreted by Enteric Neurons - Answer (click here)
- Hormonal Control of Gastrointestinal Motility - Answer (click here)
- Functional Types of Movements in the Gastrointestinal Tract - Answer (click here)
- Gastrointestinal Blood Flow- “Splanchnic Circulation” - Answer (click here)
- Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Blood Supply - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Gut Activity and Metabolic Factors on Gastrointestinal Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
- Nervous Control of Gastrointestinal Blood Flow - Answer (click here)
Propulsion and Mixing of Food in the Alimentary Tract
- Ingestion of Food - Answer (click here)
- Motor Functions of the Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Stomach Emptying and Regulation of Stomach Emptying - Answer (click here)
- Movements of the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Mixing Contractions (Segmentation Contractions) - Movements of the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Propulsive Movements of the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Ileocecal Valve - Answer (click here)
- Movements of the Colon - Answer (click here)
- Other Autonomic Reflexes That Affect Bowel Activity - Answer (click here)
Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract
- General Principles of Alimentary Tract Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Anatomical Types of Glands - Answer (click here)
- Basic Mechanisms of Stimulation of the Alimentary Tract Glands - Answer (click here)
- Basic Mechanism of Secretion by Glandular Cells - Answer (click here)
- Lubricating and Protective Properties of Mucus, and Importance of Mucus in the Gastrointestinal Tract - Answer (click here)
- Secretion of Saliva - Answer (click here)
- Nervous Regulation of Salivary Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Esophageal Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics of the Gastric Secretions - Answer (click here)
- Pyloric Glands-Secretion of Mucus and Gastrin - Answer (click here)
- Surface Mucous Cells - Answer (click here)
- Stimulation of Gastric Acid Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Pepsinogen Secretion and Phases of Gastric Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Inhibition of Gastric Secretion by Other Post-Stomach Intestinal Factors - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Composition of Gastrin and Other Gastrointestinal Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Pancreatic Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Pancreatic Digestive Enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Secretion of Bicarbonate Ions - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Pancreatic Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Secretion of Bile by the Liver; Functions of the Biliary Tree - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Anatomy of Biliary Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Function of Bile Salts in Fat Digestion and Absorption - Answer (click here)
- Liver Secretion of Cholesterol and Gallstone Formation - Answer (click here)
- Secretions of the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Secretions of the Large Intestine - Answer (click here)
Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract
- Digestion of the Various Foods by Hydrolysis - Answer (click here)
- Digestion of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
- Digestion of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Digestion of Fats - Answer (click here)
- Basic Principles of Gastrointestinal Absorption - Answer (click here)
- Absorption in the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Absorption of Water in the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Absorption of Ions in the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Absorption of Nutrients in the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Absorption in the Large Intestine: Formation of Feces - Answer (click here)
Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Disorders of Swallowing and of the Esophagus - Answer (click here)
- Disorders of the Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Peptic Ulcer - Disorders of the Stomach - Answer (click here)
- Specific Causes of Peptic Ulcer in the Human Being - Answer (click here)
- Disorders of the Small Intestine - Answer (click here)
- Abnormal Digestion of Food in the Small Intestine-Pancreatic Failure - Answer (click here)
- Malabsorption by the Small Intestinal Mucosa-Sprue - Answer (click here)
- Disorders of the Large Intestine - Answer (click here)
- General Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract - Answer (click here)
Metabolism of Carbohydrates and Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate
- Release of Energy from Foods, and the Concept of “Free Energy” - Answer (click here)
- Role of Adenosine Triphosphate in Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Central Role of Glucose in Carbohydrate Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Transport of Glucose Through the Cell Membrane - Answer (click here)
- Glycogen Is Stored in Liver and Muscle - Answer (click here)
- Release of Energy from the Glucose Molecule by the Glycolytic Pathway - Answer (click here)
- Summary of ATP Formation During the Breakdown of Glucose - Answer (click here)
- Effect of ATP and ADP Cell Concentrations in Controlling the Rate of Glycolysis - Answer (click here)
- Anaerobic Release of Energy- “Anaerobic Glycolysis” - Answer (click here)
- Release of Energy from Glucose by the Pentose Phosphate Pathway - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Carbohydrates from Proteins and Fats- “Gluconeogenesis” - Answer (click here)
- Blood Glucose - Answer (click here)
Lipid Metabolism
- Lipid Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Transport of Lipids in the Body Fluids - Answer (click here)
- Fat Deposits: Adipose Tissue, Liver Lipids - Answer (click here)
- Use of Triglycerides for Energy: Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Acetoacetic Acid in the Liver and Its Transport in the Blood - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis of Triglycerides from Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis of Triglycerides from Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Energy Release from Triglycerides - Answer (click here)
- Phospholipids - Answer (click here)
- Cholesterol - Answer (click here)
- Cellular Structural Functions of Phospholipids and Cholesterol- Especially for Membranes - Answer (click here)
- Atherosclerosis - Answer (click here)
- Basic Causes of Atherosclerosis - The Roles of Cholesterol and Lipoproteins - Answer (click here)
- Few Major Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis - Answer (click here)
- Prevention of Atherosclerosis - Answer (click here)
Protein Metabolism
- Basic Properties of Protein Metabolism: Amino Acids - Answer (click here)
- Transport and Storage of Amino Acids - Answer (click here)
- Functional Roles of the Plasma Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Essential and Nonessential Amino Acids - Answer (click here)
- Use of Proteins for Energy - Answer (click here)
- Obligatory Degradation of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Hormonal Regulation of Protein Metabolism - Answer (click here)
The Liver as an Organ
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Liver - Answer (click here)
- Hepatic Vascular and Lymph Systems - Answer (click here)
- Metabolic Functions of the Liver - Answer (click here)
- Measurement of Bilirubin in the Bile as a Clinical Diagnostic Tool - Answer (click here)
- Jaundice-Excess Bilirubin in the Extracellular Fluid - Answer (click here)
Dietary Balances Regulation of Feeding Obesity and Starvation Vitamins and Minerals
- Energy Intake and Output Are Balanced Under Steady- State Conditions - Answer (click here)
- Dietary Balances: Energy Available in Foods - Answer (click here)
- Methods for Determining Metabolic Utilization of Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Food Intake and Energy Storage - Answer (click here)
- Neural Centers Regulate Food Intake - Answer (click here)
- Factors That Regulate Quantity of Food Intake - Answer (click here)
- Obesity - Answer (click here)
- Decreased Physical Activity and Abnormal Feeding Regulation as Causes of Obesity - Answer (click here)
- Treatment of Obesity - Answer (click here)
- Inanition, Anorexia, and Cachexia - Answer (click here)
- Starvation - Answer (click here)
- Vitamins - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin A - Answer (click here)
- Thiamine (Vitamin B1) - Answer (click here)
- Niacin - Answer (click here)
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin B12 - Answer (click here)
- Folic Acid (Pteroylglutamic Acid) - Answer (click here)
- Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) - Answer (click here)
- Pantothenic Acid - Answer (click here)
- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin D - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin E - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin K - Answer (click here)
- Mineral Metabolism - Answer (click here)
Energetics and Metabolic Rate
- Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Functions as an “Energy Currency” in Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Phosphocreatine Functions as an Accessory Storage Depot for Energy and as an “ATP Buffer” - Answer (click here)
- Anaerobic Versus Aerobic Energy - Answer (click here)
- Summary of Energy Utilization by the Cells - Answer (click here)
- Control of Energy Release in the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Metabolic Rate - Answer (click here)
- Measurement of the Whole-Body Metabolic Rate - Answer (click here)
- Energy Metabolism-Factors That Influence Energy Output - Answer (click here)
- Overall Energy Requirements for Daily Activities - Answer (click here)
- Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)- The Minimum Energy Expenditure for the Body to Exist - Answer (click here)
- Energy Used for Physical Activities - Answer (click here)
Body Temperature Temperature Regulation and Fever
- Normal Body Temperatures - Answer (click here)
- Body Temperature Is Controlled by Balancing Heat Production Against Heat Loss - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Body Temperature-Role of the Hypothalamus - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Effector Mechanisms That Decrease or Increase Body Temperature - Answer (click here)
- Concept of a “Set-Point” for Temperature Control - Answer (click here)
- Behavioral Control of Body Temperature - Answer (click here)
- Abnormalities of Body Temperature Regulation - Answer (click here)
- Exposure of the Body to Extreme Cold - Answer (click here)
Introduction to Endocrinology
- Coordination of Body Functions by Chemical Messengers - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Structure and Synthesis of Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Hormone Secretion, Transport, and Clearance from the Blood - Answer (click here)
- Hormone Receptors and Their Activation - Answer (click here)
- Intracellular Signaling After Hormone Receptor Activation - Answer (click here)
- Second Messenger Mechanisms for Mediating Intracellular Hormonal Functions - Answer (click here)
- Hormones That Act Mainly on the Genetic Machinery of the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Measurement of Hormone Concentrations in the Blood - Answer (click here)
Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus
- Pituitary Gland and Its Relation to the Hypothalamus - Answer (click here)
- Hypothalamus Controls Pituitary Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Physiological Functions of Growth Hormone - Answer (click here)
- Growth Hormone Promotes Growth of Many Body Tissues - Answer (click here)
- Growth Hormone Has Several Metabolic Effects - Answer (click here)
- Growth Hormone Stimulates Cartilage and Bone Growth - Answer (click here)
- Growth Hormone Exerts Much of Its Effect Through Intermediate Substances Called “Somatomedins” - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Abnormalities of Growth Hormone Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Posterior Pituitary Gland and Its Relation to the Hypothalamus - Answer (click here)
- Physiological Functions of ADH - Answer (click here)
- Oxytocic Hormone - Answer (click here)
Thyroid Metabolic Hormones
- Thyroid Metabolic Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis and Secretion of the Thyroid Metabolic Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Physiologic Functions of the Thyroid Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Thyroid Hormones Increase the Transcription of Large Numbers of Genes - Answer (click here)
- Thyroid Hormones Increase Cellular Metabolic Activity - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Thyroid Hormone on Growth - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Thyroid Hormone on Specific Bodily Mechanisms - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Thyroid Hormone Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Diseases of the Thyroid - Answer (click here)
- Hyperthyroidism - Answer (click here)
- Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism - Answer (click here)
- Hypothyroidism - Answer (click here)
- Cretinism - Answer (click here)
Adrenocortical Hormones
- Adrenocortical Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis and Secretion of Adrenocortical Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Mineralocorticoids- Aldosterone - Answer (click here)
- Renal and Circulatory Effects of Aldosterone - Answer (click here)
- Aldosterone Stimulates Sodium and Potassium Transport - Answer (click here)
- Cellular Mechanism of Aldosterone Action - Answer (click here)
- Possible Nongenomic Actions of Aldosterone and Other Steroid Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Aldosterone Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Glucocorticoids - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Cortisol on Carbohydrate Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Cortisol on Protein Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Effects of Cortisol on Fat Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Cortisol is Important in Resisting Stress and Inflammation - Answer (click here)
- Other Effects of Cortisol - Answer (click here)
- Cellular Mechanism of Cortisol Action - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of Cortisol Secretion by Adrenocorticotropic Hormone from the Pituitary Gland - Answer (click here)
- Adrenal Androgens - Answer (click here)
- Abnormalities of Adrenocortical Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Hypoadrenalism-Addison’s Disease - Answer (click here)
- Hyperadrenalism-Cushing’s Syndrome - Answer (click here)
- Primary Aldosteronism (Conn’s Syndrome) - Answer (click here)
- Adrenogenital Syndrome - Answer (click here)
Insulin Glucagon and Diabetes Mellitus
- Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Insulin on Carbohydrate Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Insulin on Fat Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Insulin on Protein Metabolism and on Growth - Answer (click here)
- Mechanisms of Insulin Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Control of Insulin Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Other Factors That Stimulate Insulin Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Role of Insulin (and Other Hormones) in “Switching” Between Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Glucagon and Its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Somatostatin Inhibits Glucagon and Insulin Secretion - Answer (click here)
- Summary of Blood Glucose Regulation - Answer (click here)
- Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
- Type I Diabetes-Lack of Insulin Production by Beta Cells of the Pancreas - Answer (click here)
- Type II Diabetes-Resistance to the Metabolic Effects of Insulin - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
- Treatment of Diabetes - Answer (click here)
- Insulinoma-Hyperinsulinism - Answer (click here)
Parathyroid Hormone Calcitonin Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism Vitamin D Bone and Teeth
- Overview of Calcium and Phosphate Regulation in the Extracellular Fluid and Plasma - Answer (click here)
- Bone and Its Relation to Extracellular Calcium and Phosphate - Answer (click here)
- Precipitation and Absorption of Calcium and Phosphate in Bone-Equilibrium with the Extracellular Fluids - Answer (click here)
- Calcium Exchange Between Bone and Extracellular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Deposition and Absorption of Bone-Remodeling of Bone - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin D and Actions of Vitamin D - Answer (click here)
- Parathyroid Hormone - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Parathyroid Hormone on Calcium and Phosphate Concentrations in the Extracellular Fluid - Answer (click here)
- Control of Parathyroid Secretion by Calcium Ion Concentration - Answer (click here)
- Calcitonin - Answer (click here)
- Summary of Control of Calcium Ion Concentration - Answer (click here)
- Hypoparathyroidism - Answer (click here)
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Answer (click here)
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism - Answer (click here)
- Rickets-Vitamin D Deficiency - Answer (click here)
- Osteoporosis-Decreased Bone Matrix - Answer (click here)
- Physiology of the Teeth - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Different Parts of the Teeth - Answer (click here)
- Dentition - Answer (click here)
- Mineral Exchange in Teeth - Answer (click here)
- Dental Abnormalities - Answer (click here)
Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male and Function of the Pineal Gland
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Male Sexual Organs - Answer (click here)
- Spermatogenesis - Answer (click here)
- Steps of Spermatogenesis - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Seminal Vesicles - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Prostate Gland - Answer (click here)
- Semen - Answer (click here)
- Abnormal Spermatogenesis and Male Fertility - Answer (click here)
- Neuronal Stimulus for Performance of the Male Sexual Act - Answer (click here)
- Stages of the Male Sexual Act - Answer (click here)
- Secretion, Metabolism, and Chemistry of the Male Sex Hormone - Answer (click here)
- Functions of Testosterone - Answer (click here)
- Basic Intracellular Mechanism of Action of Testosterone - Answer (click here)
- Control of Male Sexual Functions by Hormones from the Hypothalamus and Anterior Pituitary Gland - Answer (click here)
- Abnormalities of Male Sexual Function - Answer (click here)
- Prostate Gland and Its Abnormalities - Answer (click here)
- Hypogonadism in the Male - Answer (click here)
- Testicular Tumors and Hypergonadism in the Male - Answer (click here)
- Pineal Gland-Its Function in Controlling Seasonal Fertility in Some Animals - Answer (click here)
Female Physiology Before Pregnancy and Female Hormones
- Physiologic Anatomy of the Female Sexual Organs - Answer (click here)
- Female Hormonal System - Answer (click here)
- Monthly Ovarian Cycle; Function of the Gonadotropic Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Gonadotropic Hormones and Their Effects on the Ovaries - Answer (click here)
- Ovarian Follicle Growth- “Follicular” Phase of the Ovarian Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Corpus Luteum-“Luteal” Phase of the Ovarian Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Ovarian Hormones-Estradiol and Progesterone - Answer (click here)
- Chemistry of the Sex Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Functions of the Estrogens- Their Effects on the Primary and Secondary Female Sex Characteristics - Answer (click here)
- Functions of Progesterone - Answer (click here)
- Monthly Endometrial Cycle and Menstruation - Answer (click here)
- Regulation of the Female Monthly Rhythm-Interplay Between the Ovarian and Hypothalamic-Pituitary Hormones - Answer (click here)
- Feedback Oscillation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian System - Answer (click here)
- Puberty and Menarche - Answer (click here)
- Menopause - Answer (click here)
- Abnormalities of Secretion by the Ovaries - Answer (click here)
- Female Sexual Act - Answer (click here)
- Female Fertility - Answer (click here)
Pregnancy and Lactation
- Maturation and Fertilization of the Ovum - Answer (click here)
- Early Nutrition of the Embryo - Answer (click here)
- Function of the Placenta: Developmental and Physiologic Anatomy of the Placenta - Answer (click here)
- Hormonal Factors in Pregnancy - Answer (click here)
- Response of the Mother’s Body to Pregnancy - Answer (click here)
- Changes in the Maternal Circulatory System During Pregnancy - Answer (click here)
- Increased Uterine Excitability Near Term - Parturition - Answer (click here)
- Onset of Labor-A Positive Feedback Mechanism for Its Initiation - Parturition - Answer (click here)
- Abdominal Muscle Contractions During Labor - Answer (click here)
- Mechanics of Parturition - Answer (click here)
- Separation and Delivery of the Placenta - Answer (click here)
- Labor Pains - Answer (click here)
- Involution of the Uterus After Parturition - Answer (click here)
- Parturition - Answer (click here)
- Lactation - Answer (click here)
- Development of the Breasts - Lactation - Answer (click here)
- Initiation of Lactation-Function of Prolactin - Answer (click here)
- Ejection (or “Let-Down”) Process in Milk Secretion-Function of Oxytocin - Answer (click here)
- Milk Composition and the Metabolic Drain on the Mother Caused by Lactation - Answer (click here)
Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
- Growth and Functional Development of the Fetus - Answer (click here)
- Adjustments of the Infant to Extrauterine Life - Answer (click here)
- Onset of Breathing - Adjustments of the Infant to Extrauterine Life - Answer (click here)
- Circulatory Readjustments at Birth - Adjustments of the Infant to Extrauterine Life - Answer (click here)
- Nutrition of the Neonate - Adjustments of the Infant to Extrauterine Life - Answer (click here)
- Special Functional Problems in the Neonate - Answer (click here)
- Special Problemsof Prematurity - Answer (click here)
- Growth and Development of the Child - Answer (click here)
Sports Physiology
- Sports Physiology - Answer (click here)
- Muscles in Exercise: Strength, Power, and Endurance of Muscles - Answer (click here)
- Muscle Metabolic Systems in Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Phosphocreatine-Creatine System - Muscles in Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Nutrients Used During Muscle Activity - Muscles in Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Athletic Training on Muscles and Muscle Performance - Answer (click here)
- Respiration in Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Cardiovascular System in Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Body Heat in Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Body Fluids and Salt in Exercise - Answer (click here)
- Drugs and Athletes - Answer (click here)
- Body Fitness Prolongs Life - Answer (click here)
Diseases Overview
- The Infectious Agents : The Microbial World - Answer (click here)
- Infectious Disease - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Aspects of Infectious Disease - Answer (click here)
Diseases Bacterial Structures
- General Morphology, Body Plan, and Composition - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Envelope and Appendages - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Capsule - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Cell Wall - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Gram Positive Cell Wall - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Gram Negative Cell Wall - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Cell Membrane - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Flagella - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Pili - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Core - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Cytosol - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Nucleoid - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Plasmids - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
- Spores - Bacterial Structures - Answer (click here)
Diseases Bacterial Processes
- Bacterial Metabolism - Cell Growth of Bacterial - Answer (click here)
- Fueling Reactions - Cell Growth of Bacterial - Answer (click here)
- Biosynthesis - Cell Growth of Bacterial - Answer (click here)
- Polymerization Reactions - Cell Growth of Bacterial - Answer (click here)
- Assembly Reactions and Protein Translocation - Cell Growth of Bacterial - Answer (click here)
- Cell Division - Cell Growth of Bacterial - Answer (click here)
- Growth of Bacterial Cultures - Answer (click here)
- Biofilms - Bacterial Processes - Answer (click here)
- Regulation and Adaptation - Cell Growth of Bacterial - Answer (click here)
- Cell Survival - Bacterial Processes - Answer (click here)
- Bacterial Virulence - Answer (click here)
Diseases Bacterial Genetics
- Bacterial Variation and Inheritance - Bacterial Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Mutation and Repair - Bacterial Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Genetic Exchange in Bacteria - Answer (click here)
- Transformation - Genetic Exchange in Bacteria - Answer (click here)
- Transduction - Genetic Exchange in Bacteria - Answer (click here)
- Conjugation - Genetic Exchange in Bacteria - Answer (click here)
- Genetic Recombination - Bacterial Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Transposable Elements - Bacterial Genetics - Answer (click here)
- More about Bacterial Plasmids - Answer (click here)
- General Properties and Varieties of Plasmids - Bacterial Genetics - Answer (click here)
- R Plasmids - Bacterial Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Detection of Plasmids - Bacterial Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Bacterial Classification - Answer (click here)
- Population Genetics of Pathogens - Answer (click here)
Diseases Viral Structure
- Viral Structure - Answer (click here)
- Virion Size and Design - Viral Structure - Answer (click here)
- Genome Structure - Viral Structure - Answer (click here)
- Capsid Structure - Viral Structure - Answer (click here)
Diseases Viral Multiplication
- Growth and Assay of Viruses - Viral Multiplication - Answer (click here)
- One-Step Growth Experiment - Viral Multiplication - Answer (click here)
- Adsorption - Viral Multiplication - Answer (click here)
- Entry and Uncoating - Viral Multiplication - Answer (click here)
- Problems of Producing mRNA - Answer (click here)
- Genome Replication: DNA, RNA Viruses - Answer (click here)
- Assembly of Naked Capsid Viruses and Nucleocapsids - Answer (click here)
- Release - Viral Multiplication - Answer (click here)
- Quantitation of Viruses - Answer (click here)
- Interferons - Viral Multiplication - Answer (click here)
Diseases Viral Genetics
- Mechanisms of Viral Genetic Change - Answer (click here)
- Latent State - Viral Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Lysogeny - Viral Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Malignant Transformation - Viral Genetics - Answer (click here)
- Transformation by DNA Animal Viruses - Answer (click here)
- Transformation by Retroviruses - Answer (click here)
Diseases Immune Response to Infection
- Immune Response to Infection - Answer (click here)
- Immuno Responsive Cells - Answer (click here)
- Antigens and Epitopes - Answer (click here)
- Basis of Immunologic Specificity - Answer (click here)
- The T-Cell Response - Answer (click here)
- Cell-Mediated Immunity - Answer (click here)
- B Cells and Antibody Responses - Answer (click here)
- Antibodies - B Cells and Antibody Responses - Answer (click here)
- Functional Properties of Immunoglobulins - Answer (click here)
- Antibody Production - Answer (click here)
- Antibody-Mediated Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Complement System - Immune Response to Infection - Answer (click here)
- Adverse Effects of Immunologic Reactions and Hypersensitivity - Answer (click here)
- Tolerance - Immune Response to Infection - Answer (click here)
- Functional Integration of the Immune System in Response to Infectious Organisms - Answer (click here)
Diseases Normal Microbial Flora
- Origin of the Normal Flora - Answer (click here)
- Factors Determining the Nature of the Normal Flora - Answer (click here)
- Normal Flora at Different Sites - Answer (click here)
- Role of the Normal Flora in Disease - Answer (click here)
- Beneficial Effects of the Normal Flora - Answer (click here)
- Manipulation of the Normal Flora - Answer (click here)
Diseases Host Parasite Relationships
- Emergence of Infectious Disease - Answer (click here)
- Outcome of Infection - Answer (click here)
- What is a Pathogen? - Answer (click here)
- Changes in Microbial Pathogenicity - Answer (click here)
- Toward a Genetic and Molecular Definition of Pathogenicity - Answer (click here)
- Attributes of Microbial Pathogenicity - Answer (click here)
- Adherence: The Search for a Unique Niche - Attributes of Microbial Pathogenicity - Answer (click here)
- Strategy for Survival: Avoid, Circumvent, Subvert, or Manipulate Normal Host Cell Defenses - Answer (click here)
- Establishment: Overcoming the Host’s Immune System - Answer (click here)
- Exotoxins - Virulence Factors: Toxins - Answer (click here)
- Endotoxin - Virulence Factors: Toxins - Answer (click here)
- Avoiding the Host Immune System - Answer (click here)
- Inadvertent Tissue Damage From Immune Reactions Directed Against Invading Bacteria - Answer (click here)
- Disease and Transmissibility - Answer (click here)
- Corollaries of Microbial Pathogenicity - Answer (click here)
Sterilization and Disinfection
- Sterilization and Disinfection: Definitions - Answer (click here)
- Microbial Killing - Answer (click here)
- Sterilization - Answer (click here)
- Disinfection: Physical Methods and Chemical Methods - Answer (click here)
Diseases Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
- Sources and Communicability - Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Infection and Disease - Answer (click here)
- Incubation Period and Communicability - Answer (click here)
- Routes of Transmission - Answer (click here)
- Epidemics - Answer (click here)
- Control of Epidemics - Answer (click here)
- General Principles of Immunization - Answer (click here)
Diseases Antibacterial and Antiviral Agents
- Antibacterial Therapy - Answer (click here)
- Selected Antibacterial Antimicrobics - Answer (click here)
- β-Lactam Antimicrobics - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Glycopeptide Antimicrobics - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Aminoglycosides - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Tetracyclines - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Chloramphenicol - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Macrolides - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Clindamycin, Oxazolidinones, Streptogramins - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Quinolones - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Folate Inhibitors - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Metronidazole, Rifampin - Antimicrobics That Act on Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Antimicrobics Acting on the Outer and Cytoplasmic Membranes - Answer (click here)
- Antiviral Therapy - Answer (click here)
- Inhibitors of Attachment - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Inhibitors of Cell Penetration and Uncoating - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Neuraminidase Inhibitors - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Inhibitors of Nucleic Acid Synthesis - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Inhibitor of Viral RNA Synthesis: Ribavirin - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Inhibitors of HIV - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Nucleotide Analogs: Cidofovir - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Foscarnet, Interferons, Fomivirsen - Antiviral Agents - Answer (click here)
- Antiviral Resistance - Answer (click here)
Diseases Antimicrobial Resistance
- Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Resistance - Answer (click here)
- Laboratory Control of Antimicrobial Therapy - Answer (click here)
- Mechanisms of Resistance - Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobics - Answer (click here)
- Genetics of Resistance - Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobics - Answer (click here)
- Epidemiology of Resistance - Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobics - Answer (click here)
- Control of Resistance - Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobics - Answer (click here)
- Selection and Administration of Antibacterial Antimicrobics - Answer (click here)
Diseases Principles of Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
- Specimen - Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Direct Examination - Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Isolation and Identification of Bacteria - Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Isolation and Identification of Viruses - Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Methods for Detecting an Antigen-Antibody Reaction - Answer (click here)
- Serologic Classification - Immunologic Systems - Answer (click here)
- Antibody Detection (Serology) - Answer (click here)
- Antigen Detection - Immunologic Systems - Answer (click here)
- Nucleic Acid Analysis - Answer (click here)
- Methods of Nucleic Acid Analysis - Answer (click here)
- Application of Nucleic Acid Methods to Infectious Diseases - Answer (click here)
Diseases Staphylococci
- Staphyloccoci: Group Characteristics - Answer (click here)
- Morphology and Structure - Staphylococcus aureus - Answer (click here)
- Characteristics for Identification and Subtyping - Staphylococcus aureus - Answer (click here)
- Toxins and Biologically active Extracellular Enzymes - Staphylococcus aureus - Answer (click here)
- Staphylococcal Disease - Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Staphylococcal Infections : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci - Answer (click here)
Diseases Streptococci and Enterococci
- Streptococci - Group Characteristics - Answer (click here)
- Group A Streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes) - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Group A Strepto Coccal Disease - Answer (click here)
- Group A Strepto Coccal Infections : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Group B Streptococci (Streptococcus agalactiae) - Answer (click here)
- Group B Strepto Coccal Disease - Answer (click here)
- Group B Strepto Cocci : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Streptococcus pneumonia - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Pneumococcal Disease - Answer (click here)
- Pneumococcal Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Viridans and Nonhemolytic Streptococci - Answer (click here)
- Enterococci - Answer (click here)
- Entero Coccal Disease - Answer (click here)
- Entero Coccal Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases CorynebacteriumListeriaand Bacillus
- Corynebacteria - Answer (click here)
- Corynebacterium diphtheria - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Corynebacterium diphtheria : Clinical aspects - Answer (click here)
- Listeria Monocytogenes - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Listeria Monocytogenes : Clinical aspects - Answer (click here)
- Bacillus anthracis - Answer (click here)
- Anthrax - Answer (click here)
- Anthrax : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Other Bacillus Species - Answer (click here)
Diseases Clostridium Peptostreptococcus Bacteroides and Other Anaerobes
- Bacteriology : Anaerobic Bacteria - Answer (click here)
- Anaerobic Infections - Answer (click here)
- Anaerobic Infections : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Perfringens - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Perfringens Disease - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Perfringens : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Tetani - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Tetanus : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Botulinum - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Botulism - Answer (click here)
- Botulism : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Difficile - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea - Answer (click here)
- Clostridium Difficile : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Bacteroides Fragilis - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Bacteroides Fragilis Disease - Answer (click here)
- Bacteroides Fragilis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Neisseria
- Neisseria: General Features - Answer (click here)
- Neisseria Meningitidis - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Meningo Coccal Disease - Answer (click here)
- Meningo Coccal Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Neisseria Gonorrhoeae - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Gonorrhea - Answer (click here)
- Gonorrhea : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Enterobacteriaceae
- Enterobacteriaceae - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Diseases Caused By Entero Bacteriaceae - Answer (click here)
- Entero Bacteriaceae : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Escherichia Coli - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Escherichia Coli Opportunistic Infections - Answer (click here)
- Escherichia Coli Intestinal Infections - Answer (click here)
- Enterotoxigenic E. Coli (ETEC) - Answer (click here)
- Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) - Answer (click here)
- Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) - Answer (click here)
- Escherichia Coli Infections : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Shigella - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Shigellosis - Answer (click here)
- Shigellosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Salmonella - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Salmonella Gastroenteritis ( S. enterica) - Answer (click here)
- Enteric ( Typhoid ) Fever ( Salmonella sero type Typhi ) - Answer (click here)
- Salmonellosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Yersinia - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Yersinia Diseases(Y. pseudotuberculosisand Y. enterocolitica) - Answer (click here)
- Yersinia Infections : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Klebsiella - Enterobacteriaceae - Answer (click here)
- Enterobacter - Enterobacteriaceae - Answer (click here)
- Serratia - Enterobacteriaceae - Answer (click here)
- Citrobacter - Enterobacteriaceae - Answer (click here)
- Proteus, Providencia, And Morganella - Enterobacteriaceae - Answer (click here)
Diseases Vibrio Campylobacter and Helicobacter
- Vibrio - Answer (click here)
- Vibrio cholerae - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Cholera - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Cholera : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Campylobacter - Answer (click here)
- Bacteriology : Campylobacter jejuni - Answer (click here)
- Campylo Bacter Enteritis - Answer (click here)
- Campylobacterosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Helicobacter - Answer (click here)
- Bacteriology : Helicobacter pylori - Answer (click here)
- Helicobacter Gastritis - Answer (click here)
- Helicobacter Disease: Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Pseudomonas and Other Opportunistic Gram negative Bacilli
- Pseudomonas - Answer (click here)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa Disease - Answer (click here)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa Disease: Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Burkholderia - Answer (click here)
- Acinetobacter - Answer (click here)
- Moraxella - Answer (click here)
- Aeromonas And Plesiomonas - Answer (click here)
- Other Gram-Negative Rods - Answer (click here)
Diseases Haemophilus and Bordetella
- Haemophilus - Answer (click here)
- Haemophilus influenza - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Haemophilus influenza Disease - Answer (click here)
- Haemophilus influenza Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Haemophilus ducreyi - Answer (click here)
- Bordetella - Answer (click here)
- Bordetella Pertussis - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - Answer (click here)
- Pertussis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
- Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma - Microbiology - Answer (click here)
- Mycoplasmal Pneumonia - Mycoplasma Pneumoniae - Answer (click here)
- Mycoplasmal Pneumonia : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Mycoplasma Hominis - Answer (click here)
- Ureaplasma Urealyticum - Answer (click here)
Diseases Legionella
- Legionella - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Legionellosis - Answer (click here)
- Legionellosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Spirochetes
- Spirochetes - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Spirochetal Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Treponema Pallidum - Answer (click here)
- Syphilis - Answer (click here)
- Syphilis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Leptospira Interrogans - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Leptospirosis - Answer (click here)
- Leptospirosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Borrelia - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Relapsing Fever - Answer (click here)
- Relapsing Fever : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Borrelia Burgdorferi - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Lyme Disease - Answer (click here)
- Lyme Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Mycobacteria
- Mycobacterium - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Mycobacterial Disease - Answer (click here)
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis : Epidemiology - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis : Pathogenesis - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis : Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis : Diagnosis - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis: Treatment - Answer (click here)
- Tuberculosis: Prevention - Answer (click here)
- Mycobacterium Leprae - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Leprosy - Answer (click here)
- Leprosy : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Mycobacteria Causing Tuberculosis-Like Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Mycobacterial Soft Tissue Infections - Answer (click here)
Diseases Actinomyces and Nocardia
- Actinomyces - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Actinomycosis - Answer (click here)
- Actinomycosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Nocardia - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Nocardiosis - Answer (click here)
- Nocardiosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Rhodococcus - Answer (click here)
Diseases Chlamydia
- Chlamydia Trachomatis - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Chlamydia trachomatis Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Chlamydiatrachomatis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Chlamydia Psittaci - Answer (click here)
- Chlamydia Pneumoniae - Answer (click here)
Diseases Rickettsia Coxiella Ehrlichia and Bartonella
- Rickettsia - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Rickettsial Disease - Answer (click here)
- Rickettsial Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Coxiella - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Coxiella Infection : Q Fever - Answer (click here)
- Q Fever : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Ehrlichia - Answer (click here)
- Bartonella - Answer (click here)
Diseases Plague and Other Bacterial Zoonotic Diseases
- Brucella - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Brucellosis - Answer (click here)
- Brucellosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Yersinia Pestis - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Plague - Answer (click here)
- Plague : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Francisella - Bacteriology - Answer (click here)
- Tularemia - Answer (click here)
- Tularemia : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Pasteurella Multocida - Answer (click here)
Diseases Influenza Respiratory Syncytial Virus Adenovirus and Other Respiratory Viruses
- Influenza Virus Group Characteristics - Answer (click here)
- Influenza A - Answer (click here)
- Influenza - Answer (click here)
- Influenza : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Parainfluenza Viruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Parainfluenza Disease - Answer (click here)
- Parainfluenza Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Adenoviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Adenovirus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Adenovirus Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Rhinoviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Rhinovirus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Rhinovirus Disease : Treatment And Prevention - Answer (click here)
- Coronaviruses - Answer (click here)
- Reoviruses - Answer (click here)
Diseases Mumps Virus Measles Rubella and Other Childhood Exanthems
- Mumps - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Mumps Infection - Answer (click here)
- Mumps : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Measles - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Measles Infection - Answer (click here)
- Measles : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Rubella - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Rubella Infection - Answer (click here)
- Rubella : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Parvovirus B19 Infections - Answer (click here)
- Roseola Infantum (Exanthem Subitum) - Answer (click here)
Diseases Poxviruses
- Poxviruses: Group Characteristics - Answer (click here)
- Variola (Smallpox) - Answer (click here)
- Smallpox :Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Vaccinia virus - Answer (click here)
- Molluscum Contagiosum virus - Answer (click here)
- Orf - Answer (click here)
- Milker’s Nodules and Cowpox - Answer (click here)
Diseases Enteroviruses
- Enteroviruses: Group Characteristics - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Entero Virus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Entero Viruses: Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Polio - Answer (click here)
- Polio : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Coxsackieviruses and Echoviruses - Answer (click here)
Diseases Hepatitis Viruses
- Hepatitis A - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis A Disease - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis A Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis B - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis B Disease - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis B Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Delta Hepatitis (Hepatitis D) - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Delta Hepatitis Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis C - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis C Disease - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis C Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis E - Answer (click here)
- Hepatitis G - Answer (click here)
Diseases Herpesviruses
- Herpesviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Herpes Simplex Virus - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Herpes Simplex Disease - Answer (click here)
- Herpes Simplex : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Varicella-Zoster Virus - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Varicella - Zoster Disease - Answer (click here)
- Varicella - Zoster Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Cytomegalovirus - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Cytomegalo Virus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Cytomegalo Virus : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Epstein-Barr Virus - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Epstein – Barr Virus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Epstein - Barr Virus : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Human Herpesvirus-6 - Answer (click here)
- Human Herpesvirus-7 - Answer (click here)
- Human Herpesvirus-8 - Answer (click here)
Diseases Viruses of Diarrhea
- Viruses of Diarrhea: General Features - Answer (click here)
- Rotaviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Human Rota Viru Infections - Answer (click here)
- Rota Virus Infections : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Caliciviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Calici Virus Infections - Answer (click here)
- Calici Virus Infections :Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Adenoviruses, Astroviruses, And “Candidate” Viruses - Answer (click here)
Diseases Arthropod Borne and Other Zoonotic Viruses
- Arthropod-Borne and Other Zoonotic Viruses - Answer (click here)
- Arbo Virus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Arbovirus Disease: Specific Arboviruses - Answer (click here)
- Arbo Virus Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Arenaviruses - Answer (click here)
- Filoviruses: Marburg and Ebola Viruses - Answer (click here)
- Hantaviruses - Answer (click here)
- Vesicular Stomatitis Virus - Answer (click here)
Diseases Rabies
Diseases Retroviruses Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Retroviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Retroviral Genes - Answer (click here)
- Transformation by Retroviruses - Answer (click here)
- Roles of HIV-1 Regulatory and Accessory Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS ) - Answer (click here)
- Epidemiology - Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS ) - Answer (click here)
- Pathogenesis - Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS ) - Answer (click here)
- Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) :Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Manifestations - Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - Answer (click here)
- Diagnosis - Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - Answer (click here)
- Treatment and Prevention - Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - Answer (click here)
Diseases Papovaviruses
- Papillomaviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Papilloma Virus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Papilloma Virus :Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Polyomaviruses - Virology - Answer (click here)
- Polyoma Virus Disease - Answer (click here)
- Polyoma Viruses : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Persistent Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System
Diseases Papovaviruses
Diseases Characteristics of Fungi
Diseases Pathogenesis Immunity and Chemotherapy of Fungal Infections
- General Aspects of Fungal Disease - Answer (click here)
- Antifungal Chemotherapy - Answer (click here)
- Antifungal Antimicrobics that Affect Membrane Sterols - Answer (click here)
- Antifungals that Affect Nucleic Acid Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Antifungals that Affect Cell Wall Synthesis - Answer (click here)
- Resistance to Antifungal Agents - Answer (click here)
Diseases Dermatophytes Sporothrix and Other Superficial and Subcutaneous Fungi
- Dermatophytes - Mycology - Answer (click here)
- Dermatophyte Disease - Answer (click here)
- Dermatophytoses : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Other Superficial Mycoses - Answer (click here)
- Subcutaneous Fungi - Answer (click here)
- Sporothrix schenckii - Answer (click here)
- Sporotrichosis - Answer (click here)
- Sporotrichosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Chromoblastomycosis - Answer (click here)
- Mycetoma - Answer (click here)
Diseases Candida Aspergillus and Other Opportunistic Fungi
- Candida: General Characteristics - Answer (click here)
- Candida albicans - Mycology - Answer (click here)
- Candidiasis - Answer (click here)
- Candidiasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Aspergillus - Mycology - Answer (click here)
- Aspergillosis - Answer (click here)
- Aspergillosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Zygomycetes and Zygomycosis - Answer (click here)
Diseases Cryptococcus Histoplasma Coccidioides and Other Systemic Fungal Pathogens
- Cryptococcus neoformans - Answer (click here)
- Cryptococcosis - Answer (click here)
- Cryptococcosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Histoplasma capsulatum - Answer (click here)
- Histoplasmosis - Answer (click here)
- Histoplasmosis: Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Blastomyces dermatitidis - Answer (click here)
- Blastomycosis - Answer (click here)
- Blastomycosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Coccidioides immitis - Answer (click here)
- Cocci Dioidomycosis - Answer (click here)
- Cocci Dioido Mycosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Paracoccidioides Brasiliensis - Answer (click here)
Diseases Pneumocystis carinii
- Pneumocystis carinii - Answer (click here)
- Pneumocystosis - Answer (click here)
- Pneumocystosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Introduction to Pathogenic Parasites Pathogenesis and Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases
- Parasitic Diseases: Definition - Answer (click here)
- Significance of Human Parasitic Infections - Answer (click here)
- Biology, Morphology, and Classification - Answer (click here)
- Parasites: Life Cycles, Transmission, and Distribution - Answer (click here)
- Parasites: Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Parasites: Pathogenesis - Answer (click here)
- Parasites: Diagnosis - Answer (click here)
- Parasites: Chemotherapy - Answer (click here)
- Drugs - Parasites Chemotherapy - Answer (click here)
- Heavy Metals - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Antimalarial Quinolines - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Quinones - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Folate Antagonists - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Qinghaosu (Artemisinin) - Answer (click here)
- Nitroimidazoles - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Benzimidazoles - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Avermectins - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Praziquantel - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Eflornithine (Difluoromethylornithine) - Parasites Chemotherapy Drugs - Answer (click here)
- Control of diseases spread - Parasites - Answer (click here)
Diseases Sporozoa
- Plasmodia - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Epidemiology - Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Pathogenesis - Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Immunity - Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Malaria : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Manifestations - Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Diagnosis - Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Treatment - Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Prevention - Malaria - Answer (click here)
- Toxoplasma Gondii - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Toxoplasmosis - Answer (click here)
- Toxoplasmosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Cryptosporidia - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Cryptosporidiosis - Answer (click here)
- Cryptosporidiosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Rhizopods
- Rhizopods or Amebas - Answer (click here)
- Entamoeba Histolytica - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Amebiasis - Answer (click here)
- Amebiasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Amebic Meningoencephalitis - Answer (click here)
Diseases Flagellates
- Noninvasive Luminal Flagellates - Answer (click here)
- Trichomonas vaginalis - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Trichomoniasis - Answer (click here)
- Trichomoniasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Giardia lamblia - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Giardiasis - Answer (click here)
- Giardiasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Blood and Tissue Flagellates - Answer (click here)
- Leishmania - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Localized Cutaneous Leish Maniasis - Answer (click here)
- Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - Answer (click here)
- Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis - Answer (click here)
- Disseminated Visceral Leishmaniasis ( Kala Azar ) - Answer (click here)
- African Trypanosoma - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- African Trypan Osomiasis ( Sleeping Sickness ) - Answer (click here)
- African Trypanosomiasis ( Sleeping Sickness ) : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- American Trypanosoma - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- American Trypanosomiasis(Chagas’ Disease ) - Answer (click here)
- American Trypanosomiasis ( Chagas’ Disease) :Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Intestinal Nematodes
- Intestinal Nematodes - Answer (click here)
- Life Cycles - Intestinal Nematodes - Answer (click here)
- Enterobius vermicularis ( Pinworm ) : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Enterobiasis - Answer (click here)
- Enterobiasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Trichuris trichiura ( Whipworm ) : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Trichuriasis - Answer (click here)
- Trichuriasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Ascaris lumbricoides : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Ascariasis - Answer (click here)
- Ascariasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Ancylostoma and Necator :Parasitology - Hookworms - Answer (click here)
- HookWorm Disease - Answer (click here)
- Hookworm Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Strongyloides stercoralis : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Strongyloidiasis - Answer (click here)
- Strongyloidiasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Tissue Nematodes
- Toxocara canis : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Toxocariasis - Answer (click here)
- Toxocariasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Trichinella spiralis : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Trichinosis - Answer (click here)
- Trichinosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Cutaneous Larva Migrans - Answer (click here)
- Lymphatic Filaria - Answer (click here)
- Wuchereria and Brugia : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Lymphatic Filariasis - Answer (click here)
- Lymphatic Filariasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Onchocerca volvulus : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Onchocerciasis - Answer (click here)
- Onchocerciasis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Loa Loa - Answer (click here)
Diseases Cestodes
- Cestodes - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Cestodes Clinical Disease - Answer (click here)
- Taenia saginata Beef Tapeworm : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Beef Tapeworm Disease - Answer (click here)
- Beef Tape Worm Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Taenia solium : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Pork Tape Worm Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Fish Tapeworm: Diphyllobothrium latum : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Fish Tape Worm Disease - Answer (click here)
- Fish Tape Worm Disease : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Echinococcus granulosus - Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Echino Coccosis - Answer (click here)
- Echino Coccosis : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Echinococcus multilocularis - Answer (click here)
Diseases Trematodes
- Trematodes - Answer (click here)
- Paragonimus Species : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Paragonimiasis ( Lung Fluke Infection ) : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
- Clonorchis sinensis : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Clonorchiasis ( Liver Fluke Infection ) - Answer (click here)
- Schistosoma Species : Parasitology - Answer (click here)
- Schistosomiasis( Blood Fluke Infection ) - Answer (click here)
- Schistosomiasis ( Blood Fluke Infection ) : Clinical Aspects - Answer (click here)
Diseases Skin and Wound Infections
- Skin Infections - Answer (click here)
- Wound Infections - Answer (click here)
- Etiologic Agents - Answer (click here)
Diseases Bone and Joint Infections
Diseases Eye Ear and Sinus Infections
- Eye Infections - Answer (click here)
- Ear Infections - Answer (click here)
- Sinus Infections - Answer (click here)
Diseases Dental and Periodontal Infections
- Dental and Periodontal Infections - Answer (click here)
- Dental Plaque - Answer (click here)
- Dental Caries - Answer (click here)
- Chronic Periodontitis - Answer (click here)
- Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Dental Plaque and Oral Flora in the Compromised Patient - Answer (click here)
Diseases Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Stomatitis
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Stomatitis - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Features - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Stomatitis - Answer (click here)
- Common Etiologic Agents - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Stomatitis - Answer (click here)
- General Diagnostic Approaches - Answer (click here)
- General Principles of Management - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Stomatitis - Answer (click here)
Diseases Middle and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Middle Respiratory Tract Infection - Answer (click here)
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection - Answer (click here)
Diseases Enteric Infections and Food Poisoning
- Clinical Features - Enteric Infections and Food Poisoning - Answer (click here)
- Common Etiologic Agents - Enteric Infections and Food Poisoning - Answer (click here)
- Epidemiologic Setting - Enteric Infections and Food Poisoning - Answer (click here)
- General Diagnostic Approaches - Enteric Infections and Food Poisoning - Answer (click here)
- General Principles of Management - Enteric Infections and Food Poisoning - Answer (click here)
Diseases Urinary Tract Infections
- Epidemiology, Pathogenesis - Urinary Tract Infections - Answer (click here)
- Etiologic Agents - Urinary Tract Infections - Answer (click here)
- Manifestations - Urinary Tract Infections - Answer (click here)
- Diagnosis - Urinary Tract Infections - Answer (click here)
- Treatment and Prevention - Urinary Tract Infections - Answer (click here)
Diseases Central Nervous System Infections
- Central Nervous System Infections - Answer (click here)
- Routes of Infection - Central Nervous System Infections - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Features - Central Nervous System Infections - Answer (click here)
- Common Etiologic Agents - Central Nervous System Infections - Answer (click here)
- General Diagnostic Approaches - Central Nervous System Infections - Answer (click here)
- General Principles of Management - Central Nervous System Infections - Answer (click here)
Diseases Intravascular Infections Bacteremia and Endotoxemia
- Intravascular Infection - Answer (click here)
- Bacteremia From Extravascular Infection - Answer (click here)
- Sepsis and Septic Shock - Answer (click here)
- Blood Culture - Answer (click here)
Diseases Infections of the Fetus and Newborn
- Infections of the Fetus and Newborn - Answer (click here)
- Common Etiologic Agents - Infections of the Fetus and Newborn - Answer (click here)
- Effect of Prenatal Infection on Pregnancy and Intrauterine Development - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Features, Diagnosis, And Management - Infections of the Fetus and Newborn - Answer (click here)
- Torch Complex - Infections of the Fetus and Newborn - Answer (click here)
Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Genital Ulcers - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Genital Warts - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Urethritis - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Epididymitis - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Cervicitis - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Vaginitis and Vaginal Discharge - Answer (click here)
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
- Lymphadenitis - Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Answer (click here)
Diseases Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient
- Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient - Answer (click here)
- Immune Deficits Associated With Infection - Answer (click here)
- Clinical Situations Associated With Infection - Answer (click here)
- Diagnosis and Treatment - Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient - Answer (click here)
Diseases Nosocomial Infections and Infection Control
- History: Semmelweis and Childbed Fever - Answer (click here)
- Nosocomial Infections and Their Sources - Answer (click here)
- Nosocomial Infection Control and Prevention - Answer (click here)
Living Cell
- Living Cell - Answer (click here)
- Types of Living cells - Answer (click here)
- Sub cellular Organelles - Answer (click here)
- Cell Membrane and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Cell Wall and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Nucleus and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Mitochondria and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Endoplasmic reticulum and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Golgi apparatus and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Ribosomes and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Lysosomes and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Peroxisomes and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Cytoplasm and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Chloroplasts and its Functions - Answer (click here)
- Cell Vacuoles - Answer (click here)
- Blood: Composition and Functions - Answer (click here)
- Formation of blood - Answer (click here)
- Body Fluids - Answer (click here)
- Buffers - Answer (click here)
- Uses of buffer - Answer (click here)
- Buffers of blood - Answer (click here)
- Acids and bases - Answer (click here)
Biomolecules
- Biomolecule: Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
- Classification and Functions of Carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
- Proteins: Definition, Classification, Functions - Answer (click here)
- Lipids: Definition, Classification, Functions - Answer (click here)
- Nucleic acids: Definition, Classification, Functions - Answer (click here)
Enzymes
- Enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Chemical nature of enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Naming of enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Classification of enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Factors influencing enzyme activity - Answer (click here)
- Types of enzyme inhibition - Answer (click here)
- Iso enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Importance of enzymes - Answer (click here)
Carbohydrates
- Functions of carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
- Classification of carbohydrates - Answer (click here)
- Monosaccharides - Answer (click here)
- Physical properties of monosaccharides - Answer (click here)
- Chemical properties of glucose - Answer (click here)
- Haworth projection formula of glucose and fructose - Answer (click here)
- Disaccharides - Answer (click here)
- Poly saccharides - Answer (click here)
Proteins
- Proteins and Sources of protein - Answer (click here)
- Amino acids - Answer (click here)
- Properties of amino acids - Answer (click here)
- Classification of amino acids - Answer (click here)
- Physical and Chemical Properties of proteins - Answer (click here)
- Protein structure - Answer (click here)
- Biologically important proteins - Answer (click here)
Lipids
- Lipids - Answer (click here)
- Classification of Fatty acids - Answer (click here)
- Essential fatty acid (EFA): Structure, Functions - Answer (click here)
- Structure of triacyl glycerol - Answer (click here)
- Physical and Chemical Properties of triacyl glycerol - Answer (click here)
- Phospholipids - Answer (click here)
- Classification of Phospholipids - Answer (click here)
- Properties of glycero phospholipids and sphingo phospholipids - Answer (click here)
- Importance of phospholipids - Answer (click here)
- Sterols - Answer (click here)
- Cholesterol: Structure, Properties - Answer (click here)
Nucleic Acids
- Structure and Properties of pyrimidine bases - Answer (click here)
- Purine bases: Structure and Properties - Answer (click here)
- Nucleic acids - Answer (click here)
- Nucleic acids: Nucleosides and Nucleotides - Answer (click here)
- Structure of DNA - Answer (click here)
- Functions of DNA - Answer (click here)
- Structure and types of RNA - Answer (click here)
Vitamins
- Vitamins - Answer (click here)
- Fat soluble vitamins - Answer (click here)
- Water soluble vitamins - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin - A - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin D - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin E - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin K - Answer (click here)
- Thiamine (B1) - Answer (click here)
- Riboflavin (B2) - Answer (click here)
- Niacin (B3) - Answer (click here)
- Pyridoxine (B6) - Answer (click here)
- Folic acid - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin B12 - Answer (click here)
- Pantothenic acid (B5) - Answer (click here)
- Biotin - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) - Answer (click here)
Minerals
- Minerals Introduction - Answer (click here)
- Calcium - Answer (click here)
- Phosphorus - Answer (click here)
- Sodium - Answer (click here)
- Potassium - Answer (click here)
- Chlorine - Answer (click here)
- Magnesium - Answer (click here)
- Sulphur - Answer (click here)
- Iron - Answer (click here)
- Copper - Answer (click here)
- Iodine - Answer (click here)
- Fluorine - Answer (click here)
- Zinc - Answer (click here)
- Cobalt - Answer (click here)
- Manganese - Answer (click here)
- Chromium - Answer (click here)
- Molybdenum - Answer (click here)
- Selenium - Answer (click here)
Biochemical Techniques
- Chromatography - Answer (click here)
- Types of chromatography - Answer (click here)
- Column chromatography: Types, Principle - Answer (click here)
- Thin Layer chromatography - Answer (click here)
- Paper chromatography - Answer (click here)
- Applications of chromatography - Answer (click here)
- Electrophoresis: principle, Types - Answer (click here)
- Centrifugation techniques: Principle, Types, Uses - Answer (click here)
- Differential centrifugation technique - Answer (click here)
- Spectrophotometry - Answer (click here)
- The photoelectric colorimeter - Answer (click here)
- Applications of spectrophotometry - Answer (click here)
Cell Membrane
- Cell Membrane: Introduction - Answer (click here)
- Cell Membrane: Chemical Composition - Answer (click here)
- Models proposed for the plasma membrane - Answer (click here)
- Membrane Transport - Answer (click here)
- Cell Membrane: Viscosity - Answer (click here)
- Surface tension - Answer (click here)
- Osmosis and Biological Significance - Answer (click here)
- Buffers - Answer (click here)
Digestion
- Biochemistry: Digestion - Answer (click here)
- Carbohydrates in Digestion - Answer (click here)
- Digestion of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Digestion of Lipids - Answer (click here)
- Digestion of Nucleic acids - Answer (click here)
Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Biochemistry: Carbohydrate Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Carbohydrate as a source of energy - Answer (click here)
- Tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) - Answer (click here)
- HMP shunt pathway - Answer (click here)
- Glycogen - Answer (click here)
- Glycogen biosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Degradation of glycogen (Glycogenolysis) - Answer (click here)
- Gluconeogenesis - Answer (click here)
- Diabetes Mellitus - Answer (click here)
Protein Metabolism
- Protein Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Protein biosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Protein Metabolism Translation - Answer (click here)
- Metabolism of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Urea Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Niacin - Answer (click here)
- Formation of Melanin - Answer (click here)
- Formation of thyroid hormone - Answer (click here)
- Formation of catecholamines - Answer (click here)
Lipid Metabolism
- Lipid Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Biological functions of Lipids - Answer (click here)
- Fatty acids - Answer (click here)
- Biosynthesis of fatty acids - Answer (click here)
- Oxidation of Fatty Acids - Answer (click here)
- Cholesterol Biosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Biosynthesis of cholesterol - Answer (click here)
- Important products derived from cholesterol - Answer (click here)
- Biosynthesis of phospholipids - Answer (click here)
- Cephalin - Answer (click here)
- Atherosclerosis - Answer (click here)
Nucleic Acid Metabolism
- Nucleic Acid Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Biosynthesis of DNA - Answer (click here)
- Replication and Models of Replication - Answer (click here)
- Sequential Process of Replication Initiation of DNA replication - Answer (click here)
- Catabolism of DNA by Deoxyribonucleases - Answer (click here)
- Biosynthesis of RNA (Transcription) - Answer (click here)
- Processing of mRNA molecules - Answer (click here)
- mRNA Processing of tRNA Molecules - Answer (click here)
- Role of tRNA in protein synthesis - Answer (click here)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Galactosemia: Causes, Symptoms - Answer (click here)
- Von - Gierke’s Disease : Cause, Symptoms - Answer (click here)
- Hemophilia: Causes, Symptoms - Answer (click here)
- Albinism - Answer (click here)
- Alkaptonuria: Causes, Symptoms - Answer (click here)
- Taysach’s Disease: Causes, Symptoms - Answer (click here)
- Neoplasm - Answer (click here)
Biological Oxidation
- Biological Oxidation - Answer (click here)
- Redox Couple - Answer (click here)
- Electron transport chain - Answer (click here)
- Oxidative phosphorylation - Answer (click here)
- High energy compounds - Answer (click here)
Enzyme Kinetics
- Enzyme Kinetics - Answer (click here)
- Derivation of M - M Equation - Answer (click here)
- Enzyme Action - Answer (click here)
- Enzyme Inhibitor - Concepts - Answer (click here)
Immunology
- Immunology - Answer (click here)
- Infections - Answer (click here)
- Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Natural Immunity - Answer (click here)
- Acquired immunity - Answer (click here)
- Humoral immunity - Answer (click here)
- Cell mediated immunity - Answer (click here)
- Antigens - Answer (click here)
- Structure and Types of Antigens - Answer (click here)
- Factors influencing the antigenicity of antigens - Answer (click here)
- Antibodies - Answer (click here)
- Antibody Structure - Answer (click here)
- Immunoglobulin and their functions, Types - Answer (click here)
- Antigen antibody reactions - Answer (click here)
- Blood groups - Answer (click here)
Practicals
- Collection of Blood - Answer (click here)
- Preparation of Starch From Potatoes - Answer (click here)
- Preparation of Casein From Milk - Answer (click here)
- Estimation of Protein (Biuret Method) - Colorimetric Estimation - Answer (click here)
- Estimation of Glucose (Orthotoluidine method) - Answer (click here)
- Estimation of Calcium (Titrimetric Method) - Answer (click here)
- Determination of Blood Grouping - Answer (click here)
Biochemistry and the Organization of Cells
- How does biochemistry describe life processes? - Answer (click here)
- How did living things originate? - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Foundations of Biochemistry - Answer (click here)
- How and when did the Earth come to be? - Answer (click here)
- How were biomolecules likely to have formed on the early Earth? - Answer (click here)
- Molecules to Cells: Which came first - the catalysts or the hereditary molecules? - Answer (click here)
- The Biggest Biological Distinction-Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes - Answer (click here)
- How is prokaryotic DNA organized without a nucleus? - Answer (click here)
- Eukaryotic Cells - Answer (click here)
- Five Kingdoms, Three Domains - Answer (click here)
- Extremophiles: The Toast of the Industry - Answer (click here)
- Common Ground for All Cells - Answer (click here)
- Did eukaryotes develop from prokaryotes? - Answer (click here)
- Did symbiosis play a role in the development of eukaryotes? - Answer (click here)
- Biochemical Energetics - Answer (click here)
- Energy and Change: What kinds of energy changes take place in living cells? - Answer (click here)
- Spontaneity in Biochemical Reactions - Answer (click here)
- Life and Thermodynamics - Answer (click here)
- Predicting Reactions - Answer (click here)
Water The Solvent for Biochemical Reactions
- Water and Polarity - Answer (click here)
- What is polarity? - Answer (click here)
- Solvent Properties of Water - Answer (click here)
- Hydrogen Bonds - Answer (click here)
- Acids, Bases, and pH - Answer (click here)
- Titration Curves - Answer (click here)
- Buffers - Answer (click here)
- How do buffers work? - Answer (click here)
- How do we choose a buffer? - Answer (click here)
- How do we make buffers in the laboratory? - Answer (click here)
- Are naturally occurring pH buffers present in living organisms? - Answer (click here)
Amino Acids and Peptides
- Amino Acids Exist in a Three-Dimensional World - Answer (click here)
- Individual Amino Acids:Their Structures and Properties - Answer (click here)
- Uncommon Amino Acids - Answer (click here)
- Amino Acids to Calm Down and Pep Up - Answer (click here)
- Amino Acids Can Act as Both Acids and Bases - Answer (click here)
- The Peptide Bond - Answer (click here)
- Small Peptides with Physiological Activity - Answer (click here)
- Phenylketonuria-Little Molecules Have Big Effects - Answer (click here)
- Peptide Hormones-More Small Molecules with Big Effects - Answer (click here)
- Amino Acids Go Many Different Places - Answer (click here)
The Three Dimensional Structure of Proteins
- Protein Structure and Function - Answer (click here)
- Primary Structure of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Secondary Structure of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Complete Proteins and Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- Periodic Structures in Protein Backbones - Answer (click here)
- Secondary Structure of Proteins: Irregularities in Regular Structures - Answer (click here)
- Supersecondary Structures and Domains of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- The Collagen Triple Helix - Answer (click here)
- Two Types of Protein Conformations: Fibrous and Globular - Answer (click here)
- Tertiary Structure of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Forces Involved in Tertiary Structures - Answer (click here)
- Myoglobin: An Example of Protein Structure - Answer (click here)
- Denaturation and Refolding - Answer (click here)
- Quaternary Structure of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Protein Folding Dynamics - Answer (click here)
- Hydrophobic Interactions:A Case Study in Thermodynamics - Answer (click here)
- Protein Folding Dynamics: The Importance of Correct Folding - Answer (click here)
- Protein-Folding Chaperones - Answer (click here)
- Prions and Disease - Answer (click here)
Protein Purification and Characterization Techniques
- Extracting Pure Proteins from Cells - Answer (click here)
- Column Chromatography - Answer (click here)
- What are the different types of chromatography? - Answer (click here)
- Electrophoresis - Answer (click here)
- Determining the Primary Structure of a Protein - Answer (click here)
- Cleavage of the Protein into Peptides - Answer (click here)
- Sequencing of Peptides: The Edman Method - Answer (click here)
- Protein Purification: Pulling It All Together - Answer (click here)
The Behavior of Proteins Enzymes
- Enzymes Are Effective Biological Catalysts - Answer (click here)
- Kinetics versus Thermodynamics - Answer (click here)
- Enzymes as Markers for Disease - Answer (click here)
- Enzyme Kinetic Equations - Answer (click here)
- Enzyme-Substrate Binding - Answer (click here)
- Examples of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions - Answer (click here)
- The Michaelis–Menten Approachto Enzyme Kinetics - Answer (click here)
- Enzyme Inhibition - Answer (click here)
- Practical Information from Kinetic Data - Answer (click here)
- Enzyme Inhibition in the Treatment of AIDS - Answer (click here)
The Behavior of Proteins Enzymes Mechanisms and Control
- The Behavior of Allosteric Enzymes - Answer (click here)
- The Concerted and Sequential Models for Allosteric Enzymes - Answer (click here)
- Control of Enzyme Activity by Phosphorylation - Answer (click here)
- Zymogens - Answer (click here)
- The Nature of the Active Site - Answer (click here)
- Chemical Reactions Involved in Enzyme Mechanisms - Answer (click here)
- The Active Site and Transition States - Answer (click here)
- Families of Enzymes: Proteases - Answer (click here)
- Coenzymes - Answer (click here)
- Catalytic Antibodies against Cocaine - Answer (click here)
- Catalysts for Green Chemistry - Answer (click here)
Lipids and Proteins Are Associated in Biological Membranes
- The Definition of a Lipid - Answer (click here)
- The Chemical Natures of the Lipid Types - Answer (click here)
- What are fatty acids? - Answer (click here)
- What are triacylglycerols? - Answer (click here)
- What are phosphoacylglycerols? - Answer (click here)
- What are waxes and sphingolipids? - Answer (click here)
- What are glycolipids? - Answer (click here)
- What are steroids? - Answer (click here)
- Biological Membranes - Answer (click here)
- What is the structure of lipid bilayers? - Answer (click here)
- How does the composition of the bilayer affect its properties? - Answer (click here)
- Butter versus Margarine-Which Is Healthier? - Answer (click here)
- The Kinds of Membrane Proteins - Answer (click here)
- The Fluid-Mosaic Model of Membrane Structure - Answer (click here)
- Membranes in Drug Delivery - Answer (click here)
- The Functions of Biological Membranes - Answer (click here)
- Lipid Droplets Are Not Just Great Balls of Fat - Answer (click here)
- Lipid-Soluble Vitamins and Their Functions - Answer (click here)
- Vision Has Great Chemistry - Answer (click here)
- Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes - Answer (click here)
- Why Should We Eat More Salmon? - Answer (click here)
Nucleic Acids How Structure Conveys Information
- Levels of Structure in Nucleic Acids - Answer (click here)
- The Covalent Structure of Polynucleotides - Answer (click here)
- The DNA Family Tree - Answer (click here)
- The Structure of DNA - Answer (click here)
- What is the nature of the DNA double helix? - Answer (click here)
- Are there other possible conformations of the double helix? - Answer (click here)
- How does prokaryotic DNA supercoil into its tertiary structure? - Answer (click here)
- How does supercoiling take place in eukaryotic DNA? - Answer (click here)
- What Makes a Triple Helix Useful in Drug Design? - Answer (click here)
- Denaturation of DNA - Answer (click here)
- The Principal Kinds of RNA and Their Structures - Answer (click here)
- What kinds of RNA play a role in life processes? - Answer (click here)
- What is the role of transfer RNA in protein synthesis? - Answer (click here)
- How does ribosomal RNA combine with proteins to form the site of protein synthesis? - Answer (click here)
- The Human Genome Project: Treasure or Pandora’s Box? - Answer (click here)
- Why Identical Twins Are Not Identical - Answer (click here)
Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids Replication
- The Flow of Genetic Information in the Cell - Answer (click here)
- Replication of DNA - Answer (click here)
- DNA Polymerase - Answer (click here)
- Semidiscontinuous DNA Replication - Answer (click here)
- DNA Polymerase from E. coli - Answer (click here)
- Proteins Required for DNA Replication - Answer (click here)
- Proofreading and Repair - Answer (click here)
- Why Does DNA Contain Thymine and Not Uracil? - Answer (click here)
- Eukaryotic DNA Replication - Answer (click here)
- The SOS Response in E. coli - Answer (click here)
- Telomerase and Cancer - Answer (click here)
Transcription of the Genetic Code The Biosynthesis of RNA
- Transcription of the Genetic Code - Answer (click here)
- Transcription in Prokaryotes - Answer (click here)
- Transcription Regulation in Prokaryotes - Answer (click here)
- Transcription in Eukaryotes - Answer (click here)
- Transcription Regulation in Eukaryotes - Answer (click here)
- Structural Motifs in DNA-Binding Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Post transcriptional RNA Modification - Answer (click here)
- Lupus: An Autoimmune Disease Involving RNA Processing - Answer (click here)
- Ribozymes - Answer (click here)
- What are the characteristics of a ribozyme? - Answer (click here)
- Proofreading in Transcription? RNA Fills In Another Missing Piece - Answer (click here)
Protein Synthesis Translation of the Genetic Message
- Translating the Genetic Message - Answer (click here)
- The Genetic Code - Answer (click here)
- Codon–Anticodon Pairing and Wobble - Answer (click here)
- Amino Acid Activation - Answer (click here)
- Prokaryotic Translation - Answer (click here)
- Eukaryotic Translation - Answer (click here)
- Posttranslational Modification of Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Protein Degradation - Answer (click here)
- Chaperones: Preventing Unsuitable Associations - Answer (click here)
- Silent Mutations Are Not Always Silent - Answer (click here)
- How Do We Adapt to High Altitude? - Answer (click here)
Nucleic Acid Biotechnology
- Purification and Detection of Nucleic Acids - Answer (click here)
- Restriction Endonucleases - Answer (click here)
- Cloning - Answer (click here)
- What is cloning? - Answer (click here)
- What are plasmids? - Answer (click here)
- Genetic Engineering - Answer (click here)
- Genetic Engineering in Agriculture - Answer (click here)
- Human Proteins through Genetic Recombination Techniques - Answer (click here)
- Fusion Proteins and Fast Purifications - Answer (click here)
- DNA Libraries - Answer (click here)
- The Polymerase Chain Reaction - Answer (click here)
- DNA Fingerprinting - Answer (click here)
- CSI: Biochemistry - Forensic Uses of DNA Testing - Answer (click here)
- Sequencing DNA - Answer (click here)
- RNA Interference - The Newest Way to Study Genes - Answer (click here)
- Genomics and Proteomics - Answer (click here)
Viruses Cancer and Immunology
- Viruses - Answer (click here)
- What is the structure of a virus? - Answer (click here)
- Families of Viruses - Answer (click here)
- Virus Life Cycles - Answer (click here)
- Why are viruses important? - Answer (click here)
- Retroviruses - Answer (click here)
- Why are retroviruses important? - Answer (click here)
- Viruses are Used for Gene Therapy - Answer (click here)
- The Immune System - Answer (click here)
- Innate Immunity-The Front Lines of Defense - Answer (click here)
- Acquired Immunity: Cellular Aspects - Answer (click here)
- T-Cell Functions - Answer (click here)
- T-Cell Memory - Answer (click here)
- The Immune System: Molecular Aspects - Answer (click here)
- The Immune System: Distinguishing Self from Nonself - Answer (click here)
- Viral RNAs Outwit the Immune System - Answer (click here)
- Cancer - Answer (click here)
- Oncogenes - Answer (click here)
- Tumor Suppressors - Answer (click here)
- Viruses and Cancer - Answer (click here)
- Viruses Helping Cure Cancer - Answer (click here)
- Attacking the Symptoms instead of the Disease? - Answer (click here)
The Importance of Energy Changes and Electron Transfer in Metabolism
- Standard States for Free-Energy Changes - Answer (click here)
- A Modified Standard State for Biochemical Applications - Answer (click here)
- Living Things Need Energy-How Do They Use It? - Answer (click here)
- The Nature of Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Living Things Are Unique Thermodynamic Systems - Answer (click here)
- The Role of Oxidation and Reduction in Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Coenzymes in Biologically Important Oxidation-Reduction Reactions - Answer (click here)
- Coupling of Production and Use of Energy - Answer (click here)
- Coenzyme A in Activation of Metabolic Pathways - Answer (click here)
Carbohydrates
- Sugars: Their Structures and Stereochemistry - Answer (click here)
- What is unique about the structures of sugars? - Answer (click here)
- What happens if a sugar forms a cyclic molecule? - Answer (click here)
- Reactions of Monosaccharides - Answer (click here)
- Vitamin C Is Related to Sugars - Answer (click here)
- Some Important Oligosaccharides - Answer (click here)
- Fruits, Flowers, Striking Colors, and Medicinal Uses Too - Answer (click here)
- Lactose Intolerance: Why Do So Many People Not Want to Drink Milk? - Answer (click here)
- Structures and Functions of Polysaccharides - Answer (click here)
- Why Is Dietary Fiber So Good for You? - Answer (click here)
- Glycoproteins - Answer (click here)
- Low-Carbohydrate Diets - Answer (click here)
- Glycoproteins and Blood Transfusions - Answer (click here)
Glycolysis
- The Overall Pathway of Glycolysis - Answer (click here)
- Biofuels from Fermentation - Answer (click here)
- Conversion of Six-Carbon Glucose toThree-Carbon Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate - Answer (click here)
- Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Is Converted to Pyruvate - Answer (click here)
- Anaerobic Metabolism of Pyruvate - Answer (click here)
- What Is the Connection between Anaerobic Metabolism and Dental Plaque? - Answer (click here)
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Answer (click here)
- Energy Production in Glycolysis - Answer (click here)
Storage Mechanisms and Control in Carbohydrate Metabolism
- How Glycogen Is Produced and Degraded - Answer (click here)
- How does the breakdown of glycogen take place? - Answer (click here)
- How is glycogen formed from glucose? - Answer (click here)
- How is glycogen metabolism controlled? - Answer (click here)
- Why Do Athletes Go In for Glycogen Loading? - Answer (click here)
- Gluconeogenesis Produces Glucose from Pyruvate - Answer (click here)
- Control of Carbohydrate Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Glucose Is Sometimes Diverted throughthe Pentose Phosphate Pathway - Answer (click here)
- The Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Hemolytic Anemia - Answer (click here)
The Citric Acid Cycle
- The Central Role of the Citric Acid Cycle in Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- The Overall Pathway of the Citric Acid Cycle - Answer (click here)
- How Pyruvate Is Converted to Acetyl-CoA - Answer (click here)
- The Individual Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Plant Poisons and the Citric Acid Cycle - Answer (click here)
- Energetics and Control of the Citric Acid Cycle - Answer (click here)
- The Glyoxylate Cycle: A Related Pathway - Answer (click here)
- The Citric Acid Cycle in Catabolism - Answer (click here)
- The Citric Acid Cycle in Anabolism - Answer (click here)
- Why Can’t Animals Use All the Same Energy Sources as Plants and Bacteria? - Answer (click here)
- The Link to Oxygen - Answer (click here)
- Why Is It So Hard to Lose Weight? - Answer (click here)
Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
- The Role of Electron Transport in Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Reduction Potentials in the Electron Transport Chain - Answer (click here)
- Organization of Electron Transport Complexes - Answer (click here)
- The Connection between Electron Transportand Phosphorylation - Answer (click here)
- The Mechanism of Coupling in Oxidative Phosphorylation - Answer (click here)
- Respiratory Inhibitors Can Be Usedto Study Electron Transport - Answer (click here)
- Shuttle Mechanisms - Answer (click here)
- What Does Brown Adipose Tissue Have to Do with Obesity? - Answer (click here)
- The ATP Yield from Complete Oxidation of Glucose - Answer (click here)
- Sports and Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- The Darker Side of Sports - Answer (click here)
Lipid Metabolism
- Catabolism of Lipids - Answer (click here)
- The Energy Yield from the Oxidationof Fatty Acids - Answer (click here)
- Catabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Odd-Carbon Fatty Acids - Answer (click here)
- Ketone Bodies - Answer (click here)
- Fatty-Acid Biosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Ketone Bodies and Effective Weight Loss - Answer (click here)
- Synthesis of Acylglycerols and Compound Lipids - Answer (click here)
- A Gene for Obesity - Answer (click here)
- Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase-A New Target in the Fight against Obesity? - Answer (click here)
- Cholesterol Biosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Atherosclerosis - Answer (click here)
Photosynthesis
- Chloroplasts Are the Site of Photosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- The Relationship between Wavelength and Energy of Light - Answer (click here)
- Photosystems I and II and the Light Reactions of Photosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Cyclic Electron Transport in Photosystem I - Answer (click here)
- Photosynthesis and ATP Production - Answer (click here)
- Killing Weeds by Inhibiting Photosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Evolutionary Implications of Photosynthesis with and without Oxygen - Answer (click here)
- Dark Reactions of Photosynthesis Fix CO2 - Answer (click here)
- Chloroplast Genes - Answer (click here)
- CO2 Fixation in Tropical Plants - Answer (click here)
The Metabolism of Nitrogen
- Nitrogen Metabolism: An Overview - Answer (click here)
- Nitrogen Fixation - Answer (click here)
- Why Is the Nitrogen Content of Fertilizers So Important? - Answer (click here)
- Feedback Inhibition in Nitrogen Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Amino Acid Biosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Essential Amino Acids - Answer (click here)
- Amino Acid Catabolism - Answer (click here)
- Water and the Disposal of Nitrogen Wastes - Answer (click here)
- Chemotherapy and Antibiotics - Taking Advantage of the Need for Folic Acid - Answer (click here)
- Purine Biosynthesis - Answer (click here)
- Purine Catabolism - Answer (click here)
- Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome - Answer (click here)
- Pyrimidine Biosynthesis and Catabolism - Answer (click here)
- Conversion of Ribonucleotides to Deoxyribonucleotides - Answer (click here)
- Conversion of dUTP to dTTP - Answer (click here)
Integration of Metabolism Cellular Signaling
- Connections between Metabolic Pathways - Answer (click here)
- Biochemistry and Nutrition - Answer (click here)
- What are required nutrients? - Answer (click here)
- Why do we need vitamins? - Answer (click here)
- What are minerals? - Answer (click here)
- The Food Pyramid - Answer (click here)
- What is obesity? - Answer (click here)
- Alcohol Consumption and Addiction - Answer (click here)
- Iron: An Example of a Mineral Requirement - Answer (click here)
- Hormones and Second Messengers - Answer (click here)
- What are hormones? - Answer (click here)
- How do second messengers work? Cyclic AMP and G Proteins - Answer (click here)
- Calcium Ion as a Second Messenger - Answer (click here)
- Receptor Tyrosine Kinases - Answer (click here)
- Hormones and the Control of Metabolism - Answer (click here)
- Insulin and Its Effects - Answer (click here)
- Insulin and Low-Carbohydrate Diets - Answer (click here)
- A Workout a Day Keeps Diabetes Away? - Answer (click here)
- The Search for Longevity - Answer (click here)
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