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Knowing the parts of a system is a start; explaining what changes and why takes more practice. Create human physiology flashcards from your notes to work on gradients, flows and feedback, checking each link against the course.
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View current plans in MemoriziteCardiac output is heart rate multiplied by stroke volume. In the lungs, oxygen diffuses from alveolar air into blood down a partial-pressure gradient. Neurons use electrical changes in their membranes and often chemical signalling at synapses. Negative feedback opposes a change in a regulated variable. A circulating hormone affects cells with suitable receptors and response machinery.
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Flashcard 1 · Cardiovascular physiology
4,200 mL/min, or 4.2 L/min.
Multiplying heart rate by stroke volume cancels beats from the units. These illustrative numbers are not a clinical reference range.
Flashcard 2 · Respiratory physiology
A higher oxygen partial pressure in alveolar air than in the arriving blood.
Ventilation and blood flow help sustain the gradient. Oxygen is not actively pumped across the alveolar membrane.
Flashcard 3 · Nervous system
Release of a neurotransmitter that binds to receptors on the receiving cell.
The chemical signal can change the receiving cell’s activity. Not every synapse is chemical, and not every effect is excitatory.
Flashcard 4 · Homeostasis
It tends to oppose the change and move the variable toward its regulated range.
Negative feedback does not mean a harmful response or perfect constancy. The direction of the response matters.
Flashcard 5 · Endocrine signalling
Cells differ in their receptors and downstream response machinery.
Hormone exposure alone does not establish a response. Target-cell properties influence the effect.
Anatomy asks where a structure is and what it is made of; physiology asks how its activity contributes to a function. Preserve both when your notes explain a mechanism, but make a focused prompt for each relationship. Move from naming the alveolus to explaining a diffusion gradient, for example.
Retain units in cardiovascular calculations and distinguish partial pressure from total gas content when your course covers gas exchange. For feedback, identify the sensed variable, coordinating process and response. A phrase such as “the body balances it” hides the mechanism and is difficult to check.
Use the conditions and models given in your lesson. A simplified calculation or feedback diagram is not a diagnosis, clinical normal range or personal health recommendation. Verify generated explanations against the course source, and use official teaching resources for interpreting patient scenarios in supervised training.
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