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Topics
  • Homeostasis: The most important, boring concept ever.
    Negative feedback and homeostasis Positive feedback Clinical Case: Type II Diabetes
  • Membrane Transport: Water and Particles Moving Can Have Huge Effects
    Ion concentrations and gradients Diffusion and passive transport Active transport Osmosis Clinical case intro: Excess water consumption
  • Tonicity: Keep Your Fluids in Balance.
    Tonicity: Hypotonic, Isotonic, Hypertonic Tonicity of Common Intravenous Fluids Clinical Case: Hypotonic Solution Mistakenly Given to Patient
  • Cell Communication and Signal Transduction: Your Cells Talk to Each Other
    Autocrine, Paracrine, Endocrine Cell Signaling. Signal Transduction Pathways G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR) Clinical case: Beta-Blocker Drugs Control Heart Rate Via GPCRs.
  • Nervous System: Your Cells Are Electrically Active
    Resting Membrane Potential Nernst Equation Graded Potentials Action Potentials Clinical Case: Hypokalemia and Ionic Imbalances Clinical Case: Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelination
  • Skeletal Muscle: It's All About Calcium
    Skeletal Fiber Anatomy Excitation-Contraction Coupling Properties of Skeletal Contraction: Tetanus, Ideal Length, Excitation-Contraction Delay Clinical Case: Tetanus and Rigor Mortis
  • Cardiovascular System: Your Heart Is Very Ordered
    Heart Anatomy Cardiac Muscle Contraction: Excitation-Contraction Coupling Cardiac Cycle: Electrical Conduction System, ECG, and Cardiac Rhythm Clinical Case: Abnormal ECGs Including Ventricular Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia.
  • Autonomic Nervous System: Fight or Flight or Chill
    Parasympathetic Nervous System Sympathetic Nervous System Autonomic and Antagonistic Control of Organs Clinical case: Vagal maneuvers to control heart rate and rhythm.
  • Blood Pressure Regulation: It Can't Get Too High or Too Low
    Blood Pressure Gradient Drives Blood Flow Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous System Overview Autonomic Nervous System Control of Blood Pressure Heart Rate, Stroke Volume, Vessel Diameter Changes
  • Respiratory System: Get O2 in and CO2 out.
    Respiratory Anatomy Review Gas Exchange: External and Internal Respiration Gas Transport: oxygen and carbon dioxide transport Spirometry, Lung Volumes, and Lung Capacities Clinical case: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
  • Endocrine System
    Chemical signaling using hormones Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis Insulin and glucagon Clinical case: Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
  • Renal System: Your Urine is Filtered Blood
    Overview of Kidney Anatomy: Glomerulus, Nephron, and Kidney Glomerular Filtration and Urine Production Absorption and Secretion Through the Nephron Kidneys Role in Blood Pressure Regulation Clinical Case: Diabetes Insipidus and Excessive Urine Production
  • Acid and Base Balance: Blood pH Also Can't Get Too High or Too Low
    Ideal Blood pH Le Chatelier's Principle Respiratory Control of pH Renal Control of pH Clinical Case: Metabolic Alkalosis Triggered by Diarrhea Decreases Breathing Rate
  • Reproductive System
    Gamete Formation Male Reproductive System Female Reproductive System Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy Contraceptives

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