Physiology

Build mechanisms from first principles, then connect them to anaesthesia, critical care and the viva.

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Core & regulatory physiology

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Cellular organisation, organelles, the steady state and cellular energy productionOpen lesson

Membrane transport, osmosis and tonicityOpen lesson

Membrane potentials, the Nernst and GHK equations, and the action potentialOpen lesson

Receptors, second messengers and cell injuryOpen lesson

Immune responses

Body fluids, electrolytes and fluid compartments

Acid-base regulation

Renal physiology

Physiology of the neuromuscular junction

Gastrointestinal and hepatic physiology

0/6 settled

Organisation of the gut wall, the enteric and extrinsic nervous supply, the gastrointestinal hormones and the splanchnic circulationOpen lesson

Swallowing, the oesophageal sphincters, barrier pressure and the physiological factors preventing refluxOpen lesson

Gastric secretion and its control, mucosal protection, gastric motility and emptyingOpen lesson

Intestinal motility, pancreatic exocrine secretion, digestion and absorption, and colonic functionOpen lesson

Hepatic structure and zonation, the dual blood supply, the control of hepatic blood flow, and hepatic clearanceOpen lesson

The metabolic, synthetic, storage, protective and excretory functions of the liver, their assessment, and acute liver failureOpen lesson

Other systems

0/3 settled

Maternal, fetal and neonatal physiology

Nutrition, metabolism and endocrine physiology

Blood and haematological physiology

Available physiology practice

Physiology SBA Paper 1

Work through 60 applied questions with an independently verified teaching key, explanations for every option and four defective items protected from scoring.

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Physiology

Core & regulatory physiology

Respiratory physiology

Cardiovascular physiology

Neurophysiology

Gastrointestinal and hepatic physiology

Other systems

Physiology SBA Paper 1

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