Human Physiology

Clear and concise notes on the heart, including: - Diads - Excitation-contraction coupling - Electrical activity of the heart (conductance calculation, Nernst equation, action potentials in pacemaker & non-pacemaker cells, electrogenic pumps) - Electrocardiogram (what each letter/wave means, bradycardia etc. and what they look like on an ECG) - Calculations for cardiac output & stroke volume - Regulatory mechanisms (sympathetic & parasympathetic autonomic control, inotropy, chronotropy etc.) - ...

Concise & comprehensive summary of lecture notes covering: - functions of circulation - blood vessel wall anatomy - arteries, veins, capillaries (structure & function) - regulation of circulatory system - Darcy's law & Poiseuille's law - blood flow & regulation (laminar, turbulent & single-file) - Nitric oxide (vasodilation mechanism) - Smooth muscle (characteristics, contraction & relaxation)

A concise & comprehensive summary of lecture notes & textbook info on content including: - water balance - electrolytes (functions, concentrations) - osmosis (van Hoff's law, osmolarity - calculating osmolarity) - diffusion (Fick's law) - tonicity (relevance in medicine when using IV solutions)

Homeostasis Summary - Body systems & their functions - Definitions - Optimal conditions (pH, temp, [glucose]) - Intra- and extracellular fluid (and their components) - Examples of homeostasis eg. O2 buffering by Hb - Examples of positive & negative feedback