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    • New Syllabus Topics Fourth Edition (2023)
    • A – Pharmaceutics
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    • C – Pharmacodynamics
    • D – Variability in Drug Response
    • E – Cellular Physiology
    • F – Respiratory System
    • G – Cardiovascular System
    • H – Renal System
    • I – Body Fluids and Electrolytes
    • J – Acid Base
    • K – Nervous System – Including Pain
    • L – Musculoskeletal System
    • M – Autonomic Nervous System
    • N – Liver
    • O – Gastrointestinal System
    • P – Nutrition & Metabolism
    • Q – Haematological System
    • R – Thermoregulation
    • S – Immunology & Host Defence
    • T – Microbiology
    • U – Endocrine System
    • V – Obstetrics
    • W – Principles of Measurement and Equipment
    • X – Procedural Anatomy
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E: Cellular Physiology

Ei: Describe the cell membrane, nucleus and cellular organelles and their properties
  • Ei / 14A16: Describe the structure of the cell membrane and transmembrane processes
  • Ei / 16A18: Describe the structure and function of the mitochondrion
  • Ei / 22B18: Describe the generation of ATP by mitochondria (50% marks) and outline the processes by which ATP is generated in red blood cells (50% marks)
Eii: Explain mechanisms of transport of substances across cell membranes, including an understanding of the Gibbs-Donnan effect
  • Eii / 17B14: Explain the mechanisms responsible for the cell resting membrane potential and explain the Gibbs Donnan Effect
  • Eii / 22A02: Explain the mechanisms of transport of substances across cell membranes including appropriate examples (75% marks). Outline the structure and function of the Na+/K+-ATPase pump (25% marks)
Eiii: Outline the role of cellular receptors and the function of secondary messengers
  • Eiii / G2i / 22B05: Outline the structure of fast cardiac sodium channels and describe in detail how they work
Eiv: To describe the composition and control of intracellular fluid and the mechanisms by which cells maintain their homeostasis and integrity
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