Unit · year 2
BU-205 · Animal Physiology
Threads regulation · systems5 concepts
Quantitative physiology of nerves, blood, kidneys and muscle.
Concepts in this unit
T-051
The action potential
The all-or-nothing electrical impulse of a neuron.
T-052
The oxygen dissociation curve
Cooperative oxygen binding by haemoglobin.
T-053
Osmoregulation in the kidney
The countercurrent multiplier concentrates urine.
T-054
Muscle contraction
The sliding-filament mechanism of the sarcomere.
T-055
Hormonal regulation
Endocrine control of physiological state.