Medical Physiology

Objectives and Multiple Choice Questions

Graham Mitchell

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9780409107272
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483141817
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Endocrinology & Metabolism

Medical Physiology: Objectives and Multiple Choice Questions, Second Edition defines explicitly what students should be able to accomplish at the end of a one-year course in human physiology and related biochemistry. The book contains sets of objectives, which outlines the factual knowledge required in a way that should encourage self-study, critical appraisal, and the use of many sources of information. The text presents outlines of topics on basic chemical, physical, biochemical, and physiological concepts. It also provides learning objectives for cell biochemistry, body fluids, connective and support tissue, excitable tissue, nutrition, thermoregulation, and the nervous system. A set of multiple choice questions is found at the end of each section to test the student's knowledge. Medical students, physiotherapy students, occupational therapy students, nursing students and students in related medical sciences will find the book very useful.

INTRODUCTORY OBJECTIVES

Before beginning the rest of the course you should be able to fulfil most of the following objectives at the level which obtains in textbooks of chemistry, physics and biology for premedicai students:

1. Basic chemical concepts

1.1. Define atom, molecule.

1.2. Define atomic and molecular mass.

1.3. Define mole, molar, molai.

1.4. Define the following types of chemical bonds: ionic, covalent, co-ordinate, hydrogen.

1.4.1. Define van der Waal’s forces.

1.5. Define hydrophobic, hydrophilic, amphipathic.

1.6. Distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds.

1.6.1. Describe the following functional groups: alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, amine.

1.6.2. Describe ether, glycoside, ester, thioester, anhydride and peptide bonds.

1.7. Describe structural, geometric, and optical isomerism.

1.7.1. Define anomeric carbon atom.

1.8. Define oxidation, reduction.

1.9. Define cation, anion, zwitter-ion.

1.10. Define potential difference.

1.10.1. State the Nernst equation.

1.11. Define free energy change of a chemical reaction.

1.12. Define acid, base, pH.

1.13. Distinguish between solution and emulsion.

1.14. State the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of an ideal gas.

1.14.1. State the molar volume of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure.

1.15. List factors affecting diffusion of molecules.

1.16. Define osmosis.

1.16.1. Explain the Donnan effect.

1.16.2. Define osmotic pressure.

1.16.3. State the relationship between osmotic pressure, temperature, and volume.

1.16.4. Define osmolarity and osmolality.

2. Basic physical concepts

2.1. Define mass, force, pressure, energy, period, power, work.

2.2. State Ohm’s Law relating potential difference, current, and resistance.

2.3. State Poiseuille’s equation relating fluid pressure, flow, radius, length, and viscosity.

2.4. State Laplace’s Law relating pressure, surface tension, and radius.

2.5. State Bernoulli’s principle relating pressure and velocity of flow.

2.6. State Boyle’s Law relating gas pressure and gas volume.

2.7. State Charles’ Law relating gas temperature and gas volume.

2.8. State the ideal gas equation.

2.9. Define partial pressure of a gas.

2.10. List factors affecting diffusion of gases.

2.11. State Henry’s Law relating mass of gas dissolved in a liquid, partial pressure, and solubility coefficient.

2.12. State Le Chatelier’s principle.

2.13. List factors affecting heat loss from a body.

2.14. Define refractive index, focal length, wavelength, dioptre.

2.14.1. Describe the properties of co...

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• PREFACE
• HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
• RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS
• Chapter 1: INTRODUCTORY OBJECTIVES
• Chapter 2: CELL BIOCHEMISTRY
• Chapter 3: BODY FLUIDS
• Chapter 4: CONNECTIVE AND SUPPORT TISSUE
• Chapter 5: EXCITABLE TISSUE
• Chapter 6: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Chapter 7: RESPIRATION
• Chapter 8: KIDNEY
• Chapter 9: ACID-BASE BALANCE
• Chapter 10: GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT
• Chapter 11: ENDOCRINOLOGY
• Chapter 12: METABOLIC REGULATION
• Chapter 13: NERVOUS SYSTEM
• Chapter 14: THERMOREGULATION
• Chapter 15: NUTRITION
• ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
• REFERENCE VALUES