EPSP/IPSP + Temporal Summation + Spatial Summation
Science
Microbiology Tests
Mannitol Salt Agar Mannitol provides the substrate for fermentation and makes the medium differential.  The salt makes the medium selective because its concentration is high enough to dehydrate and kill most bacteria. Staphylococci thrive in the medium largely because of their adaptation to salty habitants, such as human skin. Most Staphylococci are able to grow […]
Lab Practicum Review
1. Identify the bacterial organelle shown. What is its function? Give the gram reaction. Organelle: Capsule. Function: Cytotoxic. Gram reaction: Indeterminate because it’s not a gram stain. 2. Name the plant pathogen shown. What is its significance? Pathogen: Claviceps purpurea. Significance? Potent hallucinogen used in religious ceremonies / Causes ergotism / Predisposes to gas gangrene […]
Conducting System of the Heart
See in what order the nerve impulses pass through the heart that gives its rhythmicity and the external innervation that controls the rate.
Myocardium
Discuss the structure and anatomy of cardiac muscle tissue in detail.
Blood Flow of the Heart
Circulation of the heart including the blood supply to the heart itself and the sound of the heartbeat.
The Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Reflex
Learn the renin angiotensin aldosterone pathway! It’s easy!
Types of Hypertension
Types of hypertension and the drugs used to treat them.
The Four Hormones Essential for Living
We review insulin, parathyroid hormone, cortisol, and aldosterone.
Birth Control
Primers to help you better help understand how birth control works: The Menstrual Cycle and FSH and LH (Gonadotropic Hormones) If a woman took a pill containing estrogen everyday and raised the estrogen level in the blood, that would inhibit her pituitary from releasing Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), which means the ovarian follicles will NOT […]