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Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 What three processes are involved in the production of urine? 2 What is the composition of “normal” urine? 3 What transport…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 Which structures in the glomerulus are filtration barriers to plasma proteins? 2 What is the physiological significance of the juxtaglomerular apparatus?…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: 1 What are the major metabolic functions of the liver? 2 How does the liver contribute to detoxification, and what types of metabolites does…
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: 1 What are the segments of the large intestine? 2 How is motility of the large intestine controlled, and how does this subserve its…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: 1 What are the mechanisms that regulate gastric emptying to match nutrient delivery to the digestive and absorptive capacity of the small intestine? 2…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: 1 What are the major functions of the stomach? 2 What are the gross functional regions of the stomach? 3 What is the role…
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: 1 What constitutes the functional anatomy of salivary glands, including their secretory elements? 2 What are the cephalic and oral phases (what, why, how…
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: 1 What is the neural innervation of the GI tract, and how is GI function regulated? 2 What are some examples of neural, paracrine,…
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions: 1 How do the components of the mucociliary clearance system function to remove xenobiotic substances and particulates? 2 How does particle shape and…
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the student should be able to answer the following questions : 1 How is ventilation controlled by the central nervous system? 2 How do the central and peripheral chemoreceptors provide feedback for regulation…