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Metabolic Rate at Rest and Exercise

Metabolic rate is the rate at which your body uses energy to perform all the different types of work necessary for maintenance, growth, repair, etc. So, your M.R. is the sum of all energy-requiring processes in all the cells of your body--ALL CELLS, not just muscle cells. It varies depending upon physiological state

12 Lead ECG

The 12-lead ECG gives a tracing from 12 different “electrical positions” of the heart.  Each lead is meant to pick up electrical activity from a different position on the heart muscle.  This allows an experienced interpreter to see the heart from many different angles

Spirometry

Spirometry (meaning the measuring of breath) is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs), measuring lung function, specifically the amount (volume) and/or speed (flow) of air that can be inhaled and exhaled. Spirometry is an important tool used for generating pneumotachographs, which are helpful in assessing conditions such as asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and COPD.

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Nystagmus

Nystagmus is a condition of Involuntary eye movements.There are two key forms of nystagmus: pathological and physiological, with variations within each type. Nystagmus may be caused by gongenital disorders,central nervous system disorders or rotational movements.

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Web-Based Physiology Tutorials

If you want a quick tutorial in physiology, why not check out some of these on-line videos from leading US universities, or check out a few of UCC own videos (click http://interactive.ucc.ie/ucc/ and then select Physiology). 

CyberHeart: Tutorial to experiment with cardiac function from Gateway Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/cyberheart/cybrhart49.htm 

Regulation of Gastric Acid Secretion: Very good public domain tutorial from Educational Computing at New York University
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/courses/physiology/courseware/ulcers/ 

Counter Current Multiplication and Water Balance: Another tutorial from NYU
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/courses/physiology/courseware/wwwcc/ccatalog.html

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