Biomedicine in relation to dentistry (4NNYBD01)

Concise and easy to access notes on oral biology for first year dental students. Covers oral mucosa, salivary gland physiology, saliva & stimulation of salivation, control of swallowing & mastication, smell and taste.

Concise and easy to access notes on the dental tissues & oral biology for first year dental students. Covers the physiology of enamel, dentin, dental pulp, alveolar bone, cementum & the periodontal ligament (PDL), oral mucosa, salivary gland physiology, saliva, stimulation of salivation, control of swallowing & mastication, smell and taste.

Concise and easy to access notes on the physiology of the endocrine system for first year dental students. Covers hormone classification, pancreas structure, insulin & diabetes, the physiology of the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, adrenal gland, adrenal cortex, thyroid gland & parathyroid gland, stress physiology, menstrual cycle, ovarian cycle, thyroid defects and bone minerals.

Concise and easy to access notes on the physiology of the renal system for first year dental students. Covers kidney structure, renal corpuscle & tubule structure, glomerular filtration & clearance, tubular reabsorption & secretion, regulation of blood volume, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and acid base regulation / compensation.

Concise and easy to access notes on the physiology of the cardiovascular system for for first year dental students. Covers the physics of the cardiovascular system (cardiac output, stroke volume, etc), cardiac cycle, electrical activity, electrocardiograms, cardiac output, control of blood pressure, microcirculation, haemostasis, coagulation & the fibrinolytic system and blood groups.

Concise and easy to access notes on embryology and development for first year dental students. Covers tooth development, embryology, the pharyngeal arches, development of the face & palate, post-natal growth of the skull, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), suture development, tooth morphogenesis, root development, tooth eruption and salivary gland development.

Concise and easy to access notes on the physiology of the respiratory system for first year dental students. Covers lung volumes & capacities, ventilation rates, respiratory tract anatomy, alveoli, respiratory vasculature & lymphatics, lung mechanics, gas laws & partial pressure, oxygen & carbon dioxide transport and control of breathing.

Concise and easy to access notes on dental tissues for first year dental students. Covers the physiology of enamel, dentin, the dental pulp, alveolar bone, cementum and periodontal ligament (PDL).