Medical Physiology from First Principles: A First-Year Survival and Mastery Pathway
A systems-by-systems journey through human physiology built for the incoming medical student who wants understanding, not memorisation. Each unit moves from core mechanisms to integrated clinical reasoning, with deliberate practice in the kinds of questions med school exams actually ask. Roughly 5 hours per week over about 8 months.
Foundations: How to Think Like a Physiologist
Establish the conceptual toolkit — homeostasis, gradients, flow equations and feedback — that every later system reuses.
The Guardian of Foundations: How to Think Like a Physiologist
8 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
Excitable Tissues: Nerve and Muscle
Understand how cells generate and use electrical signals, the substrate for the nervous, cardiac and muscular systems.
The Guardian of Excitable Tissues: Nerve and Muscle
8 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
Cardiovascular Physiology
Build the heart and circulation from single-cell electrophysiology up to whole-body haemodynamic regulation.
The Guardian of Cardiovascular Physiology
8 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
Respiratory Physiology
Follow oxygen and carbon dioxide from atmosphere to mitochondria and back, with the mechanics and control that make it work.
The Guardian of Respiratory Physiology
10 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
Renal Physiology and Acid-Base Balance
Master the kidney as the body's regulator of volume, electrolytes and pH — the unit most students find hardest.
The Guardian of Renal Physiology and Acid-Base Balance
8 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Physiology
Examine how food is moved, digested, absorbed and processed to fuel the body.
The Guardian of Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Physiology
8 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology
Learn the hormonal axes that coordinate growth, metabolism, stress and reproduction.
The Guardian of Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology
8 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
Neurophysiology and Whole-Body Integration
Bring the nervous system and all prior systems together into integrated physiological reasoning.
The Guardian of Neurophysiology and Whole-Body Integration
8 questions · 3 hearts · 30s per question
The Final Boss
Final Exam: Medical Physiology from First Principles
The Final Boss
17 questions · 5 hearts · 30s per question