Dr. Garg Learning

Course Slide Library

Every chapter broken into six single-topic decks, each built to be taught in one sitting. Open any deck in PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides.

168Decks
1849Slides
28Chapters
168Topics
1

Anatomy & Physiology

6 topic decks · 59 slides

  1. The Levels of Organization Two questions, six levels, and one habit that will serve you all year.11 slides
  2. The Organ Systems Eleven teams, one goal, and almost no job done by one of them alone.9 slides
  3. Homeostasis & Feedback If you remember one word from this whole course, make it this one.12 slides
  4. The Language of Position Every term is relative, and every one assumes the same starting pose.9 slides
  5. Planes & Sections Three flat surfaces, perpendicular to each other — and the first step in reading any scan.8 slides
  6. Cavities & Regions Where the organs live, why they slide without friction, and how to say exactly where it hurts.10 slides
2

Anatomy & Physiology

6 topic decks · 62 slides

  1. Atoms & the Elements Six elements make up almost all of you, and one number decides which is which.11 slides
  2. Chemical Bonds Three ways to fill an outer shell, and three very different kinds of molecule.11 slides
  3. Reactions & Enzymes Three patterns, one energy hill, and the protein that shrinks it down to size.10 slides
  4. Water, the Solvent of Life You are roughly 60% water, and one lopsided molecule explains nearly all of it.10 slides
  5. pH, Acids & Buffers One number, a tenfold jump at every step, and a band your blood must never leave.10 slides
  6. The Molecules of Life Four families built on carbon, plus the one small molecule that pays for everything.10 slides
3

Anatomy & Physiology

6 topic decks · 63 slides

  1. The Cell Membrane A film too thin to see, deciding every second what gets into you.10 slides
  2. Moving Things Across Every method falls into one of two columns, and the dividing line is energy.10 slides
  3. Inside the Cell A factory floor with departments, each walled off so it can do its own job.10 slides
  4. From Gene to Protein The master book never leaves the library, so the cell sends out a copy.11 slides
  5. The Cell Cycle & Mitosis A long working life, a short dramatic split, and two identical cells at the end.11 slides
  6. Osmosis & Tonicity One rule about water, three solutions, and the reason IV bags are chosen with care.11 slides
4

Anatomy & Physiology

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. The Four Tissues Every organ you own is stitched together from only four families of cells.11 slides
  2. Naming an Epithelium Learn one two-word formula and you can name a tissue you have never seen.12 slides
  3. Connective Tissue Bone, fat, tendon, cartilage, and blood, all built from one recipe.11 slides
  4. Muscle Tissue Three tissues, one talent, and three questions that tell them apart.11 slides
  5. Nervous Tissue A cell whose strange shape is really a map of how a signal flows.11 slides
  6. Tissue Repair Two possible endings, one fixed sequence, and a cost you cannot always avoid.11 slides
5

Anatomy & Physiology

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. Layers of the Skin Two true layers of skin, resting on a third that is not skin at all.11 slides
  2. The Five Strata Follow one cell from the factory floor to a flake on your sleeve.11 slides
  3. Skin Color and Melanin A pigment your cells make, then hold like an umbrella over their own DNA.11 slides
  4. Hair, Nails and Glands Dead structures with living roots, and the glands tucked in beside them.11 slides
  5. What the Skin Does Five jobs running every second, and only one of them is covering you.11 slides
  6. Burns and Skin Cancer Two ways the barrier fails, and the rules clinicians use to judge them.12 slides
6

Anatomy & Physiology

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. What the Skeleton Does A frame, a shield, a set of levers, a bank, and a factory.11 slides
  2. Bones by Shape Five classes, and the job each shape was built to do.11 slides
  3. Inside a Long Bone A tube, two ends, two membranes, and the plumbing that keeps it alive.11 slides
  4. Bone Cells and Remodeling Two crews, working against each other, for your whole life.11 slides
  5. Calcium Homeostasis Two hormones, one narrow window, and a skeleton kept as the reserve.11 slides
  6. Fractures and Repair How breaks are named, and the four stages that put a bone back.11 slides
7

The Axial Skeleton

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. Axial vs appendicular Two hundred and six bones, sorted into a core and the limbs hung off it.11 slides
  2. The skull Eight bones around the brain, fourteen in front, and one that moves.12 slides
  3. The vertebral column Twenty-six bones, five regions, and twenty-three cushions between them.11 slides
  4. A typical vertebra A block in front, a ring behind, and seven processes off the ring.11 slides
  5. The thoracic cage One breastbone, twelve rib pairs, and armor that has to breathe.11 slides
  6. Spinal curvatures Four curves, two of them born and two of them learned.11 slides
8

The Appendicular Skeleton

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. The Pectoral Girdle Two bones, one small joint, and a shoulder that trades safety for reach.11 slides
  2. Bones of the Upper Limb Thirty bones a side, and three long ones doing the structural work.11 slides
  3. The Hand & Wrist Eight, five, fourteen — and the most dexterous structure you own.12 slides
  4. The Pelvic Girdle Built for strength, for weight, and for the passage of a baby.11 slides
  5. Bones of the Lower Limb Thirty bones a side, four that matter most, and a division of labor.11 slides
  6. The Foot & Ankle The plan of the hand, rebuilt as a spring and a shock absorber.11 slides
9

Joints

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. Two Ways to Classify a Joint Structure names the material. Function names the motion.12 slides
  2. The Six Synovial Joints One blueprint, six shapes, and the motion each shape allows.11 slides
  3. Inside a Synovial Joint A fluid gap, a capsule around it, and cartilage on every surface.11 slides
  4. The Movements of the Body Every motion has a name, and almost every name has an opposite.11 slides
  5. Fibrous & Cartilaginous Joints No cavity, little motion, and stability exactly where it is needed.11 slides
  6. Four Joints That Do the Work Shoulder, hip, knee, and elbow: four answers to one question.11 slides
10

Muscle Tissue

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. How a muscle is built Three kinds of muscle, and one of them taken apart layer by layer.11 slides
  2. The sarcomere The functional unit of contraction, and the map of its bands.11 slides
  3. The sliding filament theory Filaments keep their length. The sarcomere is what shortens.11 slides
  4. The neuromuscular junction A chemical handoff from nerve to muscle, and where it breaks.11 slides
  5. Motor units & muscle tension From a flicker to an all-out heave, using just two dials.11 slides
  6. The three fiber types Speed traded against endurance, and why every muscle is a blend.11 slides
11

The Muscular System

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. How Muscles Work Together A muscle can only pull. Everything else in this topic follows from that.12 slides
  2. How Muscles Are Named Six clues turn a wall of Latin into a set of instructions.11 slides
  3. Muscles of the Head and Neck Two groups, two cranial nerves, and the muscles that carry a face.11 slides
  4. Muscles of the Trunk A breathing dome, a four-layer wall, and the columns that hold you up.11 slides
  5. Muscles of the Upper Limb The most mobile joint in the body, and the muscles that pay for it.11 slides
  6. Muscles of the Lower Limb The largest muscles you own, and the tendon that launches every step.11 slides
12

The Nervous System & Nervous Tissue

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. How the Nervous System Is Organized Two divisions by location, two directions of traffic, three jobs.11 slides
  2. Neurons and Their Support Crew One excitable cell, three parts, and six kinds of glia around it.11 slides
  3. The Resting Membrane Potential A charged battery, waiting: how a cell holds itself at −70 mV.11 slides
  4. The Action Potential Threshold, all-or-nothing, and a spike that only runs one way.11 slides
  5. Saltatory Conduction Why myelin makes a nerve fast, and what else sets the speed.11 slides
  6. The Synapse Electrical, then chemical, then electrical again — across one gap.11 slides
13

Anatomy of the Nervous System

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. The Cerebral Lobes A folded sheet of gray matter, four lobes, and two landmark grooves.11 slides
  2. The Major Brain Regions Four regions stacked from deliberate thought down to automatic survival.11 slides
  3. Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid Four hollow chambers, one clear fluid, and a brain that floats in it.11 slides
  4. The Meninges Three membranes, and the spaces between them where the emergencies happen.11 slides
  5. The Spinal Cord The great communication cable, and a one-way rule at every root.11 slides
  6. The Cranial Nerves Twelve pairs, numbered front to back, and one that wanders far from home.12 slides
14

The Somatic Nervous System

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. How Sensation Begins Receptors, transduction, and the two families of senses.11 slides
  2. The Eye: Catching the Light Three tunics, two fluids, one image landing on the retina.11 slides
  3. From Retina to Cortex Six stops, one crossing, and a lesion map you can predict.11 slides
  4. The Ear: Hearing and Balance Three parts, one wave, and two senses on a single nerve.12 slides
  5. Taste and Smell: The Chemical Senses Two chemoreceptor senses, and the one that skips the thalamus.11 slides
  6. The Reflex Arc: Sensation Answered Five parts, one loop, and a muscle that answers before you know.11 slides
15

The Autonomic Nervous System

6 topic decks · 67 slides

  1. Two Divisions, Opposite Jobs The involuntary motor system, and the two halves that pull against each other.11 slides
  2. The Two-Neuron Pathway One relay in a ganglion, and everything downstream changes.11 slides
  3. Fight or Flight, Rest and Digest One switch, and the whole body answers before a thought forms.11 slides
  4. Acetylcholine and Norepinephrine Two chemicals, a handful of receptors, and every autonomic order.12 slides
  5. The Baroreceptor Reflex A sensor, a control center, and effectors, defending pressure every second.11 slides
  6. Somatic versus Autonomic Two ways the brain moves the body, plus the quiet third system in the gut.11 slides
16

The Neurological Exam

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. The Exam, Part by Part Five parts, run top to bottom, each reading a different level.11 slides
  2. Mental Status and Language Two minutes of conversation already reads the cerebral cortex.11 slides
  3. The Cranial Nerve Exam Twelve nerves, twelve maneuvers, and a survey of the brainstem.11 slides
  4. The Sensory Exam A map of skin strips, and two pathways that cross in different places.11 slides
  5. The Motor Exam A scale anchored on gravity, and two relays that fail differently.11 slides
  6. Coordination and Gait Strength moves a limb; the cerebellum makes the movement good.11 slides
17

The Endocrine System

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. The Endocrine Glands Ductless glands, blood-borne messengers, and only the cells that listen.11 slides
  2. How Hormones Act Two chemical families, two receptor sites, two very different speeds.11 slides
  3. The Hypothalamus & Pituitary Axis A master, a deputy, and two lobes wired in completely different ways.11 slides
  4. Blood Glucose Regulation One gland, two hormones, a gas pedal and a brake on the same dial.11 slides
  5. The Thyroid Axis The gland that sets your idle speed, and the loop that holds it there.11 slides
  6. The Adrenal Gland Two glands stacked into one, and two arms of the stress response.11 slides
18

The Cardiovascular System: Blood

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. What Blood Is Made Of A connective tissue you can pour into a test tube.11 slides
  2. The Formed Elements Three kinds of living cargo, wildly unequal in number.11 slides
  3. Where Blood Cells Are Born One stem cell, two family lines, hundreds of billions a day.11 slides
  4. How Blood Carries Oxygen Four iron seats per molecule, loaded and unloaded on demand.11 slides
  5. How Bleeding Stops Three overlapping steps, beginning within seconds of a cut.11 slides
  6. Blood Types and Transfusion Antigens on the cell, antibodies in the plasma, and the rule between them.11 slides
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The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. The Heart as a Double Pump One fist-sized organ, two pumps, and the sac that lets it glide.11 slides
  2. Blood Flow Through the Heart One drop, two circuits, and a rule about direction rather than color.11 slides
  3. The Four One-Way Valves Four doors, two designs, and the two ways a valve can fail.11 slides
  4. The Conduction System A heart that writes its own rhythm, and a pause that makes it work.11 slides
  5. The Cardiac Cycle Squeeze and rest, the lub-dub, and the numbers that fall out of it.11 slides
  6. The ECG Three deflections, two intervals, and the rhythms that spell trouble.11 slides
20

Blood Vessels & Circulation

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. The Wall of a Blood Vessel Three coats around a hollow center, and the job each one holds.11 slides
  2. Arteries, Veins & Capillaries Three vessel types, three pressures, three completely different jobs.11 slides
  3. Blood Pressure & the Gradient Two numbers on a cuff, and the gradient that keeps blood moving.11 slides
  4. Capillary Exchange A tug-of-war between two pressures, fought across one cell.11 slides
  5. The Circulatory Routes Two circuits joined at the heart, plus a few special detours.11 slides
  6. Venous Return Climbing a meter uphill on almost no pressure at all.11 slides
21

The Lymphatic & Immune System

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. The Lymphatic System Three liters leak out every day. This is the line that brings them back.11 slides
  2. The Three Lines of Defense A wall, then a riot squad, then a sniper who never forgets a face.11 slides
  3. The Inflammatory Response Red, hot, swollen, sore — and every one of the four on purpose.11 slides
  4. T Cells and Cell-Mediated Immunity Immunity that works by contact, and only ever on a presented antigen.11 slides
  5. B Cells and Antibodies Humoral immunity: factories, blueprints, and why the second time is easy.11 slides
  6. The Four Types of Immunity Two questions: who made the antibodies, and how did you meet them?11 slides
22

The Respiratory System

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. The Respiratory Tract A highway, a destination, and the housekeeping in between.11 slides
  2. The Alveolus & Respiratory Membrane Half a micrometer thick, seventy square meters wide.11 slides
  3. Breathing Mechanics You change a volume, and the air does the rest.11 slides
  4. Gas Exchange One rule about gradients, applied in two places.11 slides
  5. Gas Transport in the Blood One protein for oxygen, three different rides for carbon dioxide.11 slides
  6. Lung Volumes & Capacities What a spirometer draws, and what the trace gives away.11 slides
23

The Digestive System

6 topic decks · 68 slides

  1. The Digestive Tract One long tube, a set of helpers, and six jobs done in order.11 slides
  2. Moving and Mixing Two muscle sheets, two motions, and a pacemaker you never feel.11 slides
  3. The Stomach A storage tank, a mixing vat, and a chemical reactor at once.12 slides
  4. The Small Intestine An inch wide, and folded into the area of a tennis court.11 slides
  5. The Accessory Organs Glands that never touch the food, delivering by duct instead.11 slides
  6. Chemical Digestion Hydrolysis, food group by food group, down to what cells can use.12 slides
24

Metabolism & Nutrition

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. Anabolism & Catabolism Two directions, one currency, and the carriers that move the charge.11 slides
  2. Cellular Respiration Burning glucose slowly, in four stages, for about thirty ATP.11 slides
  3. Fed and Fasting Two states, two hormones, and one organ holding blood sugar steady.11 slides
  4. The Six Nutrient Classes Three that fuel you, three that do not, and all six required.11 slides
  5. Vitamins Milligrams a day, and one property that predicts all the rest.11 slides
  6. Energy Balance A simple ledger, kept by biology rather than by willpower.11 slides
25

The Urinary System

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. What the Urinary System Does Four organs, one job: hold the blood inside the range cells can live in.11 slides
  2. Inside the Kidney Layers from outside in, a drainage route, and two capillary beds in a row.11 slides
  3. The Nephron One microscopic urine factory, repeated about a million times per kidney.11 slides
  4. How Urine Is Made Dump almost everything, reclaim what you want, then fine-tune the rest.11 slides
  5. Hormonal Control ADH tunes water, the RAAS raises pressure, and ANP lets it back down.11 slides
  6. Storing and Voiding Urine A spinal reflex, two gates, and the override you learned as a toddler.11 slides
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Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Balance

6 topic decks · 68 slides

  1. The Fluid Compartments Two great pools, one membrane between them, and very different salt.11 slides
  2. Water In, Water Out A ledger that must balance, and the two controls that make it.11 slides
  3. The Electrolytes Charged particles that fire nerves, move muscle, and steer water.11 slides
  4. Blood pH and Buffers A band a tenth of a unit wide, and the chemistry that defends it.12 slides
  5. Three Lines of Defense Seconds, minutes, days: three clocks guarding a single pH.11 slides
  6. The Four Acid-Base Disorders Two questions, a two-by-two grid, and the body fighting back.12 slides
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The Reproductive System

6 topic decks · 66 slides

  1. Male Reproductive Anatomy Two jobs: build the sperm, then deliver them in a fluid that keeps them alive.11 slides
  2. Spermatogenesis One diploid stem cell, two equal divisions, four haploid swimmers.11 slides
  3. Female Reproductive Anatomy A place to make an egg, and a place to grow a baby for nine months.11 slides
  4. Oogenesis The same meiosis, run unequally, on a schedule that lasts decades.11 slides
  5. The Menstrual Cycle Two cycles, four hormones, and the one place the body uses positive feedback.11 slides
  6. Meiosis The engine, saved for last: halve the chromosomes, and shuffle the genes.11 slides
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Development & Inheritance

6 topic decks · 68 slides

  1. Fertilization A brutal journey, two coats to cross, and one winner out of millions.11 slides
  2. The First Week: Cleavage & Implantation Dividing without growing, hollowing out, and digging in.11 slides
  3. The Germ Layers Three sheets in week three, and every organ already assigned.12 slides
  4. Embryo to Fetus: The Timeline Eight weeks of building, thirty of growing, and two calendars.11 slides
  5. Pregnancy & Birth A shared organ, a remade body, and three stages of labor.12 slides
  6. Inheritance Two copies of every gene, and a simple grid that predicts the odds.11 slides