This set includes lengthy, detailed tutorial essays on the following subjects:

• what is a stem cell?

• To what extent is cell polarity an essential and unique component of epithelial cells?

• How do we know that dystrophin is a critical protein in muscle cells and what do we understand of its function in these cells? (revelant to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)

• To what extent is the development of the kidney an ideal model to study epithelial-mesenchyme interactions? (includes an informative description of kidney development)

• Principles in the organization of the endocrine system, including the thyroid and adrenal glands.

• What are the distinctions between germ cells, stem cells and somatic cells? Compare and contrast testicular and ovarian development, structure and function.

• Development of the Heart and Regulation of Heart Symmetry.

• What do we currently know of the molecular control of limb development, and what remain the major gaps in our present understanding of this process?

• Comparison of the cellular structure, function and immunity specialisations of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts.

• Cell Biology of the Vascular System.

All but two are thoroughly referenced. I answer the questions with experimental evidence and clinical examples and compare/contrast or argue points in topical paragraphs.

The embryology essays in particular are very informative and well-written; I chose to answer embryology questions in my exam, in which I was awarded a Merit. A bit of endocrinology is also covered in some detailed bullet-point notes on the causes and treatments of infertility, which were drafted to evaluate the pros and cons of current treatments and new experimental treatments.