1. Homeostasis and Transport Flashcards
circulation
moves fluids and gases
diffusion of fluid (homeostasis)
to interstitial space
into and out of cell
diffusion of gas (homeostasis)
from extracellular fluid
into and out of cell
diffusion of ions/molecules
from high to low concentration gradient
transport
movement of ions/molecules through channels or transporters into and out of cells
pumping of ions/molecules against a concentration gradient
4 regulations of homeostasis
regulation of blood gases
regulation of [ion]/H2O
regulation of BP
regulation of hormones
homeostasis
tendency of an organism or a cell to regulate its internal conditions usually by a system of feedback controls regardless of outside conditions
to stabilize health and functioning
positive feedback loop
causes a self-amplifying cycle
physiological change leads to an even greater change in the same direction
negative feedback loop
process in which the body senses a change and activates mechanisms to reverse that change
[Na+] extracellular
142 mEq/L
[Na+] intracellular
10 mEq/L
Na+ flows
OUT –> IN
[K+] extracellular
4 mEq/L
[K+] intracellular
140 mEq/L
K+ flows
IN –> OUT
[Ca++] extracellular
2.4 mEq/L
[Ca++] intracellular
0.0001 mEq/L
[Ca++] flows
OUT –> IN
[Cl-] extracellular
103 mEq/L
[Cl-] intracellular
4 mEq/L
Cl- flows
OUT –> IN
[HCO3-] extracellular
28 mEq/L
[HCO3-] intracellular
10 mEq/L
HCO3- flows
OUT -> IN
[Glucose] extracellular
90 mg/dl
[Glucose] intracellular
0-20 mg/dl
Glucose flows
OUT –> IN
[Proteins] extracellular
2 g/dl
5 mEq/L
[Proteins] intracellular
16 g/dL
40 mEq/L
Proteins flow
IN –> OUT
passive transport
no energy needed
flow [high] -> [low]
(down conc gradient)
active transport
need energy
against conc gradient
[low] -> [high]
factors that alter diffusion rate
membrane permeability
concentration difference
electrochemical potential
pressure
membrane permeability
(P)
membranes are semipermeable
P=0 : not perm
P = 10: low perm
p = 1000: high perm
concentration difference
(chemical force)
if there is a difference in concentration in 2 regions, there will be a tendency to flow from high to low
electrical potential
(electrical force)
if there is difference in electrical potential in 2 regions, there will be a tendency to flow from high to low
pressure
tendency to flow from area of high p to low p
explain how O2 diffuses between alveoli and capillary blood flow
low PO2 inside capillary
high PO2 in alveoli
O2 diffuses from alveoli into capillary blood flow
explain how CO2 diffuses between alveoli and capillary blood flow
low PCO2 inside alveoli
high PCO2 inside blood
CO2 diffuses from capillary blood flow to alveoli
what determines simple diffusion
conc difference
electrical difference
permeability (open channels)
channels
cellular membrane proteins
types of channel gates
voltage
ligand
voltage-gate ion channel
opne and close by membrane potential
ligand-gate ion channel
conformational change induced by binding molecule opens/closes channel
how many gates for voltage-gated Na+ channel
2 gates
type of gates for voltage-gated Na+ channel
activation gate
inactivation gate
activation gate location
outside cell
inactivation gate location
inside cell
how do ion channels filter?
selectively filter by size
channel pore size is similar to target ion size
how many states for VG Na+ channels
3 states
types of states for VG Na+ channels
resting - no Na+ move
activation - Na+ into cell
inactivation - no Na+ move
resting membrane potential (VG Na+)
-70mV
activation membrane potential (VG Na+)
> = -55 mV
inactivation membrane potential (VG Na+)
-56 mV to -69 mV
speed of Na+ channel open/close
1 ms
what type of currents are VG Na+?
inward
how many gates for VG K+ channels?
1 gate
how many states for VG K+ channels?
2 statest
types of states for VG K+ channel?
resting - no K+ move
slow activation - K+ move out of cell
resting membrane potential (VG K+)
-70 mV
slow activation membrane potential (VG K+)
> =-69 mV
what type of currents are VG K+?
outward
hyperpolarization
change in membrane potential to make it more (-)
decrease mem potential
depolarization
change in membrane potential to make it less (-)
increase membrane potential