Chapter 1 Flashcards
Anatomy
Form of body. How it’s built
Physiology
Functions. How they work
Physiology depends on
Structure
What do anatomists do?
See how the body is built.
Observation and dissection
Physiologists
See how they work through experiments
More common to find _____ discoveries
Physiological discoveries
Organelles
Aggregates of macromolecules.
Organs of cells.
Do something
Cells
Basic units of structure and function for living things
Tissues
Group of cells that work together
Organs
Group of tissues that do something
Organ systems
Groups of organs that do things together. Digestive is an example
Organism
Group of organ systems that work together
10 Characteristics of life
Movement
Responsiveness
Growth
Reproduction
Respiration
Digestion
Absorption
Circulation
Assimilation
Excretion
Movement
Change a position in body
Responsiveness
Reacts to changes
Growth
Increase in size WITHOUT CHANGING SHAPE
REPRODUCTION
Make new organisms or cells
Respiration
Use O2
Remove CO2
Digestion
Break food in simpler forms
Characteristics of life are shared by ___ organisms
All
Metabolism made by
10 Characteristics of life together
Metabolism
Physics and chem of Getting
Releasing
Using
Energy
Absorbtion
Substances move in and out of membranes and into fluids
Circulation
Movement within body fluids
Assimilation
Changing nutrients into chemically different forms
Excretion
Removal of metabolic wastes
How do you maintain life?
Water
Food
Oxygen
Heat
Pressure
What does water do?
-most abundant
-used in metabolic processes
-environment for metabolic processes
-transportation medium
-regulates body temp
-makes intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments
Food
Nutrients
Energy
Raw materials
For growing and repairing
Regulating chemical reactions
Oxygen
Releases energy from food
Important to mitochondria
Heat
Product of metabolic reactions that *controls reaction rate *
Temperature
Degree of heat
Pressure
Force applied to something
Atmospheric
Breathing
Hydrostatic pressure
Moves blood through blood vessels
The ____ and ____ of the charactisrics of life are important
Amount & quality
How much and how good they are
Homeostasis
Balance
Stable internal environment
How is homeostasis regulated?
Control systems:
Receptors
Set point
Effectors
Receptors
Identify changes
Many types
Set point
Normal value
Effectors
Respond to change. Muscle glands
Fix problem
Make environment stable again
The body is constantly trying to maintain
Homeostasis
Homeostatic mechanisms control temperature similar to
AC systems
Examples of homeostatic mechanisms
Body temperature & BP
Can body levels differ from
Person to person
Baroreceptors regulate
BP
Negative feedback mechanisms
-moves in opposite direction from the change
Reduces the amount of change from set point
Includes most control mechanisms in body
Most common type of control mechanism
Negative feedback mechanisms
How do negative feedback mechanisms move?
Opposite direction from the change
What do negative feedback mechanisms do?
Reduce the amount of change from set point. Closer to set point
Normal body temperature
98.6 F
37C
Control system of temperature regulatory mechanisms
Brain
Effectors of body temp
Blood vessels dilating
Increasing skin blood flow. Reduces friction
Sweat glands
Receptors in body temperature mechanism
Thermoreceptors
What do blood vessels do when you get cold?
They constrict make you shiver
Positive feedback mechanisms
Getting away from set point
Change from set point gets bigger
What kind of conditions do positive feedback mechanisms produce in the body?
Unstable
Examples of positive feedback mechanisms
Blood clotting and birth
Only main 2 areas it’s associated with
How is the body organized?
- Body cavities
- Thoracic and abdominopelvic membranes
- Organ systems
Axial portion of body
(head, neck, trunk)