Chapter 1 Flashcards
Anatomy
Study of body structures and relationships among them
Physiology
Study of body functions
Integumentary
Skin hair nails oil/sweat glands
Function: protection, regulate temp, touch sensation, store fat, vitamin D, eliminate wastes
Skeletal
Bones joints cartilage
Function: supports body, muscle attachment
Muscular system
Skeletal cardiac smooth
Function: movement, produced heat
Nervous System
Brain spine special sense organs
Function: action potential, detects change, interprets/responds
Endocrine system
Glands tested ovaries
Function: regulates body’s activities via hormones
Cardiovascular system
Blood heart BV
Function: carries O2/CO2/waste, defend against disease, repairs
Digestive system
GI tract, mouth, pharynx
Function: physical/chemical breakdown of nutrients, absorb nutrients, eliminate solid waste
Urinary system
Kidneys ureter urinary bladder
Function: urine, regulate chemicals of blood, maintain mineral balance, regulate body fluid pH
Reproductive
Gonads, associated organs
Function: produce gamete’s/milk
Lymphatic system
Spleen thymus lymph nodes tonsils
Function: carries proteins fats B cells/ T cells
Respiratory system
Lungs pharynx trachea
Function: O2/CO2/sounds/pH
6 levels of structural organization
Chemical
Cellular
Tissue
Organ
System
Organismal
Chemical level
Atoms/molecules
Participates in chemical reactions
Cellular level
Made of many molecules
Smallest functioning unit
Tissue level
Group of cells working towards same function
Epithelial connective muscular nervous
Organ level
2 or more tissues working together for specific function
System level
Related organs with specific functions
Organismal level
All parts of human body functioning together
Important life processes
Metabolism
Responsiveness
Movement
Growth
Differentiation
Reproduction
Metabolism
Sum of all chemical reactions in body
Catabolism: decomposition, breakdown of complex chemical substances into simpler components
Anabolism: synthesis, building up of complex chemical substances from simpler components
Responsiveness
Ability to detect/respond to changes
Movement
Motion of whole body, individual organs, single cells, structures in cells
Growth
Increase size of existing cells, number of cells, both or material between cells
Differentiation
Development of cell from in unspecialized to specialized
Stem cell: precursor cells that divide/give rise to cells that undergo differentiation
Reproduction
New cells for tissues growth, repair, replacement
Production of new individual
Homeostasis def
Maintenance of relatively stable conditions in the body’s internal environment
Mostly by nervous/endocrine system
ICF vs ECF
Inside cells
Outside cells
Types of ECF/where they’re found
Interstitial: between cells
Blood plasma: in BV
Lymph: in lymphatic vessels
Cerebrospinal: in/around brain/spinal cord
Synovial: in joints
Aqueous humour/vitreous body: eye
Components of feedback system
Receptor: monitors changes, sends input (nerve impulses, chemical signals)
Afferent pathway: to CC
Control center: sets narrow range/set point, evaluates input, generates output (nerve impulse, hormones)
Efferent pathway: away from CC
Effector: receives output, produces response
Controlled condition
Monitored variable
Stimulus
Disruption changing controlled condition
Negative vs positive feedback system
Reverses change (regulation of blood pressure
Strengthens/Reinforces change (childbirth, major blood loss)