Chapter 1.4 Flashcards
Internal Environment is
the environment within the body in which the cells live
Each cell is bounded by a
cell membrane
Interior of a cell contains
intracellular fluid
out the a cell contains
extracellular fluid is outside each cells membrane.
Homeostasis definition
the maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment.
Pressure Gradient
In the case of blood flow or air moving in and out of the lungs, its this type of movement
Concentration Gradient
substances move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration through diffusion
Cellular Differentiation
When the cells become specialized
Homeostatic mechanisms
When cells must signal that the adjustments are no longer necessary in a body. USe the feedback loop with cell-to-cell communication