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Communication and homeostasis Flashcards

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What conditions need to be maintained inside cells ?

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  • temperature
  • pH
  • aq environment that keeps substrates and products in solution
  • freedom from toxins and excess inhibitors
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Features of a good communication system

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  • covers the whole body
  • enables cells to communicate with each other
  • enable specific and rapid communication
  • enable both short-term and long-term responses
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What’s cell signalling?

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communication between cells

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2 major systems of communication that work by cell signalling

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  • hormonal system
  • neuronal system
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Define homeostasis

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MAINTAINING A CONSTANT INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT despite changes in internal or external factors

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Define negative feedback

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MECHANISM that reverses a change, bringing system back to the optimum

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Define positive feedback

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mechanism that increases a change, taking system away from the optimum

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What’s a sensory receptor?

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cells or sensory nerve endings that respond to a stimulus in internal/external environment of organism and creates action potentials

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aspects maintained by homeostasis

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  • body temperature
  • blood glucose conc
  • blood salt conc
  • water potential of blood
  • blood pressure
  • carbon dioxide conc
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mechanism of homeostasis

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stimulus –> receptor (sensory cell) –> cell signalling –> effector–> response

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Where are thermoreceptors?

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  • skin
  • brain
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Will conditions remain perfectly constant as a result of negative feedback?

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No. there will be fluctuation around the optimum as it may take time to respond and the response may overshoot slightly

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What’s an endotherm?

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organism that uses heat from metabolic reactions to maintain body temperature

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What’s an ectotherm?

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organism that relies on external sources of heat to maintain body temperature

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How do ectotherms try to absorb more heat when they’re not warm enough?

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  • move into sunny area
  • lie on warm surface
  • expose a larger surface area to the sun
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How do ectotherms avoid gaining more heat when they’re too hot?

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  • move out of the sun
  • move underground
  • reduce body surface exposed to the sun
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Advantages of ectothermy?

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  • less of their food is used in respiration
  • more energy and nutrients from food converted to growth
  • need to find less food
  • can survive long periods of time without food
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Disadvantages of ectothermy?

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  • less active in cooler temperatures so increased risk of predation as they’re unable to escape
  • can’t take advantage of food available while they’re cold
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What’s the hypothalamus?

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  • the part of the brain that coordinates homeostatic responses
  • detects change in core temperature
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What are exergonic reactions?

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those that release energy in the form of heat

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How does the skin respond when the body is too hot?

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  • vasodilation of capillaries directs blood to skin surface so more heat radiated from body
  • sweat released, heat from blood used to evaporate it.
  • hairs and feathers lie flat to reduce insulation and allow greater heat loss
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How does the skin respond when the body is too cold?

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  • vasoconstriction of capillaries, blood diverted away from skin surface, less heat is lost
  • less sweat secreted, less evaporation, less heat loss
  • hairs and feathers stand erect to trap air, which insulates body
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How does the gaseous exchange system respond when body is too hot?

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  • panting increases evaporation of water from surface of lungs and airways using heat from blood.
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How does the gaseous exchange system respond when body is too cold?

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  • less panting so less heat lost.
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How does the liver respond when the body is too hot?

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  • less respiration, less heat released
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How does the liver respond when the body is too cold?

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  • increased respiration in hepatocytes, more energy from food converted to heat
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How do skeletal muscles respond when the body is too hot?

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  • fewer contractions so less heat released
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How do skeletal muscles respond when the body is too cold?

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  • shivering, releasing heat
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How do blood vessels respond when the body is too hot?

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dilation to direct blood to extremities so more heat lost

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How do blood vessels respond when the body is too cold?

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constriction to limit blood flow to extremities so blood is not cooled to much, may lead to frostbite in extreme cases

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behaviours of endotherms if they’re too hot?

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  • hide away from sun in the shade
  • orientate body to reduce SA exposed to sun
  • remain inactive and spread limbs for greater heat loss
  • wet skin to use evaporation to cool body
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behaviours of endotherms if they’re too cold?

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  • lie in the sun
  • orientate body towards sun to increase SA exposed
  • become active to generate heat in muscles
  • remain dry
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Advantages of endothermy

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  • maintain fairly constant body temp regardless of external temperature
  • remain active even at low temps so can escape from predators and hunt
  • INHABIT COLDER PARTS OF THE PLANET
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Disadvantages of endothermy

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  • use a lot of energy intake to maintain body temp in the cold so a lower proportion of energy and nutrients used for growth
  • need more food
  • overheat in hot weather
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How is the control of temperature regulated?

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  • temperature receptors (thermoregulatory centre) in hypothalamus detect change
  • hypothalamus sends impulses. Output can be transmitted by the neuronal system for quick responses or hormonal system for longer term responses
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What does the hypothalamus cause when body temperature is too low?

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  • changes to skin to reduce heat loss (vasoconstriction)
  • release of heat through extra muscle contraction
  • increased metabolism to release more energy from exergonic reactions
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What’s the role of peripheral temperature receptors?

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  • peripheral temperature receptors in skin monitor temperature in extremities
  • info fed to the thermoregulatory centre in hypothalamus
  • brain initiates behavioural mechanisms to maintain body temp (move into shade)

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