Final: Respiration 1 Flashcards
physiology
- study of how living animals function
comparative physiology
- comparisons between species to discover physiological and evolutional patterns
environmental physiology
- evolutionary adaptations to the environmental that the animals are found in
evolutionary physiology
- methods of evolutionary biology and systematics using physiology rather than anatomical/molecular markers to understand evolutionary patterns
physiology: link between structure and function (2)
- links between structure and function exist at every level, including protein level
- specific amino acid residues alter protein tertiary and quaternary structure affecting protein or enzyme structure
acclimatization
- adjustment that occurs when an animal moves to another natural environment
acclimation (2)
- adjustment in response to a change in only one environmental variable
- adjustments are short term and reversible
adaptation (3)
- refers to physiological trait that has been selected for over generations and is generally non-reversible
- based upon variability, heritability
- must confer differential survivorship to offspring to be selected for
homeostasis (2)
- the tight regulation of the composition of cellular and intracellular space in most animals, relative to the external environment
- the tendency toward internal stability
negative feedback system (2)
- pathway triggered by deviation in output
- produces changes in output in the opposite direction of the initial deviation
positive feedback system (2)
- pathway triggered by deviation in output
- produces changes in output in the same direction of the initial deviation
what topics does physiology connect/integrate (3)
- genes
- environment
- population
conforming
- system behaviour depends on changes in external environment
how do unicellular and small multicellular organisms participate in gas exchange
- rely on diffusion
why do unicellular and small multicellular organisms rely on diffusion for gas exchange (2)
- these organisms are very small, so there is sufficient surface area to volume ratio
- diffusion oxygen is sufficient to support metabolism
how do larger organisms participate in gas exchange
- rely on combination of bulk flow and diffusion
bulk flow systems (2)
- ventilation
- circulation
bulk flow: ventilation
- moving medium (air or water) over respiratory surface (lung or gill)
bulk flow: circulation
- transport of gases in circulatory system
Fick equation
dQ/dt = D x A x (dC/dx)
Fick equation: dQ/dt
rate of diffusion
Fick equation: D
diffusion coefficient
Fick equation: A
area of membrane
Fick equation: dC/dx
- gradient
dC/dx: gases
- for gases, it is the partial pressure gradient (not concentration) per unit distance
what does the Fick equation tell us about
- the rate of diffusion
Fick equation: O2 transfer
MO2 = K A (PO2a/w - PO2b) / t