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Homeostasis 1&2 Flashcards

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Homeostasis

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Property of a system in which a variable is actively regulated to remain very nearly constant

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2
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Tissues

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Group of cells sharing same characteristics or specialisations

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3
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Organs

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Collections of tissues, usually several types, synchronised to perform a function

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4
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Literal meaning of homeostasis

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Homeo = similar stasis = condition

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5
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The 2 systems which co-ordinate and control all of the systems

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Nervous and endocrine

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Physiology

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Study of how the body works normally - optimum conditions with body constantly monitoring internal state and responding to disruption

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7
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3 Common challenges to internal environment

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Diet, exercise and temperature

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8
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These 3 factors of challenges to internal environment impact on what 3 things

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  • Bodily fluid composition
  • Energy stores
  • Body temperature
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9
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At extremes does homeostasis become more or less effective?

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Less

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10
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Describe the mechanism of negative feedback control

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  • Magnitude of change in monitored variable
  • Sensed by receptor
  • Compared to reference level in integrating centre
  • Signal to effector to generate response
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11
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Is the magnitude of generated signal and response smaller than, proportional to or greater than the magnitude of difference from normal?

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Proportional to

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12
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Can negative feedback prevent the change

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No can only correct after the system has been displaced

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13
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Negative feedback: self amplifying or self limiting?

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Self limiting

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14
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Homeotherm

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Maintain constant core temperature over a wide range of external temperatures

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15
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Feed forward have what additional feature?

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Additional receptors to detect and anticipate change earlier eg temperature receptors in skin

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Positive feedback: self amplifying or self limiting?

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Self amplifying

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17
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Is positive feedback common in normal health or pathology?

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Pathology eg diabetes mellitus and cancer

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18
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Give 2 examples of positive feedback in normal health

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Nerve action potential and ovulation and sexual behaviour

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19
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Hyperglycaemia

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Associated with diabetes and includes neural dysfunction, blindness, kidney damage and electrolyte disturbances

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20
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Homeostatic mechanisms represented by reflexes - name the 2 types these reflexes can be

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Neural and/or hormonal

Simple or complex

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21
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Give 4 examples that homeostasis can control

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  • O2 and CO2 levels
  • Water and ion balance
  • Blood pressure and blood volume
  • Nutrient levels
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22
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How much in percentage does water make up of the human body?

23
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Describe how the output and input mechanism is controlled in humans

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Input = thirst mechanism
output = urinary losses
24
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Extra cellular fluid includes

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Plasma and interstitial fluid

25
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ECF found in special areas eg CSF and joint fluid

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Transcellular fluid

26
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Is the ICF or ECF very important to be maintained in a state compatible with survival?

27
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Average Man

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21 years old, healthy, 70Kg

28
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Difference between plasma and ISF

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Plasma proteins in plasma

29
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What is the volume of plasma

30
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What is the volume of ISF

31
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What is the total volume of ECF

32
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Intracellular fluid = volume and what is it high in K+ or Na+

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28L and high in potassium and also magnesium

33
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When you administer a drug that freely crosses cell membranes (non polar) what is the compartment distribution?

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1/3 ECF 2/3 ICF

34
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Proportion of water in body varies with

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Age, sex and BMI

35
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Water content of muscle

36
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Water content of fat

37
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Higher BMI = more/less wet?

38
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Will lipid/water soluble drugs be excreted faster or slower in people with a higher BMI and why

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Slower as the drugs will easier dissolve in fat

39
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Describe the trend in males and females with age and body water content

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From puberty onwards women show a lower body water content but both sexes decrease with age due to a loss of muscle mass

40
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Dilution principle equation

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volume = amount of tracer ( amount injected minus any excreted or metabolised)/ concentration of tracer in sample

41
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Criteria for test substance/tracer

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  • Non toxic
  • Not metabolised or excreted
  • Even distribution in compartment measured
  • No effect on water distribution
  • Easy to measure
42
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What 3 compartments can be measured directly?

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Plasma, ECF and TBW

43
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Plasma volume measurement

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Use dyes/radioactive labels to attach to the proteins eg evans blue or I125 albumin

44
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ECF volume

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Inulin, sucrose, mannitol or Na/Cl ions

45
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TBW volume

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Radioactive water = D2O

46
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ISF volume

47
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ICF volume

48
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perturbation

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deviation of system from normal

49
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Do you want potassium in or out of cells?

50
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Hyper

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Greater than normal

51
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Hypo

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Less than normal

52
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Aemia/emia

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Relating to blood

53
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Uria

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In the urine

54
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Glyc

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Relating to glucose

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