Homeostasis Flashcards
dilute watery solutions containing chemicals
body fluids
fluid within cells
intracellular fluid
fluid outside cells
extracellular fluid
fluid that fill the narrow spaces between cells
interstitial fluid
ECF in blood vessels: lymphatic vessels: brain and spinal cord: joints: eyes:
blood plasma lymph cerebrospinal fluid synovial fluid aqeous humor and vitreous body
cycle of events in which conditions are monitored, evaluated, change, remonitored, and reevaluated
feedback system/ loop
disruption in controlled condition
stimulus
detect changes and send information to control center
receptor
pathway from receptor to control center
afferent pathway
sets ranges of values, evaluates input and generates commands
conteol center
pathway from control center to effector
efferent pathways
organ which receives output and produces response
effector
feedback which reverses the original stimulus
negative feedback
feedback which reinforce and intensify the original stimulus
postive feedback
abnormality in structure or function
disorder
specific term for illness characyerized by recognizable set of signs and symptoms
disease
illness in one/ limited region of the body
local disease
illness in the entire body/ several parts of it
systemic disease
it is a subjective indication of an illness, and is not apparent to the observer i.e. headache, nausea, anxiety
symptoms
it is an objective indication of an illness which a clinician can observe or measure i.e. swelling, rash, fever, high BP
signs
