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homeostasis and cells Flashcards

1
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major systems maintaining health and optimal homeostasis

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nervous and endocrine system

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2
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define homeostasis

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homeostasis monitors the bodies environment for changes and signals mechanisms to prevent disturbance and maintain optimum conditions

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what is the importance of maintaining consistency of the internal environemnts

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failure to compensate for external changes can cause illness or disease

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what is negative feedback

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the original condition is removed/becomes switched off by the response

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5
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what is feedforward control

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additional receptors are used to anticipate change and activate response before initial disturbance

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6
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how is water split in the body

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2/3 ICL
1/3 ECL

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7
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barrier between plasma and interstitial fluid

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blood vessel capillary wall which is permeable to everything but plasma protein and blood cells

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8
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barrier between interstitial fluid and intracellular fluid

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cell membrane which has selective permeability

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9
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what is dilution principle

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c=m/v

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10
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how could you find plasma fluid volume

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evans blue or l125 radioactive albumin attach to plasma proteins

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how would you find extracellular volume

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requires something that freely crosses capillary walls but not cell membranes e.g inulin, Cl or Na

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12
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how would you find total body water

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no barrier for water in the body so loading dose of deuterated water is used and volume is calculated by:

ISF= ECP-PV , ICF = TBW-ECF

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13
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what are the structures present in all cell types

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  • cytoplasm
  • ribosome
  • cell (plasma) membrane
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14
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role of the nucleus

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contains DNA and are sites of rRNA synthesis and ribosomal assembly

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15
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role of the endoplasmic reticulum

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RER (ribosomes attached, modifies proteins) or SER (no ribosomes, lipid and steroid hormone production)

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16
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role of golgi apparatus

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packages up proteins in preparation for transport out of the cell

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17
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role of ribosome

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site of protein synthesis

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18
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role of lysosome

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bound vesicles containing enzymes, responsible for the digestion of biological materials

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19
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role of peroxisome

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bound vesicles containing enzymes, responsible for degrading long chain fatty acids and foreign toxic molecules

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20
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role of mitochondria

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site of oxidative phosphorylation

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21
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role of flagella

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enables movement

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22
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role of cillium

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move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia

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23
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describe the structure of the eukaryotic plasma membrane

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phospholipid bilayer = double layer of lipid with attached phosphate groups

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24
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describe the function of the eukaryotic plasma membrane

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selectively permeable via protein receptors

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25
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what are stem cells

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cells that can differentiate into may (multipotent) or any (pluripotent) cell types of the body

26
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describe stem cell differentiation

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undifferentiated stem cells divide and give rise to daughter cells which are genetically identical

27
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what is apoptosis

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  • controlled programmed cell death
  • normal process essential for normal function
28
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what is necrosis

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  • untimely/unplanned death of cells in response to injury or infection
  • not a normal cell process
29
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4 organic elements - biomolecules

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H
C
N
O

30
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7 large elements - biomolecules

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Na
Mg
K
Ca
P
S
Cl

31
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what is -NH2

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amino group
H
-N
H

32
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what is COOH

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carboxyl acid
= O
-C
OH

33
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what is OH

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hydroxyl group
-O-H

34
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what is H2PO4

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phosphate
OH
-O-P=O
OH

35
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what is a redox reaction example

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NADH(reducing agent, becomes oxidised) and NAD+ (oxidising agent which becomes reduced

36
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what is making and breaking c-c bonds reaction example

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glycolysis (breaking) and gluconeogenisis (making)

37
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what is an internal rearrangements reaction example

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glucose 6-phosphate to fructose 6-phosphate (glycolysis)

38
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what is a group transfers reaction example

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phosphoryl group transferred from ATP to fructose 1,6-biphosphate (glycolysis)

39
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what is a condensation reaction example

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2 smaller molecules combining to form a larger molecule, releasing water

40
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what is a hydrolysis reaction example

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breaking a large molecule into smaller units using water

41
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structure of carbohydrates

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glucose polymers in open chain or ring form with end monomer: reducing end - aldehyde

42
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structure of proteins

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long chains of amino acids formed by condensation. have Amino end and carboxyl end

43
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structure of nucleic acids

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in the structure of RNA or DNA made up of a base, phosphate group and sugar

44
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structure of lipids

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repeating units of FA’s which can be saturated (single bonds), mono-unsaturated (one double bond) or poly-saturated (more than one double bond)

45
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define hydrophobic

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molecules that do not dissolve in water

46
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define hydrophilic

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molecules that dissolve in water

47
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define amphipathic

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contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts

48
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examples of hydrophilic substances

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  • sugars
  • alcohols
  • aldehydes
  • ketones
49
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examples of hydrophobic substances

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  • fat soluble vitamins
  • lipids
  • oxygen
50
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examples of amphipathic substances

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cholesterol

51
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describe a liposome

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multiple phospholipids in a lipid bilayer with a hollow core

52
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describe a micelle

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single layer of phospholipids with no core

53
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describe a chylomicron

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like liposome but with a protein embedded shell

54
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what is meant by a buffer

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solutions that resist changes in pH, weak acids and bases have the ability to only partially dissociate, giving them the ability to act as buffers

55
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define metabolism

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chemical processes in a living organism by which food is used for tissue growth or energy production

56
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is anabolism endergonic or exergonic

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endergonic

57
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is catabolism endergonic or exergonic

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exergonic

58
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describe the relationship between catabolic and anabolic processes

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free energy flows between catabolic processes and anabolic processes allowing them to occur

59
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what is the 1st law of energy changes

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“energy can be converted from one form to another but the total energy of the universe remains the same’

60
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what is the 2nd law of energy changes

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“all energy transformations ultimately lead to more disorder in the universe”

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