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Circulation

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Moves fluids and gases

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Diffusion

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of fluid to interstitial space, into and out of a cell; of gas from extracellular fluid into or out of a cell; of ions/molecules from high to low concentration gradient

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Transport

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Movement of ions/molecules through channels or transporters into and out of cells; pumping of ions/molecules against concentration gradient

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Homeostasis

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Regulation of blood gases, ion concentration/water, blood pressure, and hormones

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Positive feedback

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causes a self-amplifying cycle, where change leads to even greater change in same direction (Na channel activation activates more channels)

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Negative feedback

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process in which the body senses change and activates mechanisms to reverse that change (K channels inhibiting Calcium channel)

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Na+ Concentration

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Extracellular: 142 mEq/L
Intracellular: 10 mEq/L

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K+ Concentration

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Extracellular: 4 mEq/L
Intracellular: 140 mEq/L

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Ca++ Concentration

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Extracellular: 2.4 mEq/L
Intracellular: 0.0001 mEq/L

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Cl- Concentration

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Extracellular: 103 mEq/L
Intracellular: 4 mEq/L

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HCO3- Concentration

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Extracellular: 28 mEq/L
Intracellular: 10 mEq/L

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Glucose

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Extracellular: 90 mg/dl
Intracellular: 0-20 mg/dl

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Proteins

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Extracellular: 2 g/dl (5mEq/L)
Intracellular: 16 g/dl (40mEq/L)

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Sodium Reference Range

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135-146 mmol/L

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Potassium Reference Range

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3.5-5.3 mmol/L

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Chloride Reference Range

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98-110 mmol/L

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Passive Transport

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does not require energy and may require channel protein or carrier protein. Down concentration gradient

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Factors that alter passive transport

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Membrane permeability, concentration difference, electrical potential, and pressure

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Simple diffusion

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does not require energy and moves from high to low concentration

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Factors effecting simple diffusion

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Concentration difference, electrical difference, and permeability (channels being open)

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Two types of ion channels

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Voltage-gated ion channel
Ligand-gated ion channel

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Voltage-gated ion channels

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open or closes in response to membrane potentials; only allow one type of ion through

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Ligand-gated ion channel

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open or closes in response to binding of small molecule; less selective allows two or more types of ions through

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Voltage-gated sodium channels

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Have two gates (activation and inactivation gate) when resting activation gate is closed, when active both are open and during inactivation the inactivation gate closes. Very fast (1-2ms)

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Voltage-gated potassium channels
Has only one gate. Is slower activating/opening compared to Na+ channels (50ms)
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Ligand-gated channel examples
ACh binding nicotinic receptors causes influx of Na+; G-Protein Coupled ion channels
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Facilitated diffusion
Goes down the concentration gradient; needs a carrier protein (Ex. GLUT4 is a glucose carrier protein across the cell membrane
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Facilitated diffusion is determined by
Concentration of carrier molecules (Vmax) and the rate of movement of carrier molecules across the channel
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Active transport
Movement of molecules against their concentration gradient, requires energy, and a carrier protein (exhibit Vmax)
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Examples of active transport
Na+/K+ Pump; Ca2+ Pump, and H+ Pump
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Secondary active transport
using energy from one solute moving with their gradient to move another substance against their gradient
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Secondary active transport: Cotransport (symport)
both ions in the same direction (Sodium glucose co-transporter)
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Secondary Active Transport: Exchangers (counter-transport or antiport)
Ions move in separate directions (Chloride shift; bicarb leaving against and chloride in with gradient or vice versa)
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Osmotic pressure
Pressure required to maintain an equilibrium with no net movement of solvent
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Semi-permeable
Water can move but ions cannot; movement determined by molar concentration of solute
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Osmolarity
osmoles of solute (can dissociate within solution) per liter of solution; 1 mole of NaCl yields 2 osmoles of solute particles in water
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Osmolarity of normal body fluid
280-310 mOsm/L
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What is the osmolarity of 50mM CaCl2 and 5mM NaHCO3?
160 mOsm/L (HCO3 = 1)
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Hypertonic solution
Water rushes out of the cell; the solution (outside of cell) has a greater solute concentration compared to the inside of the cell (hyperosmotic)
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Hypotonic solution
Water rushes into the cell; solution has lesser solute concentration compared to inside the cell (hypoosmotic)
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Isotonic solution
Has the same concentration inside compared to the outside
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Resting membrane potential
the difference in electrical potential between the interior and exterior of a biological cell at rest
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Graded potential
changes in membrane potential that vary in size, as opposed to being all-or-none. They include diverse potentials such as synaptic potentials, end plate potentials, receptor potentials, pacemaker potentials, and slow-wave potentials, which scale with magnitude of stimulus
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Action potential
occurs when the membrane potential rapidly rises and falls in excitable cells, which include neurons, muscle cells, cardiac cells, and endocrine cells
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Resting membrane potential is set by:
opening of leak K+ channels
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Nernst equation simplified
Eion = (61/Z) x Log(IONoutside/IONinside) Z = charge of the ion
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Goldman equation
equilibrium potential for multiple ions; P = permeability in the equation
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EPSP
excitatory postsynaptic potential
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ISPS
inhibitory postsynaptic potential
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Axon hillock
Spike-initiation zone; Action potential generation point
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Beginning of action potential until threshold is reached
RMP: K+ leak channel maintains this AP begins with ligand-gated channels which leads to depolarization
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Depolarization
the opening of voltage gated Na+ channels increases AP (Na+ in >> K+ out) until it reaches a balanced peak
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Repolarization
reaches balance point and repolarization begins with the close of voltage gated Na+ channels and and K+ opening (K+ out >> Na+ in)
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Hyperpolarization
Voltage gated K+ channels remain open after potential reaches resting level; causes a little overshoot
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AP Stages: All or none
Resting stage: K+ leak channels Threshold: EPSPs (Na+ in) > (K+ out) Depolarization: VG Na+ channels > VG K+ Channels Repolarization: VG K+ channels > Na+ channels Hyperpolarization: VG K+ channels
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Graded potential (synaptic potentials)
Generated on dendrites and cell bodies; have to reach a threshold potential at axon hillock to stimulate AP; can decay over distance; neurotransmitters open ion channels on dendrites and cell bodies and create graded potentials summed at axon hillock (ESPS and ISPS)
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spatial summation
eliciting an action potential in a neuron with input from multiple presynaptic cells
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temporal summation
effects of impulses received at the same place can add up if the impulses are received in close succession
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Conduction of an AP down axon
Depolarization of the axon at one point causes voltage-gated Na+ channels to open ahead of this point which migrates the AP down the axon
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Myelinated nerve fibers
Schwann cells (PNS) or oligodendrocytes (CNS) 100m/s myelinated - 0.25 m/s unmyelinated
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Absolute refractory period
Inactivation gate of Na+ channel closed
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Relative refractory period
Need a stronger stimulus to initiate a response (during hyperpolarization)
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Graded Potential vs Action Potential
Graded: does not reach threshold, causes local membrane change (-70 to -60), dies down over short distance, can be summated, does not obey all or none law Action: reaches threshold which causes AP, causes depolarization to threshold level, is propagated, can be summated, obeys all or none law
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What does the Na+/K+ pump do?
Establish ion gradients, helps set membrane potential, creates negative potential, helps determine excitability of nerve/muscle (fatigue), control cell volume

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