Homeostasis - Foundations 1.2 08/10/17 Flashcards

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What are 5 examples of homeostasis in the body?

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  1. Body temperature
  2. Blood volume
  3. Body weight
  4. Blood O2 levels
  5. pH
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Definition of homeostasis

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The body’s ability to maintain a relatively stable, constant condition in its internal environment

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Definition of equilibrium

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No net change over time. Competing influences produce no net change.

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Definition of steady state

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Supplied energy that keeps an individual system in its own balance (equilibrium) despite possibly being is non-equilibrium conditions w/ its environment

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Equation that relates steady state, equilibrium, and body temperature

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Heat Production + Heat Gain = Heat Loss

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Definition of physiological gradients

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A change w/ respect to distance of something that can be measured (think graph and axes)

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What 3 things do physiological gradients, in part, determine?

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  1. Thermal energy
  2. Rate of movement of fluid
  3. Ions and molecules
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Define pressure gradient

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Pressure difference along a specified distance

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Body temp equation

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Gradient = Ts - Ta /X

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Body temp equation in regards to thermal flux (Jt)

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Jt = K(Ts - Ta)/X

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Blood pressure equation

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Gradient = (P1 - P2)/X

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Gas gradient equation

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Gradient = (PaO2 - PcO2)/X

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Are intracellular, interstitial, and blood osmotic pressures normally the same?

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Yes; at 300 mOsm (milliosmoles)

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Hypertonic

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Higher osmotic pressure

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Hypotonic

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Lower osmotic pressure

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16
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What does dehydration cause?

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An increase in blood osmolarity, which causes the interstitial to shrink and become hypertonic relative to cells

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What is blood osmolality?

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Ions, carbs, sugars, etc

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Define negative feedback

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A response the body produces to allow the body to get back to its normal, set point

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Is negative feedback bidirectional?

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Yes; meaning anything that goes below or above a set point for that process can activate negative feedback

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What are the negative feedback system components?

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  1. Controlled variable (BP, temp)
  2. Feedback sensor (monitors controlled variable level)
  3. Controller/comparator (controlled variable and set point compared, error signal determined)
  4. Activator (physiological response to reduce deviation from set point)
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What are 5 examples of negative feedback control?

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  1. Body temperature
  2. Blood pressure
  3. Blood gases
  4. Muscle movement
  5. Thyroxin hormone
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Is arterial pressure under autonomic control?

23
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What increases arterial pressure?

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Constriction of blood vessels

24
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Which nervous system stimulates the heart to constrict blood vessels?

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Sympathetic

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Baroreceptor
Receptor that is sensitive to pressure (carotid)
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Chemoreceptors
Measure gas in the blood (arterial and medullary)
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Hypercapnea
High PCO2
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Muscle spindles
Muscle stretch receptors
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Positive feedback
A process by which deviation from the set point tends to promote even further deviation
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Cardiac Ischemia
Damage or disease in heart's major blood vessels
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Feedforward Mechanism
Controlled regulation for anticipation of a predicted outcome