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HOMEOSTASIS IN HUMANS Flashcards

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body fluids

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the fluid that body cells consist of and are surrounded by; forms the internal environment of the body

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factors to be constant for cells to function optimally

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  • glucose
  • salt
  • water
  • oxygen/c02
  • temperature
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organs that help to maintain a constant int env

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liver, kidneys, skin, lungs, pancreas

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homeostasis

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maintenance of a constant internal environment in the body

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negative feedback mechanism

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when a deviation from the normal is detected, which results in a reaction that counteracts the change and returns it to normal

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how negative feedback system works

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  • change occurs in normal levels
  • receptors detect and transmit info via hormones or nerve impulses to the effectors
  • effectors respond and correct the deviation
  • normal is detected and corrective action is switched off
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control of CO2

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  • chemoreceptors send impulses to resp and cardio centres in the brain as soon as co2 conc changes
  • resp centre sends impulses to diaphragm and intercostal musc to acc contract/relax
  • breathing rate and depth inc, more CO2 exhaled
  • cardio centre send impulses to heart musc to inc heart rate + blood flow
  • co2 transported faster to lung for exhalation = normal
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control of water

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  • change in normal
  • osmoreceptors in hypothalamus detect
  • thirst centre stimulated / ADH secreted into blood = transport to kidneys
  • walls of tubules become permeable
  • more water reabsorbed
  • water content rises
  • normal
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control of salt

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  • sodium conc is low = more aldosterone is secreted and more sodium ions are reabsorbed from the convoluted tubes into the blood in surrounding capillaries
  • sodium conc in blood inc, less excreted in urine
  • normal
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thermoregulation

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regulation of body temp in an organism

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ectothermic animals eg

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fish, amphibians, reptiles

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ectothermic animals

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  • body temperatures vary according to environmental temp

- reptiles use color (dark) and body orientation to regulate body temp

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endothermic animals

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birds, mammals

  • constant body temp, irrespective of env temp
  • heat produced inside the body via resp
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why humans need to be 37

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optimum temp for enzyme action, too high = denature, too low = inactive

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heat production in human body

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  • resp is main source

- heat can be absorbed from environment by consuming warm food/fluid/exposing body to sun

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adrenalin + thyroxin in heat prod

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increased secretion of the two results in inc metabolic rate. resp increases bc of this and more heat is released

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heat loss in human body

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radiation
convection
conduction
evaporation

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radiation

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loss of heat from warm body to cold env via rays + waves

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convection

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distribution of heat in fluids or gas

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conduction

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transfer of heat energy from warm to cold objects that are in contact w each other

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evaporation

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when a fluid absorbs heat energy to convert to a gas

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two layers of skin

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dermis

epidermis

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epidermis three lyers

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cornified, granular, malpighian

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cornified layer

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  • outermost layer, dead flattened cells
  • contain keratin
  • continuously replaced by the underlying tissue
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keratin functions

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protects skin from water, light and infection

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granular layer

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directly under cornified layer and consists of living cells w granules in the cytoplasm

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malpighian layer

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lower layer, consists of living cells that continuously divide to replace cells in upper layers

  • contains melanin
  • receives oxygen + nutrients from the dermis
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melanin

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protects skin from UV rays from sun + gives skin color

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epidermis function

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protects underlying tissues

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dermis

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thicker layer than the epidermis and consists of areolar connective tissue

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dermis contains…

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blood + lymph vessels, nerves, sensory organs, hair follicles, tiny erector musc, glands

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beneath the areolar connective tissue

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a layer of adipose (fatty) tissue that connects skin to underlying body parts; serves an insulator

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blood vessels in d

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  • transports nutrients in the blood to cells and waste products to sweat glands for excretion
  • helps w body temp reg
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lymph vessels in d

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drain excess tissue fluid

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nerves in d

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  • sensory fibres - conduct impulses from sense organs in skin to CNS
  • motor fibres - conduct impulses from thalamus to blood vessels in the skin
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sensory organs

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various corpuscles which detect heat, cold pressure, touch and pain

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hair follicles

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  • an extension of epidermis, all over body except palms and soles
  • hair grows from follicle
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sebum

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fatty substance, secreted by sebaceous glands, which helps to prevent dehydration of skin and hair

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erector muscle

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connects base of hair follicle to the epidermis (contracts when it is cold, causes hair to stand up)

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glands

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sebaceous, wax, mammary, sweat

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wax glands

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occur in ext auditory canals of ear and secrete cerumen which prevents insects from entering the auditory canals

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mammary glands

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secrete milk after birth for babies

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sweat glands

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long coiled ducts in the dermis which extend to sweat pores = excretes harmful waste products in a water medium + play a role in regulation of body temp by cooling the body

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heat regulation centre

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in hypothalamus is resp for maintaining body temp
stimulated by nerve impulses from receptors in skin which detect changes in temp + by changes in temp of blood that flows through it

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regulation of body temp on a cold day

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  • drop in temp is detected by Krause and converted into impulses that stimulate HRC
  • thalamus sends impulses to the involuntary musc layer in the skins blood vessels
  • circular musc contracts and blood vessels narrow in vasoconstriction
  • blood is redirected to vessels in deeper skin layers and less blood flows to skin surface = less heat lost
  • less blood flows to the sweat glands / reduced sweat secretion

2019 - Biology (13 decks)

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