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Introduction to physiology Flashcards

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Physiology

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Is the study of the normal functioning of a living organism & it’s a component part

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Emergent Properties

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Properties that can’t be predicted to exist based only on knowledge of the system’s individual components

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An ______ property is not a property of any single component of a system & its greater than the simple sum of the system’s individual parts

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Emergent

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An ______ property results from complex, nonlinear interactions of the different components

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emergent

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The integration of __________ across many levels of organization is a special focus of physiology

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Function

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Cells

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The smallest unit of structure capable of carrying out all life processes

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Cell membrane

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Sperates cells from their external environment

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Tissues

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Collection of cells that carry out related functions

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Tissues form structural & functional units called _________ & they form organ systems

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Organs

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The integumentary system

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Composed of the skin, forms a protective boundary that separates the body’s internal environment from the external environment

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The musculosketal system

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Provides support & body movement

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The respiratory (pulmonary) system

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Exchanges gases

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Digestive (gastrointestinal) system

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Takes up nutrients & water & eliminates wastes

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Urinary (renal) system

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Produces eggs or sperm

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Circulatory (cardiovascular) system

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Distributes materials by pumping blood

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Nervous & endocrine

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Coordinates body functions

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Teleological approach

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Answers the question why (why system do what they do) (ex. why red blood cells transport oxygen)

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Mechanism

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Is the “how” of the system

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Mechanistic approach

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Examines the process (ex. how do red blood cells transport oxygen)

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Translational research

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Uses insights & results gained from basic biomedical research on mechanism to develop treatments & strategies for preventing human diseases

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What are the 4 themes that relate to physiology?

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  1. Structure- function relationship
  2. biological energy use
  3. Information flow within an organism
  4. Homeostasis & the control systems that maintain it
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What are the two subdivisions of structure & function?

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  1. Molecular interactions
  2. Compartmentations
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Molecular interactions

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The ability of individual molecules to bind to or react with other molecules is essential for biological functions

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A molecule functions depends on its structure & shape where a small change in its structure can change its ___________

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Functions

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What are chemical properties associated with physiology?

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  1. Compliance - ability to stretch
  2. Elastance- stiffness or the ability to return to the unstretched state
  3. Strength
  4. Flexibility
  5. Fluidity (viscosity)
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Compartmentation

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Is the division of space into separate compartments

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_____________ allow a cell, tissue, or an organ to specialize & isolate

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Compartments

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_____________ allow a cell, tissue, or an organ to specialize & isolate

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Compartments

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Growth, reproduction, movement, homeostasis, & other processes in an organism require the continuous input of _________

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Energy

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In the human body, ____________ flow between cells coordinates functions

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Information

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______________ uses chemical signals, electrical signals, or combination of both

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Cell- to - cell

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Organisms that survive in challenging habitats cope with external variability by keeping their __________ environment stable which is called homeostasis

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Internal Environment

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If the body fails to maintain ___________ of the critical variables, then normal functions is disrupted & a disease state (pathological condition) may result

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Homeostasis

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What are the variables under which homeostasis control?

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  1. Environment factors- osmolarity, temp., & pH
  2. Materials for cell needs- nutrients, water, sodium, calcium, & other inorganic ions
  3. Internal Secretion- hormones & other chemicals our cell uses to communicate with other
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In _____________ the body monitors its internal state & takes actions to correct disruptions that threaten its normal function

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Homeostasis

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What are the two categories that diseases fall into?

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  1. Those in which the problem arises from internal failure of some normal physiological process (Internal causes)
  2. Those that originate from some outside source (External source)
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______________ of disease include the abnormal growth of cells (may cause cancer or benign tumors) & the premature death of cells or the failure of cell process

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Internal causes

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______________ are also considered to have internal causes

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Inherited disorders

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In both internal & external causes of diseases when _______________ is disturbed the body attempts to fix it & if it does fix it then ______________ is restored & if it can’t fix it then illness or disease may result

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Homeostasis

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Pathophysiology

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The study of body functions in a disease state

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Diabetes mellitus (pathological conditions)

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A metabolic disorder characterized by abnormally high blood glucose concentrations

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The internal environment of the body for multicellular animals is the watery internal environment that surrounds the cell called what?

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The extracellular fluid (ECF)

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Extracellular fluid (ECF)

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Serves as the transition between an organism’s external environment & the intracellular fluid (ICF) inside cells

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_________________ is a buffer zone between cells & the outside world so when the extracellular fluid is out of its normal range, mechanisms take place to restore balance

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Extracellular fluid

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Homeostasis depends on what?

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Mass balance

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Law of mass balance

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Says that if the amount of a substance in the body is to remain constant any gain must be offset by an equal loss

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The amount of a substance in the body is called what?

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The body load (“Sodium load) (ex. Water loss to the external environment (output) like sweat or pee must be balanced by water intake (input)

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The concentrations of other substances like oxygen & carbon dioxide, salts, & hydrogen ions (pH) are maintained through _____________

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Mass balance

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Input (related to mass balance)

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Intake through lungs, skin, or metabolic productions

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Output (relating to mass balance)

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Excretion by kidney, liver, lung, skin, or metabolism to a new substance

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What are the 2 options for output the body have to maintain mass balance?

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  1. To excrete the material (excretion) (x. carbon dioxide is excreted through the lungs)
  2. Convert the substance to a different substance through metabolism
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Foreign substances like drugs & artificial food additives are excreted through the _________ & ___________

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Liver & kidney

52
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Xenobiotic

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A foreign substance in the body

53
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Metabolic

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The genral term for any product created in a metabolic pathway

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____________ can be used to follow material through the body where it describes the rate of transport of a substance as it moves through the body fluids or in & out the body

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Mass flow

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Mass flow equation

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Mass flow (amount x/ min) = concentration (amount x/ vol) x volume flow (vol/min) (volume flow describes the flow of blood, air, urine, etc

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___________ coordinates body function

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Information flow

57
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Homeostasis maintains __________

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Internal stability

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Excretion

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The elimination of material from the body usually through urine, poop, lungs, or skin

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____________ clears substances from the body

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Excretion

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Clearance

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The rate at which the substance disappears from the blood (an indirect measure of how substance are handed in the body doesn’t say where the substance goes)

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____________ is usually expressed as a volume of blood cleared of a substance per unit of time (70ml plasma cleared per minis 70mL plasma/min)

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Clearance

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The ________ & ________ are two primary organs that clear solutes from the body

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Kidney & liver

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Homeostasis doesn’t mean ____________

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Equilibrium

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