Lecture 29 Flashcards
Does our body fluctuate around the set point?
Yes
What is a normal range?
Each individual has a normal range which their levels of a given variable fluctuate
What is the population reference range?
It is based on the breadth of individual normal ranges within a population
Does the populations reference range tend to be wider than normal fluctuations than within an individual?
Yes
Is an individuals range more narrow or wider than the population?
Narrow
What happens if an individual starts to move outside the normal range?
May lead to symptoms of a disorder, even when hormone levels are within the population reference range.
Are all individuals set point the same as the population?
Most individuals have a set point within the population reference but not the exact same as one another.
Which physiological variables are maintained homeostatically through hormones?
- Blood sugar concentration
- Growth and repair
- Basal metabolic rate
- Blood calcium concentration
- Body /water /osmolarity /composition
- Hunger
- Blood pressure / volume
- Red blood cell count
- Circadian rhythms
- Factors relating to sexual maturity and reproduction
Does each physiological variable have different hormones?
Yes
What is negative feedback?
Reduce the change until the stimulus is removed or directly inhibit further release REMMERMERMEMBWR
How do you maintain the effects of hormones?
Need to maintain hormone levels
What happens when there is a problem with hormone levels?
Hypo secretion and hyper secretion
What happens when there is a problem with hormone receptors?
Hyposensitive and hypersensitive
What can hormone problems be caused by?
Autoimmunity
Genetic mutation
Tumours and many others
How is diabetes mellitus diagnosed?
Glucose tolerance test, insulin levels, and longer-term exposure (HbA1c test)