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Lesson 1B. Physiology Continuation and the Levels of Structural Organization Flashcards

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the science of studying the functional activities and their mechanisms in the biological body

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Physiology

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meaning of Greek -physis

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nature

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meaning of Greek logos

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study

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History of Physiology

He emphasized the relationship between structure and function

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Aristotle

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History of Physiology

  • He was the first to perform experiments to understand the
    function of the body
  • “Father of Physiology”
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Galen

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History of Physiology

  • First “Physiologist” of the world, in the modern sense
  • First described the circulatory system and its interaction with the body
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William Harvey

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HIstory of Physiology

  • French Physiologist who propounded the concept of milieu interieur or internal environment and established physiology as the scientific basis of medicine.
  • “Father of Modern Physiology”
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Claude Bernard

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8
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Answers the question “How”
* How do we breathe?
* How does blood flow?

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Process

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9
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Answers the question “Why”
* Why do we breathe?
* Why does blood flow?

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Function

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Resulting from a pathophysiological response to external or internal factors.

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Disease

Ex: Cardiovascular disease

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A disruption of the disease to normal or regular functions in the body or a part of the body.

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Disorder

Ex. Arrythmia (abnormal heart beat)

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  • Refers to a disease or a disorder that has more than one identifying feature or symptom.
  • A collection or set of signs and symptoms that characterize or suggest a particular disease.
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Syndrome

Ex. Down Syndrome

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An abnormal state of health that interferes with the usual activities or feeling of well-being.

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Condition

Ex: chronic fatigue syndrome is a neurological condition

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  • Subjective
  • Feelings and concerns that you feel
  • Perceived only by the person who is experiencing
  • them.
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Symptoms

Ex: Shortness of breath

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  • Objective
  • Something that others can observe or measure
  • Can be detected by various tools (stethoscope, x-rays, lab tests)
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Signs

Ex: Wheezing

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Enumerate the Levels of Structural Organization

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  1. Chemical
  2. Cellular
  3. Tissue
  4. Organ
  5. System
  6. Organismal
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Body system that takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and eliminates unabsorbed matter (feces)

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Digestive System

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Body system that takes in oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide

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Respiratory System

20
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Body system that distributes oxygen and nutrients to the body cells via blood and delivers wastes and CO2 to disposal organs

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Cardiovascular System

21
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Body system that eliminates nitrogenous wastes and excess ions

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Urinary System

22
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Nutrients and wastes pass between blood and cells via the ___.

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Interstitial Fluid

23
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Body system that protects the body as a whole from the external environment

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Integumentary System

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Necessary life function that keeps internal environment distinct from the external environment

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Maintain boundaries

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Necessary life function for locomotion and movement of substances

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Movement

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  • Necessary life function referring to the ability to sense changes and react
  • includes internal and external stimulus
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Responsiveness or Excitability

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Necessary life function that refers to the breakdown and absorption of nutrients

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Digestion

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  • Necessary life function that refers to the chemical reactions within the body
  • Break down complex molecules into smaller ones
  • Build larger molecules from smaller one
  • Produces energy and is regulated by hormones
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Metabolism

30
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Necessary life function that eliminates waste (urine or feces) from metabolic reactions

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Excretion

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Necessary life function that occurs on the cellular/organismal level and produces future generation

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Reproduction

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Necessary life function that refers to the increase of cell size and number

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Growth

33
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Enumerate the Survival Needs (5)

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  1. Nutrients
  2. Oxygen
  3. Water
  4. Stable Body Temperature
  5. Atmospheric Pressure

NOWSA

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  • Chemicals for energy and cell building
  • Includes carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals
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Nutrients

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Required for chemical reactions

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Oxygen

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  • Most abundant chemical in the human body
  • Provides for metabolic reaction
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Water

37
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% water in body weight

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60 to 80

38
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Normal body temperature

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37°C or 98°F

39
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Must be appropriate for gas exchange

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Atmospheric Pressure

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