Physiologic Charac Flashcards
Sum of all physical and chemical processes
Metabolism
Ability to adjust
Adaptibility
Ability to take in oxygen and give off co2
Respiration
Ability to utilize substances that have been previously absorbed
Assimilation
Ability to discharge USEFUL substances to the body
Secretion
Ability to fore shorten
Contractility
Ability of some cells to contract PARTIALLY
Tonicity
Contract at REGULAR INTERVALS
Rhythmicity
Ability to flow
Viscosity
Ability to transmit EXCITATION
Conductivity
Ability to give off products NEEDED by the body
Excretion
Respond to stimuli
Irritability
Take in substances that have been PREVIOUSLY PREPARED
Absorption
Inc in size
Growth
Inc in number
Reproduction
Change its form and go back to original shape
Elasticity
Ability to respond at once to any changes in the external envt
Spontaneity
Ability to move from one place to another
Motility
Transform complex matls into simpler subs
Digestion
Initiate its own act by its own FREE WILL
Automaticity