Physiology 1 chapter 1

Question 1

What has a strict and consistent homeostatic set point in the body?

Answer 1

calcium Levels, sodium levels, pH levels

Question 2

What can NOT easily cross a capillary membrane and equilibrate between plasma and interstitial fluid?

Answer 2

Protein

Question 3

What organ system(s) help with regulation and communication?

Answer 3

endocrine and nervous systems

Question 4

What organ system(s) help with protection?

Answer 4

Integumentary and immune systems

Question 5

What organ system helps with propagation?

Answer 5

reproductive system

Question 6

What are the physiological responses of the sympathetic NS?

Answer 6

increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and increased sweat production

Question 7

What are the physiological responses of the parasympathetic NS?

Answer 7

constriction of pupils, accommodation of the lens (eye), increased GI secretions, and peristalsis

Question 8

What are the physiological responses of the somatic/voluntary system?

Answer 8

contraction of skeletal muscles

Question 9

What are examples of positive feedback control systems?

Answer 9

-oxytocin release during parturition
-blood clotting

Question 10

What are the function(s)/description(s) of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 10

Contraction of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands

Question 11

What are the function(s)/description(s) of the somatic motor system?

Answer 11

contraction of skeletal muscles

Question 12

What are the function(s)/description(s) of the somatic sensory system?

Answer 12

Tactile and position senses from skin, joints, and muscles

Question 13

What are the function(s)/description(s) of the special sensory system?

Answer 13

seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling

Question 14

What are the function(s)/description(s) of integration and cognition?

Answer 14

brain, brainstem, and spinal cord interneurons

Question 15

What is an example of a negative feedback control system?

Answer 15

vasodilation during hyperthermia

Question 16

Muscle tissue functional/structural description

Answer 16

Contracts

Question 17

Nervous tissue functional/structural description

Answer 17

conducts electrical impulses

Question 18

Connective tissue functional/structural description

Answer 18

large amounts of intracellular matrix

Question 19

Epithelial tissue functional/structural description

Answer 19

covers body surfaces and lines internal organs

Question 20

What does not have a strict and consistent homeostatic set point?

Answer 20

respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature

Question 21

What fluid compartment contains the lowest concentration of protein?

Answer 21

interstitial fluid

Question 22

What is an example of muscle tissue?

Answer 22

cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscle

Question 23

What is an example of nervous tissue?

Answer 23

neurons, astrocytes, and satellite cells

Question 24

What is an example of connective tissue?

Answer 24

bone, cartilage, and blood

Question 25

What is an example of epithelial tissue?

Answer 25

epidermis, lining of GI and respiratory tracts and glands

Question 26

What can easily pass through the phospholipid bilayer of a cell membrane?

Answer 26

oxygen, cortisol, and alcohol

Question 27

What does NOT easily pass through the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane?

Answer 27

Potassium

Question 28

What structures make up the central nervous system?

Answer 28

brain, brainstem, and spinal cord

Question 29

What structures make up the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 29

spinal nerves and cranial nerves