Physiology Flashcards
What is the process of cells maintaining a stable internal environment called?
Homeostasis
What is autocrine action?
Communication within the same cell
What is Paracrine action?
Communication with a neighbouring cell
What in endocrine action?
Communication with distant cells
What does synergenistic mean?
Working together
What does antagonistic mean?
Working against each other
What are the 3 types of extracellular body fluids?
Plasma, Interstitial, Transcellular
Give an example of a Transcellular body fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid, Synovial fluid, Urine, Sweat, Tears
Give an example of an Interstitial Body fluid?
Lymph, Fluid between cells
What is an intracellular body fluid
Fluid within a cell
Why is blood not a fluid?
Blood cells do not dissolve, instead, the relevant fluid is the plasma found in blood
What is oncotic pressure?
Pressure exterted by Proteins
Define Hypertension
High Blood Pressure
What does Isotonic mean?
Same tonicity / pressure
What does the term kalemia relate to
Potassium concentrations
What does the term natremia relate to?
Sodium concentrations
What causes a Bilayer to be formed
The hydrophobic effect
Give an example of a monolayer found in the body
Micelle
What are the membranes that make up the exterior edges of animal cells called
Ampiphatic Phospholipids
Define cytosolic
A semi fluid substance filling the interior of the cell
Define exoplasmic
Facing away from the cytoplasm
Where is cardiolipin found?
Mitochondria
Where are glycolipids found?
The outside of the cell
What are sphingolipids?
Lipids with sphingosine instead of glycerol as the backbone
