Physiology Lec 1 Flashcards
of cell types in body?
200
of neuron types
3
of muscle cell types
3
Name the 3 muscle cell types
- smooth 2. skeletal 3. cardiac
The only voluntary muscles?
Skeletal
The only voluntary smooth muscle?
Diaphragm
Sheet like layer of cells that line external body surfaces, line hollow body tubes and organs, and function as a transport membrane?
Ephithelium
Most diverse of the 4 cell types
connective tissue cells
Anchors and links structures of the body.
connective tissue cells
Organization of th body
cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism.
What is a determinant for the type of cell?
the type of tissue
Name the organ systems
circulatory, digestive, respiratory, urinary, skeletal, muscular, integumentary, immmune, nervous, endocrine, reproductive.
Homeostasis definition
maintaining a biological variable; returning it to normal after a pertuberation
What is the balance of homeostasis?
equilibrium versus steady-state
What are the components of homeostatic contral mechanisms?
afferent -> integration center -> efferent -> change