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Physiology Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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What is physiology?

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The study of how living systems (organs, tissues, cells) function or work

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How is physiology different from anatomy?

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Anatomy examines and describes the structures, while physiology examines the function

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What is pathophysiology?

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Physiology gone wrong

associated with disease or injury

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4
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Steps in the scientific method

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  • Make an observation
  • Ask a question
  • Do background research
  • Construct a hypothesis
  • Test your hypothesis by doing an experiment
  • Analyze your data and draw a conclusion
  • Communicate your results
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5
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What are the 4 major cell types?

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Muscle
Neurons/nerve
Epithelial
Connective

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6
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What types of cells do PTs focus on?

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Connective and muscle cells

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7
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Define a tissue? An organ? An organ system?

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Tissue- Collections or groupings of differentiated cells possessing similar properties plus their extracellular matrix

Organs- Group of tissues in a living organism that perform a similar function (made up of one or more tissues)

Organ System- Two or more organs working together in the performance of a specific body function

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What 4 types of tissues are there?

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  • Muscle tissue
  • Nerve tissue (brain, ganglion)
  • Epithelial tissue (organ lining)
  • Connective tissue (blood, bone, tendons, ligaments, fat)
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What is the extracellular matrix (ECM)

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A three-dimensional network of extracellular macromolecules, such as collagen, enzymes, and glycoproteins, that provide structural and biochemical support of surrounding cells.

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10
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What is cell differentiation?

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The process by which a unspecialized cell becomes a specialized cell

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11
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Specialization of muscle tissue?

A

Force production

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12
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3 types of muscle tissue

A

Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth

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13
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Is skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary?

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Voluntary striated

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14
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Skeletal muscle fibers

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myofibers

myo=muscle

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15
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What does botox do?

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Denies innervation to skeletal muscle

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16
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Is cardiac muscle voluntary or involuntary?

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Involuntary striated

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17
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How many nuclei per cell in cardiac muscle?

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one nuclei per cell (as apposed to muscle cells)

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18
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Is smooth muscle voluntary or involuntary?

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Involuntary

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19
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What does smooth muscle line?

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Hollow organs

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20
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Nervous tissue consists of?

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Nerve cells and glial (supporting) cells

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21
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Where can epithelial tissue be found?

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  • Lines the inner & outer surfaces of hollow organs and blood vessels
  • Lines the inner surfaces of cavities
  • Skin/nasal epithelium/roof of the mouth
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22
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Why is a patient at risk for infection when the skin is punctured?

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Epithelial acts as a barrier

The barrier has been breached and provides passageway for infection.
Need to be careful with every patient that has a breach in skin

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23
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Where would you find simple squamous epithelial tissue?

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Capillaries have simple squamous for diffusion. Oxygen has to move from one chamber to another.

Simple squamous found where movement of materials are needed.

24
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What type of epithelial tissue is found on calluses?

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Stratified squamous

Not in hands because hands are for sensation

25
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Types of epithelial tissue and short definitions?

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Squamous: Flattened in shape

Cuboidal: Equally wide and tall

Columnar: Taller than they are wide

26
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What is popcorn lung and how does it occur?

A

a rare medical condition that damages the bronchioles, the lung’s smallest airways. Over time, inflammation associated with popcorn lung causes lung tissues and airways to scar and narrow, causing breathing difficulties.

Caused by vaping

27
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Does epithelial tissue have a role in secretion?

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Yes

Hormones (glands)
Sweat,mucous,enzymes

28
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T or F. Epithelial cells tend to be further apart

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False

Epithelial cells tend to be closely packed together

29
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What is the primary function of the basement membrane?

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Links the epithelial membrane to the underlying extracellular matrix (primary function)

30
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Most important thing to remember about Connective Tissue?

A

Few Cells!!!
Lots of extracellular space and material!!!

Blood is considered a connective tissue

31
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Types of Connective Tissue

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Adipose tissue (fat)
Tendons/Ligaments
Bone
Blood

32
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What is areolar (loose) connective tissue

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Primarily located beneath epithelial membranes and glandular epithelium, binding these epithelia to other tissues, contributing to the formation of organs

Principle site of rapid fluid and gas exchange between blood and local tissue

33
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What does the loose connective tissue provide space for?

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Blood vessels, nerve fibers, and other structures

Gives flexibility to the tissue

34
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What is dense regular connective tissue?

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Collagenous fibers are oriented parallel to each other, are densely packed in the extracellular matrix, leaving little room for cells and ground substance

35
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Where are dense regular connective tissues found?

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Tendons
Ligaments

Provides strength

36
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Where are dense irregular connective tissues found?

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  • Found in joint capsules
  • Dermis
  • Muscle fascia
  • Fascia around organs
37
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Where are chondrocytes found and what is their purpose?

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Found in cartilage

Purpose is to produce and maintain the extracellular (cartilage) matrix

38
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Where is cartilage found and what do they resist?

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Found in articular joint surfaces of all movable joints in adults

Resists compression

39
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ORGANS are composed of _________ tissues (_________) joined to form a structural unit that serves a common function

A

2 or more primary tissues

usually all 4

40
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What are the intracellular and extracellular compartments seperated by?

A

Epithelial membrane which regulates the movement of materials between compartments

41
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What is found in the extracellular compartments?

A
  • Blood plasma
  • Tissue fluid or interstitial fluid
  • Cerebrospinal fluid
  • Tubular ultrafiltrate (Kidney tubules)
  • Sweat/mucus
42
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2/3 of body water is found _____. The rest is found in ______ and _____.

A

in the cell (25L)

extracellular (12L) and blood (3L)

43
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Where is interstitial fluid found?

A

Between the cells

CSF is considered interstitial fluid

44
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Pathologies come from?

A

The reduced ability to maintain homeostasis

45
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Most internal processes are maintained ________.

A

Within a Predictable Range= Within Normal Limits (WNL)

46
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Homeostasis is a ______ not a _____ process.

A

Dynamic not a static

47
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Functions _____ within a predictable and often narrow range resulting in _______.

A

Fluctuates, Dynamic Constancy

48
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5 steps of homeostasis

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  1. Stimulus produces chance in variable
  2. Change detected by receptor
  3. Input info sent along afferent pathway to control center
  4. Output info sent along efferent pathway to effector
  5. Response of effector feeds back to influence magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to homeostasis
49
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What is a set point?

A

Establishes parameters that are acceptable (limits)

50
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What is steady state?

A

Things or processes remain constant over time

51
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How is homeostasis maintained?

A

Negative Feedback regulation

52
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What is a negative feedback regulation?

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An increase or decrease in the variable being regulated brings about responses that tend to move the variable in the direction opposite (“ negative” to) the direction of the original change

53
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What is the difference between the thermoregulatory challenge caused by a fever and by exercising?

A

The setpoint on hypothalamus is reset with a fever, it isn’t reset when exercising

Not considered pathological because the change in body temp is a mechanism to fight the infection, unless it lasts too long

54
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What is a positive feeback mechanism?

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Self amplifying cycle in which one change leads to even more significant changes in the same direction

55
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Is a positive feedback mechanism corrective?

A

No

56
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What is the good thing about a positive feedback system?

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Provide the body with the ability to produce significant changes in a relatively short period of time

57
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What is physiologic reserve?

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  • Refers to excess physiologic capacity in organs and biological systems;
  • At birth we have a substantial reserve
  • It tends to decrease over time as cell numbers and cell functions decline.

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