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Physiology (of homeostasis) Flashcards

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Autocrine

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communication with the same cell

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Paracrine

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communication with neighbouring cells

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Endocrine

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communication with distant cells

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Things that need to be controlled (9)

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temperature
pH
body fluids
blood pressure
calcium
potassium
glucose 
hormones 
weight
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Baroreceptors

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measure blood pressure

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Redundancy

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Multiple systems regulating a given parameter, if one fails, another takes over

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