Unit 3 Flashcards
Who thermoregulates?
Mammals and birds.
What are the 6 heat transfers discussed in class that can result in a gain or loss of heat?
Conduction, convection, radiation
Conduction? (example of thermoregulation)
Transfer of Ke through physical contant.
Convection? (example of thermoregulation)
Transfer of Ke through fluid flow
Radiation? (example of thermoregulation)
Transfer of Ke through electromagnetic radiation.
How can heat be lost? (example of thermoregulation)
Evaporation
How can heat be gained? (example of thermoregulation)
Metabolism
Metabolism?
biochemical processes that are carried out; resulting in heat as a biproduct.
What is Fick’s equation for heat transfer?
F=Ka(T1-T2/D)
What is physiological regulation? (who uses this?)
Actively regulating your internal state based on external conditions. (mammals and birds)
Advantages/disadvantages of physiological regulation?
Can tolerate a wider variety of conditions, better active range in crazy conditions ://: Energetically expensive, must have evolved regulatory system.
What is Environmental conformation?
You staying within environmental norms. Ex: your internal temp is the same as the outside.
Advantages/Disadvantages to Environmental conformation?
More energy affordable ://: not as well suited for a particular environment.
What is behavioral regulation?
Using environmental heat to keep your internal state warm.
Advantages/Disadvantages to behavioral regulation?
Lower energy cost, can regulate body temp at certain times of the day ://: ability to thermoregulate depends on environmental conditions.
What are the two types of major heat sources in animals?
Endotherms + Ectotherms.
What is the difference between Endotherms + Ectotherms?
Ecto-don’t produce adequate body heat. (uses environment)
Endo- Does (regulates themselves)
How much more energy do mammals use then reptiles?
Roughly ten times.
what’s the difference between Homeotherms + Heterotherms
Homo-have fairly constant body temperature
Hetero- does not
What are adaptations to increase efflux?
Reduce Sa, increase fat(insulation), trap still air (fur or feathers)
What are methods for decreasing temperature differential?
torpor or hibernation to reduce overall body temperature• Use countercurrent exchange-to reduce heat of blood in extremities
What is osmoregulation?
The regulation of the concentration of ECF and ICF
What things does osmoregulation control?
Total water content (ecf), Overall osmolarity (ecf), concentration of specific solutes, ions, and nitrogenous waste (ecf).
T/F: if the regulation of ecf and icf is good so will the regulation within the cell?
True
Excretion?
Unwanted substances removed from the ecf
Secretion?
anything leaving the ecf
Absorption?
moving substances in ecf.
Reabsorption?
anything returning to the ecf
Filtration?
forcing solution through a biological sieve
What are the end products of protein metabolism?
Nitrogenous waste.
whats the most efficient nitrogenous waste?
Ammonia- High solubuilty and toxcitiy: low energy loss.
what instances require animals to osmoregulate?
differing concentration then their external conditions
what’s an osmoconformer?
an organism (shark) who is isosmotic with the Environment (sea).
Shark:
most primative case study, NaCl influx at gills, use rectal gland to get rid of NaCl, no active consumption of water
Marine fish vs freshwater fish:
Ff: Challenged by ion efflux and water influx, pee a lot a lot and dont drink/// Mf: challenged by ion influx and water efflux, small amounts of pee, drink water.
Terrestrials osmoregulation struggles are?
water loss, sufficient ions, elimination of nitrogenous waste.
secretion vs filtration system:
secretion gets rid of the components all together, while filtration collects the unnecessary things.
in terrestrials where is keratin found and what is it’s purpose.
Keratin is found in the epidermal layers, and reduces the levels of evaporation.
can kidneys produce hyperosmotic waste?
yes
What is the main waste product in humans?
Urea
Nephron layers: Outer? Inner
Cortex, Medulla.
Whats the concentration of the ecf in the cortex vs medulla.
300 mOsm vs 1400 mOsm
Decrease in water in the body does what to ADH?
Increases in: ADH, density of aquaporins, water reabsoption, urine concentration
Increase in water in the does what to ADH?
Decreases ADH, density of aquaporins, water reabsorption, urine concentration
What does the mammalian kidney do?
regulates ecf volume indirectly by directly adjusting urine volume. Also, helps in osmoregulation .
The mammalian kidney is a blank?
Filtration reabsorption system.
The dry the conditions the blank the medulla, the blank concentrated your urine is. why is your urine this way?
Deeper, more. To help aid in water retention (mice.)
Insects have a blank membrane composed of blank.
highly, wax and chitin, aiding in water retention
insects limit the air through them to prevent..
evaporation
What are Malpighian tubules? (insects)
tubes that extract water from the feces and urine.
How does a filtration based reabsorption system work.
water and small amounts of solutes leave the ecf via bulk flow and useful substances are then reabsorbed into the ecf.
What’s an example of a filtration based reabsorption system?
Mammalian kidney.
Describe the transition of blood to urine.
blood flow runs in a tubule right next to the nephron. Blood is filtered in the glomerulus. Filtered blood moves to the bowmen’s capsule. The filtered substance moves to the proximal tubule. The filtered product moves to the loop of Henele. The filtered product moves to the distal tubule. The final step is into the collection duct.
what happens at the proximal tubule.
Ions are secreted and reabsorbed.
what happens through the first half of The Loop of Henele?
the concentration increases as the filtered substances comes through. This drives water out of the loop via osmosis-aquaporins.
what happens through the second half of The Loop of Henele?
concentration starts to decrease and ions are drivein out via channel proteins.
What happens at the distal tubule?
As the substance continues to move up the loop of henele, the concentration starts to decrease to its normal levels. This drives out ions via carrier proteins.
What happens at the collecting duct.
controls the final concentration of urine.
All these processes above are creating:
Primary urine.
describe the flow of gas exchange in terrestrials.
air from environment enters-this goes through the respiratory surfaces- O2 moves through the circulation system via the blood- O2 enters the mitochondria- biproduct of cellular respiration, CO2 is released- CO2 travels through the circulatory system- CO2 is released at the ventilatory surfaces.
How are gases move in and out of the respiratory surfaces including the mitochondria?
diffusion.
How does circulatory system and the outside environment move products?
Bulk flow.
t/f bulk flow is the pressure driving force?
T
what things improve blood flow?
high pressure differential, low viscosity, increased diameter of tubules.
what is the equation of partial pressure.
= total pressure x fraction of the gas mixture.
what drives diffusion.
differences is in torr.
Partial pressure of a dissolved gas is affected by its?
solubility.
Partial pressure of a gas bound to a carrier is influenced by?
carrier affinity
characteristics of water for respiration:
Low O₂ content – less than 8 ml dissolved O₂ / liter water•Lower in seawater and with increasing temperature•High density and viscosity•Smaller coefficient for diffusion•High specific heat
characteristics of air for respiration:
High O₂ content – over 200 ml O₂ / liter air at sea level•Low density and viscosity – takes little energy to move•Greater coefficient for diffusion – faster diffusion, all else equal•Low specific heat – doesn’t absorb or offload much heat•Normally desiccating – causes water loss
In simple gills ventilation is ?
passive
complex gills:
Greatly increased surface area•Active, pumping ventilation providing one-way flow•Counter-current exchange between water and blood
most terrestrials have blank respiratory systems ?
invaginated
what does an active pumps do?
Moves water over gills to get maximal O2 absorption from the water.
describe counter current exchange:
blood and water flow moves in opposite directions
how do complex gills differ from simple gills?
increased SA, active pumps, counter current exchange,
what has trachea and how do they work?
Series of tubes (tracheae) that carry gases directly to and from tissues. Found in insects, myriapods and some arachnids
Spiracles?
(opening of tracheae) can be closed to reduce water loss
How do vertebrates use negative pressure ventilation systems?
ith an expansion of the thoracic cavity generating a drop in pressure
How do amphibians use negative pressure ventilation systems?
with an expansion of the thoracic cavity generating a drop in pressure
t/f most vertebrates use tidal flow systems while Avian use flow-through system?
T
Series of branching tubes:
Trachea → bronchi → bronchioles → alveoli
when we inhale our diaphragm moves?
down
Avian gas exchange occurs at?
Gas exchange occurs at parabronchi
what does a true circulatory system consist of?
•Blood vessels •One or more hearts to generate hydrostatic pressure •Blood (or hemolymph) that moves through vessels
Circulating blood can serve to:
Move respiratory gases•Move nutrients and wastes•Distribute hormones and immune-system cells•Distribute heat•Provide hydrostatic pressure
Open vs. Closed circulatory system:
Vessels empty into sinus// Blood stays in vessels throughout transit
Chambered pumps:
seen in humans, have a 1 way valve system, and can deal with a greater amount of pressure.
Peristaltic pumps:
Part of blood vessels. Limited to lower pressures.
Left side of the heart:
bigger and pumps blood to the body (systematically)
Right side of the heart:
Pumps to the pulmonary system:
The mammalian heart has _ atria and _ ventricles
2,2
Atrioventricular (AV) valves:
allow blood from atria to ventricles
Semilunar (SL) valves:
allow blood from ventricles to arteries
The contraction of the heart is known as?
Systolic
The relaxed stage of the heart is?
diastole