Week 1 cells basic Flashcards
Physiology
Characteristics and mechanisms that make a living being
Cells and function
Specialized, adapt to perform on or a few functions
Oxygen and cell fucntion
oxygen reacts with carbs, fats and proteins to release energy
extracellular fluid definition and characteristics
Outside of cell “internal environment”
-in constant motion
-Circulating blood and capillary walls (exchange of O2 and waste)
Homeostasis
Ions, nutrients and waste products maintained within a small range
Compensatory mechanisms
Try to maintain homeostasis, make it difficult to determine PRIMARY cause of disease
Pathophysiology
explain physiological processes altered in disease or injury
Extracellular fluid transport stage 2
Movement between blood capillaries and intercellular spaces of tissue cells
Follows concentration gradients
Capillary walls are permeable to
most molecules, NOT plasma
Plasma protiens
Do not go into intercellular spaces (cant cross capillary walls)
i.e. albumin, fibrinogen, globulins
Distance form cells to capillary
max 2 cells away (50uM)
Tiem to complete circulatory circuit
1 min
Respiratory origin nutrients
O2 via alveolar membrane
GI tract nutrient origin
Carbs, fatty and amino acids (small intestine = absorbtion)
Liver origin nutrients
alters substances to useable forms, filters out waste and sends back nutrients
Musculoskeletal origin nutrients
obtain food
Respiratory waste/end product
CO2
Kidney waste removal
Urea and uric acid (broken down amines)
Screens fluids, reabsorbs 99%
GI tract waste products
undigested material
Liver waste/end prodcuts
bile
Systems that play a role in regulation
Nervous, endocrine
(nervous fast, endocrine slow)
Nervous system basic route
sensory input–>central nervous (decision)–>motor output