Cellular physiology Flashcards

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Fluid compartment of the body percentage
Liquid (water) =
Solid =

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Liquid (water) = 60 %
Solid = 40%

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Fluid compartment of the body percentage
Intracellular fluid =
Extracellular fluid =

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Intracellular fluid = 40%
Extracellular fluid = 20%

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Fluid inside the cell is called?

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intracellular fluid

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Fluid compartment of the body percentage
Blood plasma =
Interstitial fluid =

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Blood plasma = 5%
Interstitial fluid = 15%

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Fluid outside the cell is called?

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Extracellular fluid

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Which fluid in the body is in Constant motion?
(due to circulation)

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Extracellular fluid

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In steady-state balance, what is Set point?

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The normal range

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Intracellular fluid contains?

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Organelles
Protein
Other macromolecules

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What is homeostasis?

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Maintenance of nearly constant conditions in the internal environment of the body

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Extracellular fluid contains large amounts of? (ions, etc)

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Na, Cl, HCO3, other nutrients,
Fatty acids, Amino Acids

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Abundant ions in the intracellular fluid

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K
Mg
PO4

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Examples of waste products in the extracellular fluid

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Urea, Carbon dioxide
Lactic Acid, Creatinine

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In steady-state balance, what is Sensors?

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aka sensory organs
They detects changes or deviations from the set point and forms message or impulses for information regarding the changes

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In steady-state balance, it executes the command or action to change or control the deviations from the set-point

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Effector organs

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In steady-state balance, it is your ability to respond to a stimuli whether you have high or low sensitivity

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Sensitivity of the system

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