CH. 1 - Intro Flashcards
(51 cards)
Phyiology
study of how body works to maintain life
Pathophysiology
how physiological processes are altered in disease or injury
Scientific Method
Hypothesis, Experiments
Phase 1: Drug Testing
Human volunteers
Phase 2: Drug Testing
Target population
Phase 3: Drug Testing
Diverse population
Phase 4: Drug Testing
Other potential uses
State of dynamic constancy, by negative feedback loops
Homeostasis
Detects deviation from set point
Sensor
Determines respone
Integrating center
Produces response
Effector
______ control is built into organ being regulated
Intrinsic
A regulatory mechanism that comes from outside of organ such as sweating
Extrinsic
Positive feedback, EX: blood clots, LH surges
amplifies changes
Reduces changes such as controlling blood pressure
Negative Feedback Loops
Primary Tissues
Muscles, nervous, epithelial, connective tissues
Specialized for contraction, 3 types: Skeletal, cardiac, smooth
Muscle Tissue
striated; voluntary. Multinucleated, individually controlled
Skeletal Muscle
Myocardial cells, striated and involuntary, have intercalated discs
Cardiac muscle
intercalated discs
between cells that provide mechanical and electrical interconnections
Not striated and involuntary
Smooth muscle
Consists of neurons and glial cells, specialized for conducting electrical signals
Nervous tissue
Glial cells
support and protect nerve cells
Receive signals from other neurons, branched
Dendrites