control of body fluids Flashcards
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define homeostasis
the active maintenance of a steady state of non-equilibrium despite external disturbances
define steady state
a condition that does not change with time. energy is required to maintain steady state
define equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are balanced. it remains stable if undisturbed and it does not need energy expenditure to maintain an equilibrium state
what is considered as the internal environment of the cell
extracellular fluid compartment
implies the maintenance of nearly constant conditions in the internal environment.
homeostasis
introduced the concept of the extracellular fluid as the internal environment
claude bernard
what are the factors of the extracellular fluid that needs to be constant
temperature, pressure, pH
what is the optimum temperature, pH of the cell
37C, 7.3
these are the body fluids in between the cell and comprises 15% of the extracellular fluid
interstitial cell
40% of body fluifd is located in ___
intracellular compartment
what is the osmolarity of cells
300milliosmos
the level of potassium is higher in what fluid compartment
intracellular
the level of chloride is higher in what fluid compartment
extracellular
the level of proteins is higher in what fluid compartment
intracellular
Kidneys regulate ion concentrations by
augmenting waste composition
the orchestrated or coordinated control in metabolism of body tissues necessary to support a physiological state.
homeorrhesis
These are control mechanisms of the body whose function is to ensure the constancy of the internal environment.
homeostatic ontrol mechanisms
components of homeostatic mechanisms
detectors
reference
control centers
effectors
corrected variable
pick up stimulus from internal or external environment
detectors
set point, compares stimulus with the set standard value for a specific variable
reefrence
evaluate incoming signals from detector and reference.
control centers
produce compensatory changes in the corrected variable
effectors
send signal to detectors and control center to cease producing changes
corrected variable
an example that involves control mechanisms
regulation of body temperature. like when we are running, we produces heat. the control center receives stimukus from the sensors indicating that the body temp exceeds normal range. it will then activate the effectors to take action