Intro Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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internal environment, aka its ability to RESIST CHANGE.

A

Homeostasis (Primary negative feedback)

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Homeostasis
Temperature regulation and removal of waste examples

A

Sweating
Flushing
Shivering
Convection

Lungs (CO2)
Kidneys
GI Tract
Liver

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3
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The degree to which a control system maintains homeostasis

A

gain control

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4
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Which of the following statements is false?
A. The hypothalamus is the main organ that regulates homeostasis.
B. The body can correct a substrate (blood glucose for example) back to its original value.
C. The body cannot deviate too far from a certain point. Some errors beyond a certain point are not correctable (a blood glucose of 20g/dL for example)

A

B

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5
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Negative feedback examples

A

Control of body temperature
BG control (insulin & glucagon)
Respiratory (CO2)
Endocrine hormones

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6
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Positive feedback examples

A

Contractions (Oxytocin)
Blood clotting (platelets)

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7
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The anterior pituitary is stimulated to produce TSH, which in turn produces T3 and T4. T3 and T4 acts on TSH to stop production when it’s levels exceed a certain amount.

Which type of feedback mechanism best describes this?

A

Negative

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8
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Acid-Base or Blood pH is

A

7.4 normally

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9
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Inside of cell concentrations (higher):

A

K
Mg
PO4-

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10
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oxygen normal value

A

100

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11
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CO2 normal value

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40

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12
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glucose normal value

A

85

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13
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normal body temp

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37 C or 98.4 F

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14
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Squamous epithelial tissue examples and description

A

lining of blood and lymph vessels, alveoli, flat

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15
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Cuboidal epithelial tissue examples

A

glands, terminal bronchioles of lungs, kidney tubules

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16
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Columnar epithelial tissue examples

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uterus, stomach, intestines, gallbladder, bile ducts

17
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What makes up muscle tissues?
Skeletal:
Cardiac:
Smooth:

A

Muscle: Sarcomeres, myosin, actin
Skeletal: Striated voluntary
Cardiac: Striated involuntary
Smooth: Non-striated & involuntary

18
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Connective tissue:
Collagen:
Elastin:
Ground substance:
Fluid:

A

Collagen: strong, flexible, inelastic
Elastin: Rubbery, think coiled spring
Ground substance: proteoglycans
Fluid: Blood or plasma

19
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Nervous tissue function and parts

A

Conduction of APs
Cell body
Dendrites
Axon
Neuroglia: Supportive cells of the NS

20
Q

Most cells are made up of ____%______

21
Q

Fat cells made up of

A

triglycerides

22
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Cell membrane consists of? and is it soluble in water?

A

phospholipids and cholesterol. Insoluble in water

23
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Extracellular fluid represents ___ of all fluid in the body.

24
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Large particles such as WBCs can enter the cell through which process?
Pinocytosis
Phagocytosis
Both

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Integral Proteins are: and where?
THROUGH the membrane Channels Carriers Enzymes Receptors
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Peripheral Proteins are: and where?
SURFACE, often ATTACHED to integrals Enzymes Transport controllers
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Pinocytosis is for:
Drinking & PROTEINS
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Glycolysis:
1 Glycogen makes 2 ATP 2 Pyruvate 2 NADH 2 H20
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Krebs/Citric Acid Cycle:
2 Pyruvate makes 2 ATP 2 CoA 2 OH 6 CO2 NADH FADH
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Beta oxidation:
1 triacylglycerol + 1 glucose makes… 19 ATP via glycolysis + citric acid (1 glycerol) 441 ATP via B-oxidation + citric acid (3 FAs) 460 ATP total