Physiology Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Nervous system

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Uses electro-chemical impulses to illicit a responses (mis)

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chemical messenger released directly into the blood by an endocrine gland

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Hormone

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3
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influences numerous body functions including, growth and development, electrolyte balance, water, nutrient balance, cellular metabolism, energy balance, reproduction and immunity.

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Endocrine system

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4
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Example of endocrine glands

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Pituitary glands
thyroid
parathyroid
adrenal
pineal glands
hypothalamus (neuroendocrine)
pancreases
gonads

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5
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Hormones make contact with all cells but only alter the action of the cell that has the adequate receptor, the ____

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target cell (must have a specific receptor for a specific hormone)

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6
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At ________ the hormone will either increase or decrease rates of normal cell processes. One _____ may have a different effect on different cell.

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target cell
hormone

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7
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Hormonal stimulus

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alters plasma membrane permeability or membrane potential
stimulates synthesis of protein to enzyme

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Hormonal stimulus

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activates or deactivates enzymes
induces secretion
stimulates mitosis

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9
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Hormonal receptor interaction = target cell activation depends on________ long periods of concentration causes ______

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blood levels of the hormone
down-regulation

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10
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Hormonal receptor interaction = target cell activation depends also on ______ an increase causes

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number of receptors on or in the target cell
up-regulation

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Hormonal receptor interaction = target cell activation depends on______

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affinity (strength) of binding

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12
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Control of hormone release

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negative feedback

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13
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negative feed back

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keeps levels in a “normal” range

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14
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Endocrine gland stimulates

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Humoral stimuli
Neural stimuli
hormonal stimuli

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15
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secrete hormones in direct response to changing blood levels of critical ions and nutrients, simplest control

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Humoral stimuli

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16
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nerve fibers stimulate hormone release (sympathetic stimulation on adrenal gland)

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Neural stimuli

17
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release hormones in response to hormones (pituitary and hypothalamus)

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Hormonal stimuli

18
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it provides the acidic condition for weak pepsinogen enzymes to be sufficiently active to remove the inhibitory portion from another pepsinogen enzyme, forming the fully active pepsin enzyme.

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function of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

19
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function of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

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food protein are denatured making them more easily digested

20
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provides a pH sufficiently acidic for the pepsin enzyme, with a pH optimum of 1.6-2.4

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function of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

21
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Which part of the body are enzymes found

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mouth
stomach
duodenum
Small intestine

22
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Transport maximum

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the maximum rate at which substance can be reabsorbed by the kidney tubules.

23
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Renal plasma threshold

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plasma concentration of a substance at which it first appears in the urine

24
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why does people with diabetes mellitus have glycosuria

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because high blood glucose levels saturate glucose transporters in the kidney tubules, leading to spillover of glucose in the urine

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Describe urine buffers
urine buffers are substances in the urine that help maintain the pH of urine within a normal range.
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main buffers of urine
ammonia which is produced in the liver, transported to the kidney, and discharge in urine as ammonium.
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What is portal vein system
vein capillary-vein
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List enzymes involved in carbohydrate digestion
salivary amylase pancreatic amylase
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enzyme involve in protein in protein digestion
pepsin pancreatic juice enzyme endopeptidases Exopeptidases
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How does bile aid in digestion?
breaks down fat to small particles in chemical digestion to prepare for absorption
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absorption of triglycerides vs amino acids
tri- secrete into the central lacteals, which are lymphatic capillaries amino- enter blood capillaries
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Many hormones and drugs are made less toxic nd more water soluble by
hydroxylation and conjugation reaction
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Toxic porphyrins are converted into ______ and toxic ammonia is converted into _______
bilirubin urea
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Absorption of water across the intestinal wall occurs
passively (does not require energy)
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the passage of products of digestion across the wall of the gastrointestinal tract and into the blood or lymph
absorption
36
mechanical or chemical break down of food molecules into monomers
digestion