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HUMAN PHYS TEST #1
human physiology test: unit 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
02/10/2010

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Term
Physiology
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF A LIVING ORGANISM AND ITS COMPONENT PARTS
Term
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Definition

HEART,BLOOD VESSELS, BLOOD

TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS TO ALL CELLS OF THE BODY THROUGH THE BLOOD

Term
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Definition

STOMACH, INTESTINES, LIVER, PANCREAS
CONVERSION OF FOOD TO HELPFUL MATERIALS AND TRANSPORT THROUGH BODY

REMOVAL OF WASTE

Term
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Definition

THYROID AND ADRENAL GLAND

SYNTHESIS AND RELEASE OF REGULATORY MOLECULES

Term
IMMUNE SYSTEM
Definition

THYMUS, SPLEEN, LYMPH NODES

DEFENSE AGAINST FOREIGN INVADERS IN THE BODY

Term
INTEGUMMENTARY SYSTEM
Definition

SKIN

PROTECTION FROM EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

Term
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Definition

MUSCLES, SKELETAL, BONES

SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT

Term
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition

brain and spinal chord

cordination of body function with electric signals

Term
Reproductive system
Definition

testes and ovaries

continuation of species

Term
Respiratory system
Definition

lungs

exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Term
Urinary system
Definition

kidneys and bladder

waste removal and maintanence of liquid

Term
homeostasis
Definition
the bodys ability to maintain a stable intetrnal environment
Term
homeostasis internal change
Definition
cancer, sickle cell, autoimmune disease
Term
homeostasis external change
Definition
toxic chemicals, trauma, viruses, bacteria
Term

ENZYMES

 

Definition
LOWER THE ACTIVATIN NRG IN RXNS
Term
METABOLISM
Definition
ALL CHEMICAL RXNS THAT TAKE PLACE IN AN ORGANISM
Term
CATABOLIC RXNS
Definition

BREAKDOWN OF LARGE MOLECULES

PRODUCE NRG

Term
ANABOLIC RXNS
Definition

USE NRG

SYNTESIZES LARGE MOECULES

Term
Aerobic metabolism
Definition

uses oxygen and glucose to produce ATP

30-32 atp produced

Term
anerobic metabolism
Definition

turn pyruvate to lactate to make ATP

2 atp produced

Term
NRG
Definition

stored as fat and glycogen

converted to glucose and fatty acid then broken down to make ATP

amino acids form proteins could be used as well.

 

Term
exergonic reaction
Definition
release nrg
Term
endergonic reaction
Definition
absorbs nrg
Term
Electrical Signals
Definition
changes in the cell's membrane potential
Term
Chemical signals
Definition

molecules that are created from one cell and impacts another

(target or target cells)

Term
4 ways for cell-cell communication
Definition

gap junction

contact-dependent signals

local communication(chemical)

long distance communication(chemical/electrical)

Term
Gap Junctions
Definition

protein channels that span across cell membranes

cytoplasm to cytoplasm transfer of signals

 

Term
Contact dependent signals
Definition
surface molecules on one cell bond to surface molecules on another cell
Term
Local communication between cells
Definition

communication between cells via paracrines and autocrines

ex: cytokines and eicosanoids

Term
paracrines
Definition
a chemical secreted by cells that acts on another cell adjacent to it
Term
autocrines
Definition
a chemical secreted by a cell that acts on the cell that secreted it
Term
interstitual fluid
Definition
the fluid that surrounds the cells
Term

Long distance cell communication

 

Definition

performed by the enodcrine system with the use of hormones

and

performed by the nervous system with the use of nerves

Term

signal pathways

 

Definition
signal molecule to receptor protein to signal molecules to traget proteins which create a response
Term

Lipophillic signal molecules

 

Definition

hydrophobic

diffuse through the cell membrane

Term
Lipophobic signal molecules
Definition

hydrophilic

bind to receptors on the surface of cel membranes

cannot naturally diffuse

 

Term
ligand bonding to receptor
Definition
opens or closed the channels
Term
ligand
Definition
receptor complex that triggers intracellular response
Term
ligand bonding to a receptor/enzyme
Definition
triggers intracellular enzyme
Term
ligand binding to couped g-protein receptor
Definition
opens an ion channel or alters enzyme activity
Term
ligand bondign to integrin receptors
Definition
alters the cytoskeleton
Term
G-Protein Coupled Receptor
Definition

signal molecule binds to G-Protein

which turns on adenylyn cyclase

then converts ATP to cAMP

which activates protien kinase A

which phosphorylates into many molecules which trigger a cellular response

Term
signal transduction
Definition
the process of a ligand activating a receptor that in turn turns on the tranducer to activate intracellular molecules
Term
Nitric Oxide
Definition
is a soluable gas paracrine/autocrine that acts where it is released
Term
cell receptors
Definition

are specific

can saturate

can bind similar ligand molecules

Term
agonist
Definition
ligand that turns on a receptor
Term
antagonist
Definition

ligand that turns off a receptor

will block receptor activity

Term
tonic control
Definition

regulates physiological parameters in an up/down fashion

if the signal rate increases the blood vessel constricts(shrink)

if the signal rate decrease the vessel dialates(grows)

Term
negative feedback
Definition

the response counteracts the stimulus

shutting off the response loop

Term
positive feedback
Definition

the response reinforces the stimulus

 

Term
mass balance
Definition
existing body load +(intake-excretion)
Term
extracellular fluid
Definition

plasma(within bllod vessels)

and

interstitial fluid(outside of circulatory system)

 

Term
Diffusion with no ATP
Definition
facilitated diffusion and simple diffusion
Term
Diffusion with ATP
Definition

active transport

endocytosis

exocytosis

phagocytosis

Term
Equilibrium
Definition
occurs when the concentration is uniform
Term
facilitated diffusion
Definition
diffusion that uses membrane proteins
Term
Active transport
Definition

requires the input of nrg with ATP

vessels and carrier proteins are used

Term
Functions of the cell membrane
Definition

physical isolation

regulation of exchange with the environment

communication between the cell and its environment

structural support

Term
Roles of Structural proteins
Definition

connect the membrane and the cytoskeleton

create cell junctions

serve as anchors

 

Term
2 types of transporter proteins
Definition

carrier proteins and channel proteins

 

Term
membrane proteins
Definition

structural proteins

enzymes

receptors

transporters

 

Term
channel proteins
Definition
when open create a water filled pore
Term
carrier proteins never..
Definition
form an open channel between the two sides of the membrane
Term
gated channels
Definition

are usually closed

open in response to a signal

Term
uniport
Definition
move only one kind of molecule one direction
Term
cotransport
Definition
moves more than one kind of molecule at a time
Term
symport
Definition
molecules move in the same direction
Term
antiport
Definition
the molecules are craiied in different directions
Term
specifity
Definition
substrates are specific and closely related
Term
competition
Definition
subsrates compete for binding sites
Term
saturation
Definition

the carriers are filled and working at their maximum rate

further increase in substrate will not increase rate of transport

Term
sodium potassium pump
Definition

pumps Na out of cell

and

pumos K into of cell

Term
vesicles
Definition
move large molecules into and out of the cell using phagocytosis and endocytosis
Term
phagocytosis
Definition

the cell membrane engulfs a large molecule into a large vessicle 

the vessicle gets into the cell and fuses with the lysosome and uses it for digestion

 

Term
Endocytosis
Definition
the membrane surface indents and the vessicles formed are small
Term
isoosmotic
Definition
two solutions have the same number of particles per unit volume
Term
hyperosmotic
Definition
 solution has more particles than another per unit volume
Term
hyposmotic
Definition
solution has fewer molecules per unit volume than another
Term
Hypotonic
Definition
when a cell gains water in a solution the solution is hypotonic
Term
hypertonic
Definition
if water leaves a cell in a solution, then the solution is hypertonic
Term
isotonic
Definition
solution and cell stay the same
Term
tonicity
Definition

depends on the osmolarity and the nature of the sloutes in the solution

describes how the size of cell would change in a given solution

Term

the body is in a state of...

 

Definition
chemical and electrical disequilibrium
Term
2/3 of the body's water is...
Definition
intracellular
Term

gray matter consists of..

 

Definition

unmyellaited nerve cell bodies

dendrites

axons

sensory and motor nuclei

Term
white matter consists of..
Definition

myilenaited axons

very few cell bodies

AXONS CARRYING INFO TO AND FROM THE BRAIN

Term
cranium
Definition
bony skull
Term
vertebral column
Definition

spinal chord runs through this

spine

Term
meninges (meningeal layer)
Definition

lie between bone and tissue

cushion and protect delicate neural tissue

Term
celebrial spinal fluid
Definition
is secreted into the ventricles and flows throughout the brain and cushions the central nervous system
Term
Choroid Plexus
Definition
transports ions and nutrients from the blood into the cerbralspinal fluid
Term
Astrocyte Foot Process
Definition
secrete paracrines that promote tight junction formation
Term
tight junction
Definition
prevents solute movement between endothelial cells
Term
Oxygen in the nervous system
Definition

passes freely along blood brain barrier

brain recieves 15% of blood passed through the heart

Term
glucose in the central nervous system
Definition

brain responsible for 1/2 of the bodys consumption

transporters move from plasma into brain interstitial fluid

Term
hypoglycemia
Definition
leads to confusion, unconciousness and death
Term
dorsal root of vertebrae
Definition
carries sensory information to central nervous system
Term
ventral root of vertebrae
Definition
carriers motor information to muscles and glands
Term
GANGLIA
Definition
COLLECTION OF CELL BODIES OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
ASCENDING TRACTS
Definition
CARRY SENSORY INFORMATION TO THE BRAIN
Term
DESCENDING TRACTS
Definition
CARRY COMMANDS TO MOTOR NUERONS
Term
Spinal Reflex
Definition
initiates a response without input from the brain
Term
cerebellum
Definition
coordinates movement
Term
Functions of the hypothalamus
Definition

activates nervous system

maintains temperature

maintains osmolarity

controls reproductive functions

controls food intake

influence behavior and emotion

influences cardiovascular controls

controls release of hormones

Term
Cingulate gyrus
Definition
plays a role in emotion
Term
hippocampus
Definition
involved in learning and memory
Term
Amygdala
Definition
involved in emotion and memory
Term
cerebral cortex
Definition

sensory areas (perception)

motor areas (skeletal muscle movement)

association areas (directs voluntary beahviors as well as integrate information from the other areas

 

Term
Paretial lobe of the cerebral cortex
Definition
sensory information from skin, muscuoskeletal system, viceria, and taste buds
Term
occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
Definition
deals with vision
Term
temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex
Definition
deals with hearing
Term
frontal lobe
Definition

 coordinates from other association areas

controls some behaviors

Term
gustatory cortex
Definition
taste
Term
olfactory cortex
Definition
smell
Term
left hemisphere of the brain
Definition

left had

speech

writing

auditory

interpretation

Term
right hemisphere of the brain
Definition

right hand

analysis by touch

auditory

spatial visualization and interpretation

Term
Somatosensory pathways
Definition

touch

temp

pain

itch

body position

Term
Motor System
Definition

skeletal muscle movement

nueroendocrine signals

viscereal responses

voluntary movement

 

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