Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Physiology Lec 1-2
UCSD Physiology
13
Biology
Undergraduate 3
02/01/2012

Additional Biology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Give progression of atoms to organisms
Definition
atoms
Term
Definition of Teological
Definition
Why does something exist? What is its purpose?
Term
Blind Study
Definition
Subjects don't know if they get treatment or placebo
Term
Double Blind Study
Definition
No one knows who gets what
Term
Crossover
Definition
Subject group participates in placebo and treatment
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
Dynamic state of maintained equilibrium
Term
Receptor
Definition
Monitors environment responds to changes
Term
Control Center
Definition
Determines response to environmental stimuli
Term
Effector
Definition
Provides means to respond to stimuli
Term
Allostasis
Definition
Adaptation to balance
Term
Negative Feedback
Definition
System tries to return to a mediated value from an extreme
Term
Positive Feedback
Definition
stimuli gets a response that increases the stimuli
Term
Endocrine System
Definition
Regulates metabolism and cell growth
Supporting users have an ad free experience!