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animal physiology senior level in college
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
11/20/2011

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Term
nutrition
Definition
study of chemical compunds that compose the bodies of animals and how animals are able to synthesize the chemical components of their bodies from the chemical materials they collect from their environment.
Term
absorption depends on
Definition
whether the compound can be broken down by digestion
Term
absorption=
Definition
transfer of molecules from the open central cavity of an animal's GI tract into living tissues of the animal.
Term
what cannot be reused in the metabolism, and instead must be aqcuired by food ingestion?
Definition
chemical bond energy
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feeding
Definition
process of obtaining and ingesting foods
Term
suspension feeders
Definition
ingest organisms suspended in water that are much smaller than the feeder.
Term
3 feeding modes:
Definition

attack

suspension feeding

symbiotic association with microbes

Term
radular apparatus
Definition
scraping organ in mollusks that consists of a ribbonlike band of connective tissue studded with chitinous teeth streched over a cartilaginous rod.
Term
secondary compounds (allelochemicals)
Definition
toxic compounds within tissues that deter consumption
Term
feeding lower or higher on the food chain increases the energy available?
Definition
lower on the food chain
Term
baleen plates are composed of
Definition
keratin
Term
which is the simpler feeding method, filter or suspension?
Definition
filter. uses ONLY mechanical seiving
Term
can suspension feeders be filter feeders?
Definition
yes
Term
can filter feeders be suspension feeders?
Definition
no
Term
trophosome
Definition
in species that have symbiotic relationships with bacteris, where are the bacteria located?
Term
fermentation
Definition
catalyzed reactions that occur without oxygen
Term
fermenters
Definition
group of verts that have special enlarged gut chambers that house heterotrophic microbes
Term
what kind of conditions are good for fermenting microbes?
Definition
anaerobic and low acid
Term
forgut composed of
Definition
esophagus and stomach
Term
pepsin hydrolyzes
Definition
 proteins to peptide fragments
Term
amylase hydrolyzes
Definition
 polysaccharides to disaccharides
Term
3 functions of foregut fermenters
Definition

fermentative breakdown of compounds the animal cannot digest

 

synthesize B vitamins, essential amino acids

 

permit waste nitrogen to be recycled into new protein instead of excreted.

Term
hindgut fermenters
Definition
have fermenting microbes in hindgut (rabbit)
Term
what is a difference between vert and invert fermenters?
Definition

sterol synthesis and

 

presence of intracellular bacterial symbionts of shipworms carry out nitrogen fixation and supply the worm with nitrogenous compounds made from atmospheric nitrogen.

Term
digestion
Definition
breakdown of food molecules by enzyme action into smaller chemical components that an animal is capable of distributing to its tissues.
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extracellular digestion
Definition
digestion in extracellular body cavity : lumen of stomach or intestines. this is the principal mode of verts
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intracellular digestion
Definition
food particles taken into special cells prior to digestion and occurs w/i cells. principal mode in sponges, worms, mollusks.
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pancreas function
Definition
this organ secretes digestive enzymes into the midgut
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biliary system function
Definition
this system secretes bile
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bile
Definition
substance plays a role in emulsifying digestion of lipids
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muscle action
Definition
what is the principal mechanism by which food and other materials are moved along as they pass thru the digestive system.
Term
longitudinal muscles
Definition
located in the outer layer that shorten the gut when contracted
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circular muscles
Definition
located in the inner layer of smooth gut muscle that constrict when contracted
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peristalsis
Definition
constricting at one point iniates constriction of a neighboring point producing a wave
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segmentation
Definition
circular muscle constrictions appear and disappear in patterns that move food back and forth
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order can only be maintained if a system is
Definition
NOT isolated
Term
the second law of thermodynamics applies to what system:
Definition
isolated systems
Term
energy
Definition
capacity to do mechanical work
Term

4 types of energy:

CHEM

Definition

chemical

heat

electrical

mechanical

 

Term
which type of energy is capable of doing all work?
Definition
chemical
Term
which type of energy is not capable of doing work?
Definition
heat
Term
amount of energy in ATP used during muscle contraction
Definition
25-30%
Term
amount of chemical energy in glucose found in ATP
Definition
70%
Term

INPUT

     OUTPUT  =

Definition
efficiency
Term
energy has 3 functions:
Definition

biosynthesis

maintenance

generation of external work

Term
metabolic rate
Definition
rate of energy consumption
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consumption
Definition
energy converted to external work and heat
Term
1 kcal=
Definition

1 Calorie

 

Term
1 Joule=
Definition
.239 Cal
Term
what is a calorie?
Definition

energy needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1 degree C

(4.186 J)

Term
why is metabolic rate important?
Definition

determines amt food needed

heat produced gvs quant measure of phyiological mechs

measures animal's strain on ecosystem

Term
standard metabolic rate
Definition
resting metabolic rate of an ectotherm at a particular temp
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basal metabolic rate
Definition
resting metabolic rate of an endotherm in the thermoneutral zone
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mechanical energy
Definition
energy of organized motion
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electrical energy
Definition
separation of + and - charges
Term
carbohydrate enzymes (2):
Definition
amylase and disaccharidases (maltase, sucrase, lactase)
Term
which enzymes does the small intestine secrete? (SLAM)
Definition

sucrase

lactase

aminopeptidase

maltase

Term
direct calorimetry
Definition
measures rate heat leaves the animal's body
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indirect calorimetry (2 methods):
Definition

respiratory gas exchange: if a mol of glucose is burned, 6 mols of o2 and 6 mols co2 will be produced

foodstuff is determined by indicices of cellular function:

mols co2 produced

mols o2 consumed

 

material balance: measure organic material entering and leaving body. subtract output form input

Term
2 major factors that affect metabolic rate:
Definition

physical activity

temp

 

also: age gender size

Term
specific dynamic action
Definition
increase in metabolic rate after food ingestion
Term
which (protein, lipid, fat) results in highest specific dynamic action?
Definition
protein results in the highest?
Term
diet induced thermogenesis
Definition
long term increase in metabolic rate due to consistent overeating
Term
small mammals have higher or lower weight specific BMRs than big ones?
Definition
higher BMRs for larger or smaller mammals
Term
3 feeding methodolgies:
Definition

individual items

suspension feeding

fluid feeding

Term
food must be (4)(LISI):
Definition

located

identified

subdued

ingested

Term
suspension feeding fish use
Definition
gill rakers used by
Term
symbiosis occurs with 3 types of microbes :
Definition

photosynthetic autotrophs

chemosynthetic autotrophs

heterotrophs

Term
photoautotrophs
Definition

make org molecules from inorg precursors

(algae, which are dinoflagellates)

Term
chemoautotrophs
Definition

make org molecules from inorg molecules using energy-releasing inorg chem rxns

 

(riftia-use sulfur oxidizing bacteria)

Term
heterotrophs
Definition
must ingest and breakdown to get energy
Term
algae help supply coral with
Definition

food energy

calcareous skeleton

Term
gastrodermis of polyp
Definition
where algal cells are located
Term
trophosome
Definition
where sulfur oxidizing bacteria live in shipworms
Term
ruminants AKA
Definition
forgut fermenters AKA
Term
in forgut fermenters food is:
Definition

mixed old and new

 

not mixed in the intestine to allow for optimal enzymatic activity

Term
4 chambers of ruminant stomach:
Definition

rumen & reticulum- ferm vats, rely on protozoan and bacteria, convert carbs

 

omassum- mixing

 

abomassum- only part that secretes digestive enzymes

Term
breakdown of food pathway:
Definition

headgut-gets ingested food

foregut-conducts, stores, digests material

midgut-digests and absorbs nutrients

hindgut- absorbs water and stores waste

 

Term
4 processes of food pathway:
Definition

motility

secretion

digestion

absorption

Term
in the vert foregut, the stomach:
Definition

in the vert foregut, this organ:

initiates protein digestion

secretes pepsinogen and HCl (pepsinogen -> pepsin)

chyme

Term
chief cells secrete:
Definition
pepsinogen and pepsin secreted by
Term
HCl secreted by
Definition
parietal cells
Term
vert midgut consists of (3):
Definition

duodenum-secretes fluids, receives bile, proteases, lipases

 

jejunum-secretes fluids, site of digestion and absorption

 

ileum-absorbs nutrients

Term
serosa
Definition
outermost layer of midgut
Term
mucosa
Definition
mucous membrane that had many circular fold. where food actually touches lining
Term
submucosa
Definition
fibrous connective tissue in midgut
Term
central lacteal comes from the:
Definition
lymphatic system
Term
between the villi are:
Definition
crypts of lieberkuhn
Term
ceca are the major site of
Definition
bacterial digestion
Term
cardiac output
Definition
amt of blood heart pumps over 1 min
Term
burst exercise
Definition
sudden, intense exercise. ATP depleted quick
Term
sustained exercise
Definition
exercise that can be continued at a steady rate for a long time
Term
what is ATP
Definition
energy currency of animals
Term
is ATP stored?
Definition
no
Term
the rate of work is dependent on:
Definition
rate of ATP that is made
Term
ATP rxn=
Definition

ADP + Pi + energy from food = ATP

 

ATP= ADP + Pi + usable energy for the cell

Term
aerobic metabolism
Definition
use O2 and food to make H2O, CO2, ATP
Term
4 sets of metabolic rxns: (KOGE)
Definition

Krebs

 

oxidative phosphorylation

 

glycolysis

 

electron transport chain

Term
glycolysis
Definition

occurs in cytosol

 anaerobic

uses 2 ATP

makes 2 ATP and 2NADH

inefficient

Term
krebs cycle
Definition

occurs in mitochondria

2 turns for every glucose

makes 2 ATP, 8 NADH, 2 FADH

gets rid of 6CO2

 

 

Term
electron transport chain
Definition

occurs in inner mitochondrial membrane

 

requires 4 protein complexes

 

passes on electrons from NADH and FADH

 

cytochrome oxidase passes the electronsand H to O2, making H2O

Term
name the 4 protein complexes in the etc (NSCC):
Definition

NADH dehydrogenase

succinate dehydrogenase

cytochrome b-c1

cytochrome oxidase

Term
oxidative phosphorylation
Definition

occurs in mitochondria

 

(uses energy from etc to make ATP)

use the transfer of electrons from the 3 etc complexes to build a hydrogen ion gradient, then the hydrogen ions pump thru ATP synthase to make ATP

 

 

Term
what happens if O2 runs out in cells?
Definition

etc stops

ox phos stops

glycolysis stops

cell runs out of NAD and FAD

Term
what is the principal anaerobic pathway that verts use to make ATP?
Definition
glycolysis
Term
how is NAD replenished?
Definition
NADH gives its electrons to pyruvic acid. which produces lactic acid. this is carried out by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). LDH presence is wat allows tissues to make ATP in O2 absence.
Term
how may lactic acid be metabolized?
Definition
thru krebs or gluconeogenesis
Term
steady state ATP production:
Definition

ATP made as used

raw materials used no faster than made up

chemical by products removed as fast as made

changes dont disrupt cell function

Term
NON steady state ATP production:
Definition

glycolysis

internal O2 stores used

phosphagens

Term
what causes fatigue?
Definition

lactic acid accumulation

sustained excercise

Term
what is coupling?
Definition
for all the electrons that come from the NADH/FADH molecules, if tightly coupled, it will have the exact right amt of electrons to reduce oxygen to water.
Term
how many ATP does NADH produce?
Definition
3
Term
how many ATP does FADH produce?
Definition
2
Term
heart rate
Definition
number of beats in 1 min
Term
stroke volume
Definition
amt of blood ejected by ventricle in 1 contraction
Term
heart rate x stroke volume=
Definition
cardiac output
Term
neural input from where can affect the pacemaker potentials at the SA and AV nodes?
Definition
autonomic nervous system
Term
parasympathetic stim of what activates muscarinic arch receptors?
Definition
vagus nerve
Term
4 effects of norepinephrine:
Definition

increase hrt rate by reduce K perm

 

increase speed of wave excitation thru AV node

 

speeds up action potential conduction

 

increase force of myocardial contraction by increase Ca perm

Term
EDV (end diastolic vol) determined by (4):
Definition

venous filling pressure

artial contractile pressure

ventricular wall distensibility

time available for vent filling

Term
end systolic volume (esv) determined by (2):
Definition

vent contractile pressure

pressure in outflow channels form heart

Term
how is oxy blood shunted from right atrium to left atrium?
Definition
thru foramen ovale
Term
how is blood shunted from right vent to peripheral circ?
Definition
thru ductus arteriosis
Term
4 functions of aterial system:
Definition

conduit for blood b/w heart and capillaries

pressure res

dampen oscillation of blood flow due to vent ejection

control flow of distib of blood to cap beds

Term
transmural pressures:
Definition
diff in press b/w outside and inside of aterial wall
Term
max blood press
Definition
systolic
Term
minimal blood press
Definition
diastolic
Term
diff b/w sys and dia press
Definition
pulse pressure
Term
pericytes
Definition
contractile cells within cap membrane
Term
both absolute press and and pulse press fall as blood goes from:
Definition
aterial to venous side of cap
Term
3 cap types:
Definition

continuous- not perm

fenestrated-semi perm

sinusoidal- very perm

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