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Physiology
Undergraduate 3
01/16/2013

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Term
Physiology
Definition
The study of the phenomena of living things
The study of the function of organisms
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Cells
Definition
The smallest living unit; separated from the environment by a membrane cells are the structural, functional, and reproductive units of living systems
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Nerve Cells
Definition
specialized to initiate and conduct electrical signals
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Neurons
Definition
Same as nerve cells
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Muscle cells
Definition
Specialized to generate mechanical forces that produce movement

3 types
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Smooth Muscle
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Muscle Fiber
Definition
Same as Muscle cells
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Skeletal Muscle
Definition
Muscle that is generally connected to bone
voluntary
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Cardiac Muscle
Definition
involuntary muscle

ex. heart
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Smooth Muscle
Definition
involuntary muscle

ex. blood vessels
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Epithelial Cells
Definition
Specialized for the selective secretion and absorption of ions and organic molecules and for protection
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Basement Membrane
Definition
Cells form a continuous sheet like layer in combination with a thin underlying layer of non cellular material
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Simple Epithelial Tissue
Definition
One cell layer thick
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Stratified Epithelial tissue
Definition
several cell layers thick
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Squamous Epithelium
Definition
cells that very in shape from short to flattened
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Cuboidal Epithelium
Definition
regular square shaped tissue
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Columnar Epithelium
Definition
tall and oblong sahped tissue
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Lumen
Definition
interior cavity of a hollow organ or vessel
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Gland
Definition
organ specialized in the synthesis and secretion of a product
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Exocrine Gland
Definition
secretes a product into a duct leading to the external environment
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Endrocrine Gland
Definition
secretes homemones in to the blood stream
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Hormones
Definition
chemicals that communicate a message to cells in the body
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Connective Tissue Cells
Definition
any structure whose primary function is to provide physical support for other structures, to anchor them in place, or to link them together
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Tissue
Definition
Any collection of cells performing similar functions
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Organs
Definition
Two or more tissues combine to make up structures that preform particular functions
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Organ System
Definition
collection of organs that work together to perform certain function
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Permeable
Definition
liquid and gas are able to pass through it
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Selectively Permeable
Definition
some things can pass through it
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Total Body Water
Definition
The total volume of fluid enclosed within the outerepithelial layer
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intercellular fluid
Definition
total body water includes water present in fluid located inside cells
rich in potassium
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extracellular fluid
Definition
total body water includes water present in fluid located outside cells
rich in sodium
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Plasma
Definition
the liquid, noncellular part of the blood
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interstitial fluid
Definition
fluid that lies around cells
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Homeostasis
Definition
maintenance of relatively constant conditions in the internal environment
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Dynamic Consistency
Definition
A given variable may vary in the short term but is fairly constant when averaged over the long term
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Regulated Variable
Definition
A body characteristic maintained within relatively narrow limits
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Negative Feedback
Definition
A type of feedback commonly employed in homeostatic regulatory systems in which the response of a system goes in a direction opposite to the change that set it in motion
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Set point
Definition
The normal or desired value of the regulated variable in a homeostatic regulatory system
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Positive Feedback
Definition
A type of feedback in which the response of a system goes in the same direction as the change that set it in motion
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Diabetes
Definition
A Greek word meaning “siphon” or “flow through” which describes the excessive urine flow that characterizes the disease.
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Diabetes Mellitus
Definition
A disease involving defects in insulin production and signaling.
Term
Type I Diabetes Mellitus
Definition
Formerly referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus: insulin – dependent

Pancreas does not secrete insulin.

Accounts for only 5 – 10% of diabetes mellitus cases
Term
Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Definition
Characterized by the failure to respond to insulin when its levels are normal

Formerly referred to as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or adult onset diabetes mellitus

Failure to respond to insulin has 2 consequences:
•Cell do not get enough glucose they need for energy
•The glucose levels in the blood rise.
Term
Gestational Diabetes
Definition
A subclass of Type II DM which develops in 4% of pregnant women
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Prediabetes
Definition
Blood glucose levels are elevated but not as much as in diabetes

Fasting blood glucose levels of 100 – 125 mg/dL
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Diabetes Insipidus
Definition
Differs from Diabetes Mellitus in that the problem lies not in regulating blood glucose levels, but rather in regulating plasma volume

Insipidus is Latin for having no flavor

The primary symptoms shared by people with diabetes mellitus and those with diabetes insipidus include copious urination and excessive thirst
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