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Mamm. Phys. Test 1
Test 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
02/10/2014

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Monotremes
Definition
Egg layers
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Marsupials
Definition

Kangaroos

opposums

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Placentals
Definition
humans, dogs, and cats
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Homeostasis
Definition

The Stability of the internal enviorment

or 

the stability of the extra cellular comparment

Term

WHat are two fluid compartments?

what is an important characterisctic of them?

Definition

The extracellular fluid = Plasma + interstitial fluid

The intracellular fluid

 

 

The ecf and the icf remain fairly constant, but are NOT equal in solutes

 

They are both seperated by a membrane

 

 

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what happens if homeostasis is lost?
Definition

The body will try to compensate.

If itsucceedsyou are well.

If it fails you are ill or sick

 

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The law of mass balance

 

Definition

In order to maintain a constant amount of something ( water) 

The the amount entering the body has to equal the amount leaving the body.

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How does the body get rid of molecules?
Definition

Through secretion!

 

organs that help are the liver and the kidneys.

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Whatsis a mebolite?

 

Definition
A mebolite is a molecule that wasconverted into a slightly different molecule.
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Clearance
Definition

How fast the substance leaves the body?

 

 

Think of...

 

 

Everyboyd clear the room!!!

 

everyone gets out fast.

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HOw is clearance measured?
Definition

Clearance is given by volume of plasma cleared of a substance per time

 

ml of water/ min

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Osmotic Equilibrium
Definition

The ECF and IFC are at osmotic equilibruim, meaning the volume remains constant. ONe molecule goes in and one comes out.

 

Only water moves freely through the membrane

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FeedBack loops
Definition

PAthways that cause something to happen....The results than feeds back to the begining of the pathways to control what happens

 

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Negative Feedback loops
Definition

MOst common, their funtion is to maintian something within normal range.

 

-maintain temperature and hromones within levels and stablize internal conditions

 

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Positive feedback loop
Definition

cause us to move away from normal range

 

happens during ovulation, delievery, bloodclotting

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Membranes
Definition

Membranes are selectively permeable

 Meaning some solutes can crossand others and can't 

 

 

There are different amounts of solutes in both sides of member

 

sodium potassium pump maintains high sodium in ecf and high potassium in icf

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