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Physiology
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01/26/2008

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Term
if some factor becomes excessive or deficient, a control system initates what?
Definition
negative feedback
Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Oxygen?
Definition

35-45

10-1000 mmHg 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Carbon dioxide?
Definition

35-45

5-80 mmHg 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of sodium ion?
Definition

138-146

115-175 mmol/L 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Potassium ion?
Definition

3.8-5.0

1.5-9.0 mmol/L 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Calcium?
Definition

1.0-1.4

0.5-2.0 mmol/L 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Chloride?
Definition

103-112

70-130 mmol/L 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Bicarbonate ion?
Definition

24-32

8-45 mmol/L 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Glucose?
Definition

75-95

20-1500 mg/dl 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Body temperature?
Definition

98-98.8

65-110 F 

Term
What is the normal range and non lethal limits of Acid-base?
Definition

7.3-7.5

6.9-8.0 pH 

Term
the initiating stimulus causes more of the same is called?
Definition
postive feedback
Term
what is a good example of positive feedback?
Definition

blood clotting

-uterine contractions

-nerve action potential 

Term
muscle often use what kind of control...if it doesnt work a correction is made for next time.
Definition

feed-forward control

-adaptive control 

Term
extracellular fluid is what?
Definition
internal environment
Term
patients perception of change in normal function is what?
Definition
symptom
Term
physical manifestation of disease is called?
Definition
a sign
Term
determines the parameters and potential that you exist on?
Definition
genetic core
Term
this gene must be present in order for the body to be functional?
Definition
constitutive gene
Term
how many sets of genetic information on human chromosome?
Definition

23 sets

father-23 chromosomes

mother -23 chromosomes

46 combined 

Term
body cells are replications of 46 recombined chromosomes is called?
Definition
genetic potential
Term
keeps humans w/in certain parameters; includes fetal development, postnatal development, life cycle development?
Definition
Developmental core
Term
wer are not always equipped to deal with this environmental influence change?
Definition

Social environment

(other environment is biologic environment) 

Term
why is it important to keep ECF volume and composition normal?
Definition
carries nutrients for ICF and maintenence for cellular life
Term
the penetrating proteins of cell layer are called?
Definition
transport proteins
Term
transport proteins that allow free movement of certain ions are called?
Definition
channel proteins
Term
transport proteins that bind with substances that are to be tranported are called?
Definition
carrier proteins
Term
transport through layer occurs by what two processes?
Definition
diffusion or active transport
Term
random molecular movement of substance through intermolecular spaces or with a carrier protien is called?
Definition
diffusion
Term
the energy that casues diffusion is what?
Definition
normal kinetic motion on matter
Term
movement of molecule with carrier protein against energy gradient is called?
Definition
active transport
Term
In diffusion motion of particles is called?
Definition
heat
Term
the continual movement of molecules among one another in liquids, or in gases is called?
Definition
diffusion
Term
two types of diffusion are?
Definition
simple and facilitated diffusion
Term
rate of  simple diffusion is determined by?
Definition

-amount of substance available

-velocity of kinetic motion

-number of in cell membrane 

Term
simple diffusion can occur through cell membrane what 2 ways?
Definition

-interstices of lipid bilayer

-through watery channels in some of transport proteins 

Term
name important factor on how fast a substance will move through bilayer?
Definition
lipid solubility
Term
give examples of high lipid solubility?
Definition

-oxygen

-CO2

-nitrogen

-alchohol 

Term
protein channels are distinguished by what 2 characteristics?
Definition

-selectively permeable

-can be open/closed by gates 

Term
the inner surface of sodium channels have what charge?
Definition
negatively charged
Term
what is the important chemical for chemical gating?
Definition
acetylcholine
Term
facilitated diffusion is also called?
Definition
carrier-mediated diffusion
Term
in facilitated diffusion the rate of diffusion approaches a maximum called?
Definition
V max
Term
in facilitated diffusion the rate the molecules can be transported can never be greater than?
Definition
rate of conformational change between its two states
Term
what is an important substance that crosses cell membrane via facilitated diffusion?
Definition
glucose
Term
the diffusion coefficient is ?
Definition

D = P x A

D is diffusion coefficient

P is permeability

A is total area 

Term
water diffuses in each direction through a red cell membrane per second equal to?
Definition
100 times the volume of the cell itself
Term
the process of of net movement of water caused concentration difference of water is called?
Definition
osmosis
Term
the two types of active transport are called?
Definition
primary active transport and secondary active transport
Term
primary active transport uses ____ for energy?
Definition
ATP
Term
secondary active transport uses ____for energy?
Definition
stored in the form of ionic concentration differences
Term
sodium- potassium pump is what kind of active transport?
Definition
primary active transport ( so it uses ATP)
Term
one of most important roles of sodium potassium pump is to?
Definition
control volume of cells
Term
What 2 places in body are important primary active transport systems for hydrogen ions?
Definition

-in gastric glands of the stomach

-in distal tubules and cortical colecting ducts of kidneys 

Term
 if sodium pulls other substances along with through cell membrane it is called?
Definition
co-transport
Term
when sodium ion moves to interior and other substance moves to exterior this is called?
Definition
counter transport
Term
what is a good example of co transport?
Definition
glucose binding onto sodium
Term
another important co-transport is?
Definition

sodium-potassium - two chloride

(all moving in same direction) 

Term
what are 2 important counter transports?
Definition
sodium-calcium and sodium-hydrogen
Term
where is an important example of sodium-hydrogen counter transport?
Definition
proximal tubules of kidneys
Term
transport through intestinal epithelium, and epithelium of renal tubules is called?
Definition
transport through cellular sheets
Term
the mechanism of active transport through cellular sheets is?
Definition
active transport on one side and either simple or facilitated diffusion on the other side
Term
an exitable membrane has what kind of direction of propogation
Definition
will travel both ways, even along all branches of nerve fiber until entire membrane has been polarized
Term
what kind of muscle fibers has a plateau near the peak of action potential?
Definition
heart muscle fibers
Term
what causes plateau in cardiac muscle spike?
Definition

sodium fast channels

and calcium slow channels 

Term
repetitive self-induced charges are called what and found where?
Definition
called rythmicity and found in heart , and in most smooth muscle
Term
rythmical discharges cause what?
Definition
beat of heart, and rythmical control of breathing
Term
the cell membrane of the muscle fiber is called?
Definition
sarcolema
Term
Thick filaments in skeletal muscle are ____, thin filaments are ____?
Definition
myosin, actin
Term
"I" bands are made up of?
Definition
only actin filaments
Term
"A" bands contain?
Definition
myosin filaments and as well as ends of actin filaments
Term
small projections from sides of myosin filaments are called?
Definition
cross-bridges
Term
Interaction between _____ and _____ cause contraction of muscle
Definition
cross bridges and actin filaments
Term
"Z" disc is made up of ?
Definition
filamentous proteins different from actin and myosin
Term
the portion of a myofibril that lies between two successive Z discs is called?
Definition
sacromere
Term
the myofibrils are suspended inside muscle fiber in a matrix called?
Definition
sarcoplasm
Term
the extensive endoplasmic reticulum in muscle is called?
Definition
sarcoplasmic reticulum
Term
the more rapidly contracting types of muscle have especially extensive?
Definition
sarcoplasmic reticulum
Term
what causes forces of actin and myosin filaments to act together
Definition
calcium ions that were released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Term
what causes the sarcoplasmic reticulum to release calcium?
Definition
action potential depolarizes the muscle fiber membrane
Term
the contractile process of muscle is?
Definition
actin and myosin filaments sliding together
Term
where do calcium ions go after causing actin and myosin to interact in muscle fibers?
Definition
pumped back into sarcoplamic reticulum
Term
in a muscle contraction, how do actin and myosin filaments interact?
Definition
actin filaments slide over myosin
Term
muscle contraction is said to be ____ when the muscle does not shorten during contraction, and _____ when it does shorten?
Definition
isometric, isotonic
Term
give 5 characteristics of fast muscle fibers?
Definition

1.much larger fibers for great strength of contraction

2.extensive sarcoplasmic reticulum for release of calcium

3.large amounts of glycolytic enzymes

4.less extensive blood supply

5.fewer mitochondria 

Term
give 5 characteristics of slow muscle fibers?
Definition

1. smaller fibers

2.innervated by smaller nerve fibers

3. more extensive blood vessel system to supply extra oxygen

4.increased numbers of mitochondria

5. large amounts of myoglobin 

Term
what is the function of myoglobin in muscle contraction?
Definition
combines with oxygen and greatly speeds oxygen transport to mitochondria
Term
what kind of muscle fibers has myoglobin?
Definition
slow twitch muscles
Term
when muscle stimulation frequency are so rapid they literally fuse together is called?
Definition
tetanization
Term
when muscles are at rest, they still have a tautness, this is called?
Definition
muscle tone
Term
what is rigor mortis caused by?
Definition
loss of all ATP
Term
what drugs can stimulate the muscle fiber like acetylcholine, but stay latched on causing a spasm?
Definition
methacoline, carbachol, nicotine
Term
what are the two types of smooth muscle?
Definition
multi-unit smooth muscle and unitary smooth muscle
Term
what type of smooth muscle operates independently and is innervated by a single nerve ending-much like skeltal muscle?
Definition
multiunit smooth muscle
Term
what type of smooth muscle can contract inpendently of the others?
Definition
multi unit
Term
T/F multi unit smooth muscle rarely exhibits spontaneous contractions?
Definition
True
Term
what type of smooth muscle is in a sheet and has gap junctions?
Definition
unitary smooth muscle
Term
T/F smooth muscle has troponin?
Definition
False
Term
slow cycling of cross bridges and low energy requirement and slowness of contraction and relaxation is what type of muscle?
Definition
smooth muscle
Term
T/F the maximimum force of contraction in smooth muscle is often greater than in skeletal muscle?
Definition
True
Term
instead of troponin, smooth muscle uses?
Definition
calmodulin
Term
in smooth muscle calmodulin-calcium activates?
Definition
myosin kinase-a phosphorylating enzyme
Term
in smooth muscle myosin-kinase activates what?
Definition
regulatory chain of myosin head becomes phosphoralated and binds with actin
Term
the time required for relaxation of smooth muscle is greatly up to what?
Definition
amount of myosin phospatase in cell
Term
neurotransmitter substances in smooth muscle are typically?
Definition
acetylcholine and norepinephrine
Term
cell membranes that seperate indvidual cardiac muscle cells are called?
Definition
intercalated discs
Term
interconnecting cardiac muscle cells that easily pass impulse on to other cells is called?
Definition
a syncytium
Term
what causes the plateau in the action potential of cardiac muscle
Definition
after onset of action potential, postassium permeability decreases about 5 fold, causing the plateau
Term
autonomically, fibers that secrete acetylcholine are said to be ?
Definition
cholinergic
Term
autonomically, fibers that secrete norepinephrine are said to be ?
Definition
adrenergic
Term
All preganglionic neurons in both sympathetic and parasympathetic are ?
Definition
cholinergic
Term
All postganglionic neurons in  parasympathetic are ?
Definition
cholinergic
Term
Most postganglionic neurons in sympathetic and are ?
Definition
adrenergic
Term
_____ is the parasympathetic transmitter and _____ is the sympathetic transmitter?
Definition
acetylcholine, norepinephrine
Term
norepinephrine is broken of receptor cites in 3 ways, list them?
Definition

1. reuptake

2.diffusion

3.destruction by enzymes such as MAO or COMT 

Term
what are the two principle types of acetylcholine receptors?
Definition
muscarinic and nicotinic
Term
the two types of adrenergic receptors are?
Definition
alpha and beta receptors
Term
to excite beta receptors what would be the best excitant?
Definition
epinephrine
Term
to excite alpha receptors what would be the best excitant?
Definition
either norepinephrine or epinephrine
Term
what kind of drug stimulates specifically alpha receptors?
Definition
phenylephrine
Term
what kind of drug stimulates specifically beta receptors?
Definition
isoproternol
Term
what kind of drug stimulates specifically beta 2 receptors?
Definition
albuterol
Term
name 3 drugs that cause release of norepinephrine from nerve endings?
Definition

1.ephedrine

2.tyramine

3.amphetamine 

Term
the best known drug that blocks the synthesis and storage of norepinephrine is?
Definition
reserpine
Term
body temperature is controlled by?
Definition
hypothalmus
Term
what 3 methods which heat is lost?
Definition
radiation, conduction and evaporation
Term
unheated air continually brought in contact with skin is called?
Definition
convection
Term
at very high temperatures what is the only way the body can shed heat?
Definition
evaporation
Term
sweat glands are innervated by?
Definition

sympathetic cholergenic fibers

(acetylcholine) 

Term
what helps a person acclimatize to hot weather?
Definition
aldosterone
Term
T/F there are more cold receptors than warm receptors?
Definition
True-about 10 times more
Term
3 temperture decreasing mechanisms are?
Definition

1.vasodilation

2.sweating

3.decrease heat production 

Term
3 temperture increasing mechanisms are?
Definition

1.vasoconstriction

2.piloerection

3.increase in heat production 

Term
what actually causes shivering?
Definition
increase of tone of skeletal muscles
Term
drugs such as aspirin that reduce the level of fever are called?
Definition
antipyretics
Term
in order for alimentary tract to provide body with supply of water, nutrients and electrolytes what 5 things are required?
Definition

1.movement of food in tract

2.secretion of digestive juices

3.absorbtion of digestive products

4.circulation of bloood to carry away absorbed substances

5.control of all these fuctions by nervous and hormononal system 

Term
the slow waves of GI tract usually do not cause muscle contraction in most parts except in the ______?
Definition
stomach
Term
the true action potentials of the GI tract are _____
Definition
spike potentials
Term
muscle contraction in GI tract is caused by an influx of _____that binds with ____?
Definition
calcium, calmodulin
Term
Do the slow waves cause flow of calcium?
Definition
no-hence no contraction
Term
the nervous system of the GI tract is called?
Definition
enteric nervous system
Term
the enteric nervous system has what 2 parts?
Definition

1.myenteric or Auerbachs plexus

2.submucousal or Meissners plexus 

Term
the myenteric plexus controls _____?
Definition
the GI movement
Term
the submucosal plexus controls _____?
Definition
GI secretion and local blood flow
Term
what CN is responsible for GI tract?
Definition
CN 10 - vagus
Term
____ most often excites the GI tract, while ____ most often inhibits the GI tract?
Definition
acetylcholine, norepinephrine
Term
the afferent sensory nerve fibers can be stimulated by what?
Definition

1.irritation of gut mucosa

2.excessive distension

3.presence of specific chemical substances 

Term
_____ percent of nerve fibers in the vagus nerves are ____?
Definition
80, afferent
Term

what hormone triggers emptying of gallbladder, slows down stomach and is triggered when fat, fatty acids and monoglycerides need to be broken down?

 

Definition
cholecystokinin
Term
what is secreted in response to acidic gastric juice emptied from the stomach through the pylorus?
Definition
secretin
Term

what is secreted in response to faty acids and amino acids, and lesser extent carbs?

(mild slowing effect) 

Definition
gastric inhibitory peptide
Term
the two types of movement in GI tract are?
Definition
propulsion and mixing
Term
peristaltic reflux or law of the gut does not occur in absence of ____?
Definition
myenteric plexus
Term
swallowing has what 3 stages?
Definition

1.voluntary stage

2.pharyngeal stage

3. esophageal stage 

Term
the area in medulla and lower pons that contral swallowing is called?
Definition
deglutition or swallowing center
Term
the musculature of the pharynx and upper third of esophagus is _____ muscle?
Definition
striated
Term
the lower 2/3 of esophagus is ____ muscle?
Definition
smooth
Term
when gastoesophageal sphincter does not relax satisfactorily it is called?
Definition
achalasia
Term
3 major functions of stomach are?
Definition

1.storage of food

2.mixing of food to form chyme

3.slow emptying of food into small intestine at proper rate for digegestion and absorbtion 

Term
what has more control over emptying of stomach, the stomach or duedenum?
Definition
duedenum
Term
what hormone acts as competitive inhibitor to block the increased stomach motility caused by gastrin?
Definition
cholecystokinin (CCK)
Term
the person who has uclerative colitis will have a sign of?
Definition
frequent mass movements
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