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Bondu Kamara
Physiology week 6 to week 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Five functions of respiratory system | 1)Gas exchange for cellular respiration 2)Sound production 3)assistance in abdominal compression during micturition, defecation, and parturition 4)route for water and heat loss 5)coughing and sneezing out inhaled foreign matter |
| How many pulmonary alveoli are there | 300 million with 6 times the surface area of the body |
| What determines whether oxygen is bound or released from hemoglobin? | partial pressure of O2 |
| During exercise how saturated is venous blood with O2 | 25% |
| Two divisions of nervous system | central nervous systerm, peripheral nervous systerm |
| CNS composed of… | white matter and gray matter |
| 3 components of neuron | cell body, dendrites, axons |
| How are neurons classified? | direction of impulse conduction, the number of cytoplasmic processes, and the are of innervation |
| Cerebellum functions | Control muscle action (planning and execution of voluntary movements), postural reflexes, equilibrium |
| Divisions of the autonomic nervous system | 1)sympathetic division 2) parasympathetic division |
| Similarities between para/sympathetic divisions | 1. Preganglionic neurons are myelinated; postganglionic are non-myelinated 2. Efferent outlow divided into pre and post ganglionic neurons 3. Pre ganglionic neurotransmitter is actylcholine |
| urinary system does what | regulates water balance, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, rids body of waste of metabolism, foreign chemicals, drugs, and food additives, and serves a s a minor endocrince organ and produces renin and erythropoietin |
| urinary system consists of what | kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
| polyuria | excessive urine output |
| uremia | retention of urinary constituents in the blood, owing to kidney dysfunction |
| how do the kidneys control acid-base balance? | secretion of H+ ions into the tubules and the reabsorption of bicarbonate |
| The body’s thermostat is located in the: | hypothalamus |
| The basic building blocks of fats are: | fatty acids and glycerol |
| Which are used to keep our systems at or near their setpoints? | C. Negative feedback loops |
| Humans can synthesize 13 of 21 basic amino acids; the remaining 8, which must be included in the diet, are called: | essential amino acids. |
| The alpha-helix and beta-sheets are examples of the ____________ structure of a protein. | . Secondary |
| Characteristic of control systems in which an initial disturbance sets off train of events that increases the disturbance even further | Positive Feedback |
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