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BIO 277 UNIT 1 UNCG EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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refers to the body's dynamic maintenance
Homeostasis of
optimal physical
conditions,including plasma volume
and osmolarity, blood gas
composition, blood pressure,pH,
glucose levels, etc
consists of
controlled variable ->sensors-> integrating
A simple system-
homeostasis loop >effectors
All_____variables
controlled are monitored by some type of
receptor, which reports to an
integrating center (usually the
central nervous system).
The_________processes
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information and sends correcting signals
integrating center (usually via nerves or hormones) to
different effector tissues that
change their activity and hopefully
bring the variable back to within it's
normal range.
3 Our body's
water is
partitioned
within distinct
compartments
:
inside the cells (intracellular fluid or
cytosol), the space in between the
Where our bodies cells (interstitial fluid), and the fluid
water (plasma) in the blood
compartments are vessels . Together the interstitial
fluid and the plasma are referred to
as extracellular fluid, meaning the
water outsid
interstitial fluid Together the_and the plasma are referred
to as extracellular fluid
extracellular fluid meaning the water outside of the cells
proteins includes enzymes, transporters,
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