Physiology IUPUI Exam 1 Complete
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what is the normal functioning of a living organism and its component parts
including chemical and physical processes -Correct Answers ✔-physiology
physiology of the human body is ________ than the sum if the actions if its parts -
Correct Answers ✔-greater
what are the four primary tissues -Correct Answers ✔-epithelial, connective,
muscle, nervous
cell to organism -Correct Answers ✔-cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
what are makes up cells -Correct Answers ✔-membranes, cytoplasm, organelles,
nucleus, inclusions, ions, gases, molecules
circulatory system function -Correct Answers ✔-transport and temp regulation
digestive system function -Correct Answers ✔-nutrient, digestion, absorption
endocrine function -Correct Answers ✔-regulation
immune system function -Correct Answers ✔-protection
integumentary system function -Correct Answers ✔-thermal regulation and
excretion
musculoskeletal system function -Correct Answers ✔-protection, movement,
support
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nervous system function -Correct Answers ✔-communication
respiratory system function -Correct Answers ✔-gas exchange, blood ph regulation
urinary system function -Correct Answers ✔-excretion, water regulation
can an organism exist without a cell -Correct Answers ✔-no
what is capable of basic life functions and metabolism and replication -Correct
Answers ✔-a cell
what relies of a cell for performance of basic life function and relies on organs and
organ systems to provide requirements of cells -Correct Answers ✔-organism
what is the location of waste disposal and also the source of nutrients -Correct
Answers ✔-external environment
what keeps things fairly stable, maintains maintenance of extracellular fluid(what
cells sit in), and is in contact with the cells -Correct Answers ✔-internal
environment
what is considered the background approach and is why something occurs -Correct
Answers ✔-telegraphic approach
what is the approach to physiology that explains how something occurs -Correct
Answers ✔-mechanistic approach
what do you need to produce translational research (bench to bedside) -Correct
Answers ✔-mechanistic and telegraphic approach
what links anatomy and physiology -Correct Answers ✔-structure and function
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what is homeostasis -Correct Answers ✔-retaining a relatively constant and stable
internal environment
what are types of chemical signals -Correct Answers ✔-neurotransmitters and
hormones
what are types of electrical signals -Correct Answers ✔-brain, heart, muscles,
neurons
what is the regulated blood glucose levels -Correct Answers ✔-60-120 mg/dl of
blood
what is pathophysiology -Correct Answers ✔-something wrong, abnormal
functioning, not maintaining homeostasis
what are internal pathalogical sources -Correct Answers ✔-autoimmune disease
and diabetes
what are external pathological sources -Correct Answers ✔-trauma, env. toxins,
pathagens, viruses, bacteria
does a fever take you away or toward homeostasis -Correct Answers ✔-toward,
fever brings you back to homeostasis
what makes up intracellular fluids -Correct Answers ✔-vary by cell type, different
ions and proteins
what makes up extracellular fluid -Correct Answers ✔-plasma and interstitial fluid
at the level of tissues
are plasma and interstitial fluid homogenous -Correct Answers ✔-yes, they are
basically identical
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