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Exercise Physiology
Homeostasis (ch2/exam 1)
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Undergraduate 3
09/29/2010

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Term
Homeostasis
Definition
Maintenance of a constant internal environment.  
Term
Steady State
Definition
Balance between the demands placed on a body and the physiological response to those demands.
Term

Components of biological control (4)

 

Definition

1. Stimulus: alteration in homeostatic level of some physiologic variable

2. Recepter: Capable of detecting changes.

3.Integrating center: Assesses input and initiates response

4. Effector:  Corrects changes to internal environment.

 

Term
Example of Regulation of Blood Glucose (homeostatic control)
Definition

1. Blood glucose levels change (stimulus)

2. Signal goes to pancreas (sensor organ and the effector)

3. pancreas releases insulin, which increases cellular uptake.

Term
Most control systems act by way of ....
Definition
negative feedback
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Gain of a system
Definition
the degree to which a control system maintains homeostasis.  Large gain, means more capable of maintaining homeostasis.
Term
What changes during exercise challenge physiologic homeostasis?
Definition
Temp, pH, O2 demands, CO2 production, and other metabolic wastes (lactic acid)
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Negative Feedback
Definition
Describes the response from a control system that reduces the size of the stimulus.
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