HFT1032 Anatomy and Physiology: Homeostasis and Structural Organisation
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Vocabulary flashcards covering structural levels of organisation, feedback systems, and homeostasis from the HFT1032 lecture.
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Physiology
The study of how the body functions.
Homeostasis
The process by which the body maintains a relatively stable internal environment, despite external changes.
Cellular level
The level of structural organisation where the smallest unit of living structure is found.
Bones
The key structural components and main organs within the skeletal system that provide support and protection to other bodily systems.
Epithelial tissue
Tissue responsible for covering surfaces, lining cavities, and forming glands within the body.
Cardiac muscle
Muscle tissue found only in the heart that is responsible for its contractions.
Stem cells
Cells that possess the potential to be utilised in advanced tissue or organ engineering, offering possibilities for regenerative medicine.
Skin
The primary organ of the integumentary system and the heaviest organ by mass in the human body.
Integumentary system
The body system whose primary function is to protect underlying structures.
Organ system
A level of structural organisation comprising a group of multiple organs that collaborate to execute more complex physiological functions than any single organ could accomplish.
Receptor
A feedback system component that detects changes in a physiological variable or environment and sends this information to the control centre.
Effector
A component in a feedback loop represented by the boiler powering the central heating in a building temperature regulation analogy.
Positive feedback system
A feedback mechanism exemplified by both blood clot formation and uterine contractions during childbirth.
Negative feedback system
A mechanism the body uses to maintain homeostasis, which controls variables such as blood pH but not blood clot formation.
Lymph vessels
Structures that are not considered direct components of the cardiovascular system.