Principles of Solute and Water Movement
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Physiology
The study of the normal functioning of a living organism and all its component parts, including chemical and physical processes
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Homeostasis
Maintaining a constant internal environment despite changes in the external environment
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Set point value
the center of the normal range - the target value
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Sensors
continuously monitor the controlled variable
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Comparator
* interprets input from sensors to determine when deviations from set point have occurred
* the comparator initiates a counter response
* the comparator initiates a counter response
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Effectors
mechanisms that restore the set point to its normal level
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Transmembrane transport is controlled by the complex interactions between ________________, _______________,__ and __________.
membrane lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins
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The biological membrane is
semi-permeable
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Total fluid in a 70kg human
42L of total body water
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