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Chapter One Part 1 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology Characteristics of Life What is Anatomy and Physiology Maintenance of Life Ameoba – Single Celled Organism (Protist) Can you remember the characteristics of life? Marvin the Martian steals a car from Earth and takes it back to Mars as an example of life on Earth. The Martians state that this is not a good example of life. Who is right? In your group, come up with an argument for or against Marvin’s idea that a car is a good example of Life from Earth. Characteristics of Life… Death Gas exchange Water Use energy Eliminate waste Responds to environment Growth Reproduce Made of cells Metabolism – all chemical changes within cells considered all together; the chemical reactions in the body's cells that convert the fuel from food into the energy needed to do everything from moving to thinking to growing. What is required for life? Make a list of all the requirements for life with your group… What is Anatomy and Physiology? Anatomy: Branch of science that deals with the structure (morphology) of body parts Physiology Concerns with the function of body parts – what they do and how they work Homeostasis Balancing the internal environment External vs. Internal Environment What is the difference? Internal Environment Conditions within the fluid surrounding its body cells Comprised of self-regulating control systems – homeostatic mechanisms Feeling Feverish? Homeostatic Mechanisms Have three common components: Receptors – provides information about specific conditions Set point – tells what a particular value should be Effectors - Cause the response that alter conditions in the internal environment. Set Point Control Center Receptor Homeostatic Mechanism Effectors Stimulus – change in external environment Response – Change Corrected Negative vs. Positive feedback mechanisms Negative Feedback Systems Deviation from the set point is corrected Correction reduces the action of the effectors Homeostatic Regulation of Body Temperature through Negative Feedback Hyperthermia Heat receptors in the skin Hypothalamus Sensors Control Center Stress Stress is reduced shutting down mechanism Perspiration evaporates cooling the skin Increased activity of sweat glands Increased blood flow to the skin Effect Effectors Homeostasis Using a Neural Pathway Control center Many homeostatic mechanisms use a nerve pathway in which to produce their effects. These pathways involve an afferent path which brings sensory messages into the brain and an efferent path which carries outgoing nerve messages to effectors. Positive Feedback Systems Change that occurs is in the same direction as the initial disturbance. Deviation from the set point is accelerated No correction to the action of the effectors Body will shut down, however some positive feedback systems work in favor of the body – ie. Childbirth. Positive Feedback Mechanisms Typical Positive Feedback Process Stress Intensifies Sensor Control Center Effector Homeostatic Regulation of Child Birth through Positive Feedback Pressure of Fetus on the Uterine Wall Nerve endings in the uterine wall carry afferent messages to the Hypothalamus Intensifies Increasing strength of uterine contractions Production and Release of Oxytocin into the Blood The birth of the child will bring this process to a close. Other examples of positive feedback regulation occur during milk letdown and blood clotting. Harmful Effects of Positive Feedback Positive feedback can be harmful. A specific example of these harmful outcomes would be: Positive feedback is frequently a normal way of producing rapid change. However, positive feedback can be harmful to the body. For example, if the body temperature rises above 108o F a dangerous positive feedback loop may be created. This high temperature will increase the metabolic rate, thus producing heat faster than the body can get rid of it. Thus, temperature rises still further, increasing metabolic rate and heat production still more. This becomes fatal at approximately 113o F. Practice http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_ge neral/Esp/default.htm