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IntroductiontoPhysiology
Introduction
Physiologyisthestudyofthefunctionsoflivingmatter.Itisconcernedwithhowanorganismperformsitsvariedactivities:
howitfeeds,howitmoves,howitadaptstochangingcircumstances,howitspawnsnewgenerations.Thesubjectisvastandembracesthewholeoflife.Thesuccessofphysiologyinexplaininghoworganismsperformtheirdailytasksisbasedonthenotionthattheyareintricateandexquisitemachineswhoseoperationisgovernedbythelawsofphysicsandchemistry.
Althoughsomeprocessesaresimilaracrossthewholespectrumofbiology—thereplicationofthegeneticcodefororexample—manyarespecifictoparticulargroupsoforganisms.Forthisreasonitisnecessarytodividethesubjectintovariouspartssuchasbacterialphysiology,plantphysiology,andanimalphysiology.
Tostudyhowananimalworksitisfirstnecessarytoknowhowitisbuilt.Afullappreciationofthephysiologyofanorganismmustthereforebebasedonasoundknowledgeofitsanatomy.Experimentscanthenbecarriedouttoestablishhowparticularpartsperformtheirfunctions.Althoughtherehavebeenmanyimportantphysiologicalinvestigationsonhumanvolunteers,theneedforprecisecontrolovertheexperimentalconditionshasmeantthatmuchofourpresentphysiologicalknowledgehasbeenderivedfromstudiesonotheranimalssuchasfrogs,rabbits,cats,anddogs.Whenitisclearthataspecificphysiologicalprocesshasacommonbasisinawidevarietyofanimalspecies,itisreasonabletoassumethatthesameprincipleswillapplytohumans.Theknowledgegainedfromthisapproachhasgivenusagreatinsightintohumanphysiologyandendoweduswithasolidfoundationfortheeffectivetreatmentofmanydiseases.
Thebuildingblocksofthebodyarethecells,whicharegroupedtogethertoformtissues.Theprincipaltypesoftissueareepithelial,connective,nervous,andmuscular,eachwithitsowncharacteristics.Manyconnectivetissueshaverelativelyfewcellsbuthaveanextensiveextracellularmatrix.Incontrast,smoothmuscleconsistsofdenselypackedlayersofmusclecellslinkedtogetherviaspecificcelljunctions.Organssuchasthebrain,theheart,thelungs,theintestines,andtheliverareformedbytheaggregationofdifferentkindsoftissues.Theorgansarethemselvespartsofdistinctphysiologicalsystems.Theheartandbloodvesselsformthecardiovascularsystem;thelungs,trachea,andbronchitogetherwiththechestwallanddiaphragmformtherespiratorysystem;theskeletonandskeletalmusclesformthemusculoskeletalsystem;thebrain,spinalcord,autonomicnervesandganglia,andperipheralsomaticnervesformthenervoussystem,andsoon.
Cellsdifferwidelyinformandfunctionbuttheyallhavecertaincommoncharacteristics.Firstly,theyareboundedbyalimitingmembrane,theplasmamembrane.Secondly,theyhavetheabilitytobreakdownlargemoleculestosmalleronestoliberateenergyfortheiractivities.Thirdly,atsomepointintheirlifehistory,theypossessanucleuswhichcontainsgeneticinformationintheformofdeoxyribonucleicacid(DNA).
Livingcellscontinuallytransformmaterials.Theybreakdownglucoseandfatstoprovideenergyforotheractivitiessuchasmotilityandthesynthesisofproteinsforgrowthandrepair.Thesechemicalchangesarecollectivelycalledmetabolism.Thebreakdownoflargemoleculestosmalleronesiscalledcatabolismandthesynthesisoflargemoleculesfromsmalleronesanabolism.
Inthecourseofevolution,cellsbegantodifferentiatetoservedifferentfunctions.Somedevelopedtheabilitytocontract(musclecells),otherstoconductelectricalsignals(nervecells).Afurthergroupdevelopedtheabilitytosecretedifferentsubstancessuchashormonesorenzymes.Duringembryologicaldevelopment,thisprocessofdifferentiationisre-enactedasmanydifferenttypesofcellareformedfromthefertilizedegg.
Mosttissuescontainamixtureofcelltypes.Forexample,bloodconsistsofredcells,whitecells,andplatelets.Redcellstransportoxygenaroundthebody.Thewhitecellsplayanimportantroleindefenseagainstinfectionandtheplateletsarevitalcomponentsintheprocessofbloodclotting.Thereareanumberofdifferenttypesofconnectivetissuebutallarecharacterizedbyhavingcellsdistributedwithinanextensivenoncellularmatrix.Nervetissuecontainsnervecellsandglialcells.
ThePrincipalOrganSystems
Thecardiovascularsystem
Thecellsoflargemulticellularanimalscannotderivetheoxygenandnutrientstheyneeddirectlyfromtheexternalenvironment.Theoxygenandnutrientsmustbetransportedtothecells.Thisisoneoftheprincipalfunctionsoftheblood,whichcirculateswithinbloodvesselsbyvirtueofthepumpingactionoftheheart.Theheart,bloodvessels,andassociatedtissuesformthecardiovascularsystem.
Theheartconsistsoffourchambers,twoatriaandtwoventricles,whichformapairofpumpsarrangedsidebyside.Therightventriclepumpsdeoxygenatedbloodtothelungswhereitabsorbsoxygenfromtheair,whiletheleftventriclepumpsoxygenatedbloodreturningfromthelungstotherestofbodytosupplythetissues.Physiologistsareconcernedwithestablishingthefactorsresponsiblefortheheartbeat,howtheheartpumpsthebloodaroundthecirculation,andhowitisdistributedtoperfusethetissuesaccordingtotheirneeds.Fluidexchangedbetweenthebloodplasmaandthetissuespassesintothelymphaticsystem,whicheventuallydrainsbackintotheblood.
Therespiratorysystem
Theenergyrequiredforperformingthevariousactivitiesofthebodyisultimatelyderivedfromrespiration.Thisprocessinvolvestheoxidationoffoodstuffstoreleasetheenergytheycontain.Theoxygenneededforthisprocessisabsorbedfromtheairinthelungsandcarriedtothetissuesbytheblood.Thecarbondioxideproducedbytherespiratoryactivityofthetissuesiscarriedtothelungsbythebloodinthepulmonaryarterywhereitisexcretedintheexpiredair.Thebasicquestionstobeansweredincludethefollowing:
Howistheairmovedinandoutofthelungs?
Howisthevolumeofairbreathedadjustedtomeettherequirementsofthebody?
Whatlimitstherateofoxygenuptakeinthelungs?
Thedigestivesystem
Thenutrientsneededbythebodyarederivedfromthediet.Foodistakeninbythemouthandbrokendownintoitscomponentpartsbyenzymesinthegastrointestinaltract.Thedigestiveproductsarethenabsorbedintothebloodacrossthewalloftheintestineandpasstotheliverviatheportalvein.Thelivermakesnutrientsavailabletothetissuesbothfortheirgrowthandrepairandfortheproductionofenergy.Inthecaseofthedigestivesystem,keyphysiologicalquestionsare:
Howisfoodingested?
Howisitbrokendownanddigested?
Howaretheindividualnutrientsabsorbed?
Howisthefoodmovedthroughthegut?
Howaretheindigestibleremainseliminatedfromthebody?
Thekidneysandurinarytract
Thechieffunctionofthekidneysistocontrolthecompositionoftheextracellularfluid.Inthecourseofthisprocess,theyalsoeliminatenon-volatilewasteproductsfromtheblood.Toperformthesefunctions,thekidneysproduceurineofvariablecompositionwhichistemporarilystoredinthebladderbeforevoiding.Thekeyphysiologicalquestionsinthiscaseare:
howdothekidneysregulatethecompositionoftheblood?
Howdotheyeliminatetoxicwaste?
Howdotheyrespondtostressessuchasdehydration?
Whatmechanismsallowthestorageandeliminationoftheurine?
Thereproductivesystem
Reproductionisoneofthefundamentalcharacteristicsoflivingorganisms.Thegonadsproducespecializedsexcellsknownasgametes.Atthecoreofsexualreproductionisthecreationandfusionofthemaleandfemalegametes,thespermandova(eggs),withtheresultthatthegeneticcharacteristicsoftwoseparateindividualsaremixedtoproduceoffspringthatdiffergeneticallyfromtheirparents.
Themusculoskeletalsystem
Thisconsistsofthebonesoftheskeleton,skeletalmuscles,joints,andtheirassociatedtissues.Itsprimaryfunctionistoprovideameansofmovement,whichisrequiredforlocomotion,forthemaintenanceofposture,andforbreathing.Italsoprovidesphysicalsupportfortheinternalorgans.Herethemechanismofmusclecontractionisacentralissue.Theendocrineandnervoussystems.
Theendocrineandnervoussystems
Theactivitiesofthedifferentorgansystemsneedtobecoordinatedandregulatedsothattheyacttogethertomeettheneedsofthebody.Twocoordinatingsystemshaveevolved:
thenervoussystemandtheendocrinesystem.Thenervoussystemuseselectricalsignalstotransmitinformationveryrapidlytospecificcells.Thusthenervespasselectricalsignalstotheskeletalmusclestocontroltheircontraction.Theendocrinesystemsecreteschemicalagents,hormones,whichtravelinthebloodstreamtothecellsuponwhichtheyexertaregulatoryeffect.Hormonesplayamajorroleintheregulationofmanydifferentorgansandareparticularlyimportantintheregulationofthemenstrualcycleandotheraspectsofreproduction.
Theimmunesystemprovidesthebody’sdefensesagainstinfectionbothbykillinginvadingorganismsandbyeliminatingdiseasedordamagedcells.
Althoughitishelpfultostudyhoweachorganperformsitsfunctions,itisessentialtorecognizethattheactivityofthebodyasawholeisdependentontheintricateinteractionsbetweenthevariousorgansystems.Ifonepartfails,theconsequencesarefoundinotherorgansystemsthroughoutthewholebody.Forexample,ifthekidneysbegintofail,theregulationoftheinternalenvironmentisimpairedwhichinturn