Module 4 - Fluid Balance, Oxygenation, and Mobility
Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3
In this module you will investigate the homeostatic mechanisms that regulate urine production, calculate cardiac output and respiratory volumes, and explain factors that influence the force of contraction in a motor unit.
Activity 1: Topics
As you complete the PowerPhys simulation for this module, you will learn more about the following topics. Record your notes and questions in your notebook.
- Urine production
- Urine output
- Urine osmolarity
- Homeostatic mechanisms
- Plasma osmolarity
- Heart rate
- Stroke volume
- Cardiac cycle
- Cardiac volume
- End-diastolic volume
- End-systolic volume
- Minute ventilation
- Arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide
- Arterial partial pressure of oxygen
- Blood pH
- Tidal volume
- Hypercapnia
- Hypoxemia
- Respiratory volumes
- Respiratory capacities
- Lung capacities
- Lung volumes
- Motor neuron
- Motor unit
- Sarcomere
- Voltage
- Twitch contraction
- Wave summation
- Stimulator
- Threshold stimulus
Citation: administrator. (2007, February 15). Module 4 - Fluid Balance, Oxygenation, and Mobility. Retrieved November 21, 2009, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/anatomy-and-physiology-part-ii-aot1/a41.html.
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