Ingestion
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rachael22lechner on April 3, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Products of Ingestion | 1. water, salt, sugar, proteins, carbohydrates 2. vitamins, minerals |
| Two types of Ingestion | 1.Fluid ingestion 2. Solid ingestion |
| Fluid Ingestion | Maintains proper levels of water and salt |
| Solid Ingestion | Food is broken down into glucose by the stomach and intestines and processed by cells to produce energy for cell life |
| Two types of fluid | 1. INTRAcellular 2. EXTRAcellular |
| Intracellular fluid | The fluid in the cell; fluid rushes out of the cell to reestablish homeostasis in the extracellular fluid |
| Extracellular fluid | Fluid outside the cell; blood plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (spinal cord and brain ventricles), Interstitial fluid (surrounds the organs); fluid becomes more concentrated with salt |
| Process of Homeostasis | Process of obtaining optimal levels of body temp. and glucose for example; we achieve this by ingestive behavior |
| Homeostasis in regards to water and salt | 1. Isotonic E=I GOAL!!!!!!!!!! 2. HYPOtonic E>I 3. HYPERtonic E<I |
| HYPERtonia | State of being HYPERtonic in which this can lead to cell rupture |
| HYPOtonia | State of being HYPOtonic in which this can lead to disruption of cell processes |
| Two situations of thirst | 1. Volumetric thirst 2. Osmometric thirst |
| Osmometric thirst | Eating a salty meal; cellular dehydration; EXTRACELLULAR |
| Volumetric thirst | Sweating, Sports, loss of blood plasma; salt deprivation; INTRACELLULAR |
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