NURS150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Unpaired Electron, Ionic Bonding, Atomic Number
7 Oct 2016
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Unit 1: lesson 1 -homeostasis and review of chemical physiology. Describe the different levels of organization in the body. Discuss the principle of homeostasis as a central theme of physiology. Describe the nature of negative and positive feedback loops and explain how these mechanisms help to maintain homeostasis. Physiology is the study of the functions of the body from chemical/molecular level to cell, cell to tissue, tissue to organ, organ to system closely related with anatomy the study of the structure of the body. Pathophysiology disordered function of the body physiology and pathophysiology -complement to each other ability to analyze the underlying mechanism cause and effect. Levels of organization in the body chemical atoms and molecules-eg. o2, c,h cells basic living unit. Tissues a group of cells with similar structure and functions. Organs a combination of 2 or more tissue types. System various organs with similar or related functions.
