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BIOL E-162a

BIOL E-162a. Human Pathophysiology I. Fall 2009. September 14: Homeostasis - Inflammation. Carlos Olimpo Mendivil-Anaya, MD. Homeostasis - Inflammation. The basic idea of homeostasis is to keep things constant. Homeostasis is the most fundamental concept of physiology.

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BIOL E-162a

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  1. BIOL E-162a Human Pathophysiology I Fall 2009 September 14: Homeostasis - Inflammation Carlos Olimpo Mendivil-Anaya, MD

  2. Homeostasis - Inflammation The basic idea of homeostasis is to keep things constant. Homeostasis is the most fundamental concept of physiology Disease can be thought of as a failure in keeping homeostasis Pathophysiology

  3. Homeostasis involves small fluctuations

  4. Homeostasis involves small fluctuations

  5. How does it happen ?

  6. How does it happen ?

  7. Example: Blood glucose

  8. Example: Blood glucose

  9. Example: Blood glucose

  10. Example: Blood pressure

  11. Inflammation

  12. Blood cells

  13. Blood cell types

  14. Immunoglobulins

  15. The complement proteins

  16. The immune response

  17. The immune response

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