Midterm 1

Created by

Camryn Zitzelberger

Cards (19)

Biological concepts of health 
Spiritual
Physical
Mental
Social
Emotional
Environmental
Occupational
SPMSEEO 
Acronym for the 7 biological concepts of health: Spiritual, Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional, Environmental, Occupational
Biological systems study 
Study of complex interactions in biological systems
Health, disease, aging
Emergent properties - properties of the entire system
Omics 
Genomics - complete set of DNA
Proteomics - proteins produced
Metabolomics - metabolites within a unit
Reduction vs Integration 
Reduction - isolated
Integration - whole body organism approach
Characteristics of Life 
Responsiveness
Growth/change
Reproduction
Metabolism
Respiration
Homeostasis
Being made of cells
Passing traits to offspring
Body systems 
Central
Peripheral
Endocrine
Immune
Body systems are always on and interact with the entire body
Dimensions of health 
Spiritual
Emotional
Social
Physical
Professional
Environmental
Cognitive/intellectual
Personalized medicine approaches 
Personalized
Predictive
Preventive
Participatory
Experimental models 
In silico (computer simulations)
In vitro (lab)
Ex vivo (out of body)
Animal models (rats, mice, fruit flies, primates)
Nonclinical studies can't prove cause and effect, only predict associations and correlations, not medical
Clinical studies 
1. Preclinical animal testing
2. Small group clinical trial
3. Larger group clinical trial
4. Even larger clinical trial
5. Ongoing assessment after approval
Integrative medicine 
Treats the whole person
Collective medicine 
Considers the interconnectedness of humans, animals and the environment
Dimensions of time 
Trajectory - clear decades
Rhythms - day, months
Homeostasis - seconds, hours
Energy - milliseconds, microseconds
Kyphosis 
Curving of the spine due to osteoporosis
Sarcopenia 
Age-related loss of muscle mass
Rhythms 
Ultradian - 4-8 hour pulse
Circadian - 24 hour cycle (e.g. cortisol)
Infradian - 24 hour period (e.g. bone density)