PSYC 362 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Adipose Tissue, Fluid Compartments, Blood Sugar

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 362
• Professor: Maria Romero

Document Summary

Homeostasis process by which the body"s substances and characteristics (such as temperature and glucose level) are maintained at their optimal level. Ingestive behavior intake of food, water, and minerals such as sodium. Negative feedback a process whereby the effect produced by an action serves to diminish or terminate that action; a characteristic of regulatory systems. Satiety mechanisms a brain mechanism that causes cessation of hunger or thirst, produced by adequate and available supplies of nutrients or water. Intracellular fluid: the fluid contained within cells: extracellular fluid: all body fluids outside cells: interstitial fluid, blood plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid. a. Intravascular fluid (blood plasma): the fluid found within the blood vessels: the cerebrospinal fluid c. Interstitial fluid: the fluid that bathes the cells, filling the space between the cells of the body. Two of the body"s fluid compartments must be kept within precise limits: the intracellular fluid and the intravascular fluid.