A Systematic Outline of Basic Human Needs

I. Physiological Homeostasis
A. Oxygenation (The Big O)
1. Patent airway (trachea, bronchus, smaller branches)
2. Ability to move the air in and out of the airway
a. Neurological
1) Respiratory Control Centers
2) Connections from brain to muscles
b. Chest wall and pleural space intact
c. Diaphragm can move
3. Sufficient amounts of oxygen can move across the alveolar membrane
a. There is enough alveolar membrane available for diffusion
b. All the alveolae that have oxygen in them are adequately perfused
4. There is enough hemoglobin to transport oxygen to the tissues
5. The heart works well enough to move the oxygen to the tissues
6. There is no blockage between the heart and the tissues that need oxygen
7. There are sufficient functioning mitochondria and substrate (glucose) to turn
oxygen into ATP


PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS