Homeostasis Flashcards
1
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Homeostasis
A
Homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions of a cell or organism to maintain optimum conditions for function, in response to internal and external changes.
2
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Negative Feedback
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is the body’s mechanism for reversing a change so that is returns back to the optimum
3
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Allostasis
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proposes that efficient regulation requires anticipating needs and preparing to satisfy them before they arise, as opposed to homeostasis, in which the goal is a steady state
