Homeostasis Flashcards

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Homeostasis definition

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Maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment despite fluctuations in the external environment

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Stimulus-response model

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A system hitch operates to return the stimulus back to an optimum level

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Negative feedback

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Is a system which operates to return the stimulus back to an optimal level

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Set point

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The target value/range in which a condition should be maintained at
(37 Celsius for human body temp)

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Parts of negative feedback loop

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Stimulus, receptor, modulator, effected, response, feedback

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