Homeostasis Flashcards

1
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Is the maintenance of relatively stable conditions in the body’s internal environment

A

Homeostasis

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2
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Is a cycle of events in which the status of a body condition is monitored, evaluated, changed, remonitored, reevaluated and so on

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Feedback system

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3
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A feedback system includes three basic components. what are they?

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A receptor, a control center, and an effector

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4
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Is a body structure that monitors changes in a controlled condition and sends input to a control center

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receptor

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5
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Sets the range values to be maintained – usually this is done by the brain

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Control center

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6
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Is the body structure that receives output from the control center and produces a response or affect the changes the controlled condition

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Effector

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7
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Delete water resolutions containing dissolved chemicals that are found inside cells as well as surrounding them

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Body fluids

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