Homeostasis Flashcards
Is the maintenance of relatively stable conditions in the body’s internal environment
Homeostasis
Is a cycle of events in which the status of a body condition is monitored, evaluated, changed, remonitored, reevaluated and so on
Feedback system
A feedback system includes three basic components. what are they?
A receptor, a control center, and an effector
Is a body structure that monitors changes in a controlled condition and sends input to a control center
receptor
Sets the range values to be maintained – usually this is done by the brain
Control center
Is the body structure that receives output from the control center and produces a response or affect the changes the controlled condition
Effector
Delete water resolutions containing dissolved chemicals that are found inside cells as well as surrounding them
Body fluids