Homeostasis

Question 1

Homeostasis is

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Maintaining a constant internal environment

Question 2

Homeostasis maintains (2)

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Body temp

Water level

Question 3

Homeostasis maintains chemical _

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Balance of body fluids

Question 4

Homeostasis maintains

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More

Question 5

Homeostasis relies on a system known as

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Negative feedback loop

Question 6

Negative feedback loops responds to any changes in internal conditions in order to

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Keep them as stable as possible

Question 7

Counteracts any changes to its state that are detected by

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Internal receptors

Question 8

Receptors pick up changes, and _ alter the conditions back

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Effectors

Question 9

Receptors are generally

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Nerve cells

Question 10

Effectors can be _ mechanisms (3)

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Physical

Chemical

Behavioral

Question 11

Receptor detects change to internal conditions and

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Sends signal to control center

Question 12

Control center is often the

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Brain

Question 13

Control center sends signal to _ to counteract change

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Effector mechanism

Question 14

Effector mechanism restores

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Internal conditions

Question 15

_ is control of body temp

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Thermoregulation

Question 16

Thermoregulation carried out by warm blooded with

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Endotherms

Question 17

Endotherms controls body temp by (2)

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Shivering

Sweating

Question 18

Thermoregulation is carried out by cold blooded with

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Ectotherms

Question 19

Ectotherms rely on

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External heat or cooling