Homeostasis

Question 1

homeostasis

Answer 1

describes the body’s ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world is continuously changing

Question 2

receptor

Answer 2

first component of all homeostatic control mechanisms; monitors and responds to changes in the environment; responds to stimuli by sending input to the control center

Question 3

control center

Answer 3

determines the level (set point) at which a variable is to be maintained, analyzes the information it receives, determines the appropriate response

Question 4

effector

Answer 4

provides the means for the control center’s output to the stimulus

Question 5

afferent pathway

Answer 5

from the receptor to the control center; afferent information approaches

Question 6

efferent pathway

Answer 6

from the control center to the effector; efferent information exits