Homeostasis Flashcards
Integrator
Compares data from the receptor and stored and stored set point and gives instructions to effector
Homeostasis
The maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body despite changes in the external environment
Negative feedback
Mechanisms that counteracts and stops further response
Set point
Ideal value of the variable
Response
Corrective change which brings the variable back to a set point
Receptor
Sensor that detects the change in the variable
Variable
Characteristic that is controlled
Effector
Brings about a corrective change
Stimulus
A change in the variable
Egestion
Removal of waste material that hasn’t been inside cells (fibre)
Excretion
Removal of water materials that’s are the products of cell reactions (urea)
Themoregulation
The ability of the body to keep its temperature close to 37 degrees centigrade (warm blooded organisms)
Why thermoregualtion important
In enzymes (involved in cell reactions) are overheated than they denature
Hypothermia
Body temperature is significantly below 37
Hyperthermia
Body temperature is significantly above 37