Homeostasis Flashcards
Name the survival needs…
Nutrition Oxygen Water Maintenance of body temperature Maintenance of pressures
Define homeostasis
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment dislike changes to the external environment
Give the order of the control mechanisms
Stimulus Receptor Control centre Effector Homeostasis restored
Define negative feedback
Output of the system shuts off the original stimulus and then the mechanism causes a change in the opposite direction
Examples of homeostasis
Blood sugar levels Blood levels of calcium and sodium Body temperature Blood pressure Ph of blood and other tissues
Examples of heat transfer
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Evaporation
To cool the body down it…
Perspires
Blood moves peripherally
Loose clothing
Movement of air
To heat the body up…
Blood moves away from periphery
Shivering
Layers of thin clothing
Increased activity
Stages of blood sugar control…
Blood sugar goes up
Detected by the pancreas
Sugar enters blood and cells
Glucose is converted to glycogen
Examples of positive feedback
Blood clotting
Childbirth
Lactation