Quiz - Homeostasis Flashcards

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The body system that consists of the skin, hair, nails, and sweat glands and provides protection and regulates body temperature is the

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integumentary

hormones

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What is the major difference between positive and negative feedback?

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Positive feedback causes bodily processes to continue; negative feedback causes bodily processes to start or stop.

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What might happen if you didn’t run a fever when you got sick?

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Your body wouldn’t fight off the infection as efficiently as it could

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Shivering and sweating are a part of which feedback?

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Negative feedback

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