(SBI4U1) Homeostasis Flashcards
Define homeostasis (3)
The maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment, despite changes in the external environment
Ensures that cells/tissues/organs function within their normal limits
Based on a feedback system
What is homeostasis based on?
Based on a feedback system
What is a stimulus?
A change that is detected
In a feedback mechanism:
What is detected?
Stimulus
In a feedback mechanism:
What comes after the stimulus?
Receptor
In a feedback mechanism:
What comes after receptor?
Integrator
In a feedback mechanism:
What comes after integrator?
Effector
In a feedback mechanism:
What comes after effector?
Response
What are the two types of feedback?
Negative Feedback
Positive Feedback
Which type of feedback is less common?
Positive Feedback
Define negative feedback
The feedback response lessens or diminishes the original stimulus
Give an example of negative feedback
Blood pressure regulation
Body temperature regulation
Define positive feedback
The feedback response increases the original stimulus
Give an example of positive feedback
Child birth
In blood pressure regulation, what is the stimulus?
Change of blood pressure (increase/decrease)
In blood pressure regulation, what is the receptor?
Receptors in the blood vessels
In blood pressure regulation, what is the integrator?
The brain
In blood pressure regulation, what is the effector?
The heart and blood vessels
In blood pressure regulation, what is the response?
Heart rate increases/decreases and blood vessel diameter increases/decreases to make blood pressure a normal level
In child birth, what is the stimulus?
The baby’s head pushing on the uterus opening