Homeostasis

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Homeostasis

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is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

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Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by:
- brain only
- positive feedback loop
- muscles
- negative feedback loop

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negative feedback loop

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With low oxygen levels, your breathing rate will increase. When your oxygen levels rise, what is the appropriate response?

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Return breathing rate to baseline

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When your glucose level is too high, what is the appropriate response? Options: Urinate, Release glucagon, Eat sugar, Release insulin

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Release insulin

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The cardiovascular system is responsible for which of the following?

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Transporting homeostasis-regulating hormones, nutrients and oxygen

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Which of the following is NOT a stimulus?

• Light
• Temperature
• Pain
• Time

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Time

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Which component of the homeostatic system detects change?

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Receptor

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Example of an effector:

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Salivary glands increasing their release of saliva

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Physiology

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It is the study of normal function within living organisms

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Anatomy is the study of the _____________ of an organism.

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structure