Benchmark 2 Review

Front

What is the main control center during most homeostatic phenomena?

Back

Nervous System

Front

Diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use ___

Back

insulin

Front

If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:

Back

increase body temperature

Front

Why does gas and nutrient exchange increase during strenuous exercise like a sprint?

Back

Because the body needs more energy, so it consumes more nutrients and produces more waste gases.

Front

What detects/senses a stimulus and speaks to the control center?

Back

Receptor

Front

What is homeostasis?

Back

The process by which living organisms maintain a stable internal environment.

Front

What role does the effector play in homeostasis?

Back

It carries out the response to restore balance in the body.

Front

What is the function of insulin in the body?

Back

Insulin helps regulate blood sugar levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into cells.

Front

What is a stimulus in the context of homeostasis?

Back

Any change in the internal or external environment that elicits a response.

Front

What is the significance of negative feedback in homeostasis?

Back

Negative feedback mechanisms help to counteract changes and maintain stability in the body.