Homeostasis

During child birth a woman's body over produces a hormone called oxytocin until the baby is born. What kind of feedback loop would this be?

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Neutral Feedback Loop

• Linear Feedback Loop

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When you are hot, your body sweats to cool you down. This means your temperature went above normal and your body sweats to counteract that change to bring you back to normal. What kind of feedback loop would this be?

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Neutral Feedback Loop

• Linear Feedback Loop

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The 4 parts of the communication pathway to maintain homeostasis listed in order are:

• target, sensors, control center, communication system

• communication system, sensors, target, control center

• sensors, control center, communication system, target

• target, control center, sensors, communication system

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These detect changes in the environment

• Control Center

• Receptors

• Communication System

• Effectors

Messages from the brain are sent to either the nervous system (muscles) or the endocrine system (hormones), what are these systems referred to as?

• receptors

• effectors

• Communication System

• Control Center

This responds to messages from the communication system and changes its level of activity to help you maintain homeostasis?

• receptors

• effector organ or muscle

• communication system

• brain

Osmoregulation means....

• maintain water levels

• maintain temperature

• maintain heart rate

• maintain breathing

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Thermoregulation means?

• Maintain temperature

• Maintain water levels

• Maintain heart rate

• Maintain breathing

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When you are hot you....

• sweat

• shiver

• get goosebumps

• hairs stand up on arm

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When you are cold you...

• shiver to create heat

• sweat

• blood vessels dilate

• increase heart rate

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