Homeostasis

Homeostasis

• allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
• is impossible in vertebrates
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

• is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment

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The "cause" for something to happen is the

• response
• effect
• stimulus
• homeostasis

increases or speeds up original change

• negative feedback

• positive feedback

• endotherm

• ectotherm

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What type of feedback loop is shown?

• negative
• neutral 
• positive

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a body system that controls growth and homeostasis by secreting hormones from glands.

• skeletal system
• nervous system
• endocrine sytem
• integumentary system

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According to the feedback loop, what does high blood sugar promote?

• Insulin Release

• Glucagon Release

• Insulin Uptake

• Glycogen Uptake

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Determines the level (set point) at which a variable is to be maintained, analyzes the information it receives and then determines the appropriate response or course of action

• Control Center

• Receptor

• Effector

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Organ, gland or muscle capable of being activated by nerve endings

• Control Center

• Receptor

• Effector

Which is an example of a stimulus?

• Pancreas detecting an increase in blood glucose.

• Drop in blood oxygen.

• Salivary glands increasing their release of saliva.

• Regulating blood pressure when you go from laying down to standing.

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Which of the following statements are true about negative feedback?

• Most processes in the body are controlled by negative feedback.

• Negative in this case means the opposite direction of the stimulus.

• Negative in this case means something bad or problematic.

• Goal is to return immediately to homeostasis.

• Amplifies the change.

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