Vocabulary - Homeostasis in the Body

A process which has the ability to maintain the internal environment of the body regardless of changes inside or outside of the body.

• Homeostasis

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Feedback Loop

This is an example of __________.

• Homeostasis

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Feedback Loop

This is an example of __________.

• Homeostasis

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Feedback Loop

This is an example of ______ which is a ________.

• Snowball Effect

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Seesaw Effect

This is an example of ______ which is a ________.

• Snowball Effect

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Seesaw Effect

A process which "corrects" an imbalance in the body to return the environment to normal.

• Homeostasis

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Postive Feedback Loop

• Feedback Loop

A process which increases a response to an event in the body, which is not related set-point.

• Homeostasis

• Negative Feedback Loop

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Feedback Loop

An organ such as the brain or glands in the endocrine system which receive information about changes in the body and then send signals to other organs to respond to the change.

• Control Center

• Receptor

• Effector

• Stimulus

A specialized cell in an organ which monitor the body for changes inside the body.

• Control Center

• Receptor

• Effector

• Stimulus

A specialized cell in an organ which respond to changes in the body's environment.

• Control Center

• Receptor

• Effector

• Stimulus