Component in a homeostasis-maintaining system responsible for monitoring conditions in the body and detecting any abnormalities

Component in a homeostasis-maintaining system responsible for producing the corrective mechanism to restore normal conditions in the body

Abnormalities or changes to the internal conditions which stimulate corrective mechanisms

Abnormalities or changes to the internal conditions which stimulate an increase in abnormal conditions

Small section of the forebrain responsible for many metabolic functions

Temperature homeostasis is called

Animals requiring a constant body temperature

Animals having variable body temperatures

Hormone, also called adrenaline, responsible for increasing blood circulation, breathing and metabolic rates

Widening of blood vessels

Neurotransmitter responsible for regulating sweat

Hormone responsible for increasing heart rate, releasing glucose in the body, and increasing blood flow to skeletal muscle

Shrinking of blood vessels

Muscles attached to the hair follicles on the skin

Too much calcium in the blood

All body fluid not in cells, includes plasma and tissue fluid

Condition where the kidneys are no longer able to filter waste products from the blood

Hormone created by the pancreas which stimulates cells to collect and use more glucose

Substance created to store glucose