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Homeostasis

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Homeostasis:

a)

allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

b)

is impossible in human's body

c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

d)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment

2.

Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by the: 

a)

brain only

b)

positive feedback loop

c)

muscles

d)

negative feedback loop

3.

With low oxygen levels, your breathing rate will increase. When your oxygen levels rise, what is the appropriate response?

a)

Stop breathing

b)

Increase heart rate

c)

Keep breathing rate high

d)

Return breathing rate to baseline

4.

When your glucose level is too high, what is the appropriate response?

a)

Urinate

b)

Release glucagon

c)

Eat sugar

d)

Release insulin

5.

The cardiovascular system is responsible for which of the following?

a)

Maintaining proper blood volume, ion and salt concentrations in the body

b)

Playing an important role in the immune system and fighting off invading microbes, infections and toxins

c)

Transporting homeostasis-regulating hormones, nutrients and oxygen

d)

Secreting hormones into the blood stream

6.

Which of the following is NOT a stimulus?

a)

Light

b)

Temperature

c)

Pain

d)

Time

7.

Which component of the homeostatic system detects change?

a)

Effector

b)

Control Center

c)

Stimulus

d)

Receptor

8.

Which of the following is an example of an effector?

a)

Pancreas detecting an increase in blood glucose

b)

Drop in blood oxygen

c)

Salivary glands increasing their release of saliva

d)

Regulating blood pressure when you go from laying down to standing

9.

Select all the correct statements about positive feedback.

a)

Amplifies or magnifies the output

b)

Works on the same direction of the stimulus

c)

Reduces the intensity of the stimulus

d)

Most processes in the body are controlled by positive feedback

10.

What is the physiology?

a)

It is the study of normal function within living organisms

b)

The study of the structure of body systems

c)

The abnormal function of body organs

d)

The study of the disturbance of normal body structures

11.

Anatomy is the study of the_____________ of an organism.

a)

functions

b)

efficiency

c)

structure

d)

temperature

12.

The plasma is a/an:

a)

extracellular fluid

b)

intracellular fluid

c)

tissue fluid

d)

metabolic water