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Interstitial Fluid |
the internal environment of vertebrates, consisting of fluid filling the space between cells |
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Homeostasis |
the steady-state physiological condition of the body |
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Conformer |
A characterization of an animal in regard to environmental variables. A conformer allows some conditions within its body to vary with certain external changes. |
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Negative Feedback |
a primary mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a physiological variable that is being monitored triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation |
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Positive Feedback |
a physiological control mechanism in which a change in some variable triggers mechanisms that amplify the change |
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Regulator |
characterization of an animal in regard to environmental variables. A regulator uses mechanisms of homeostasis to moderate internal changes in the face of external fluctuations |
