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7 Cards in this Set
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Homeostasis |
The body's ability of maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world in continuously changing |
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Receptor |
Some type of sensor that monitors and responds to changes in the environment |
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Control Center |
Determines the level at which a variable is to be maintained, analyzes the information it receives and then determines the appropriate response or course of action |
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Effector |
Provides the means for the control center's response to the stimulus |
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Negative Feedback Mechanisms |
The net effect of the response to the stimulus is to shut off the original stimulus or reduce its intensity |
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Positive Feedback Mechanism |
Rare in the body because they tend to increase the original disturbance and to push the variable farther from its original value |
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Homeostatic Imbalance |
Body organisms become less efficient, and our internal conditions become less and less stable Increases risk |
