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Homeostasis can be defined as the? |
Relatively constant state maintained by the body. |
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Which of the following is not a component of a feedback control loop? 1. Sensory mechanism 2. Accelerate a change 3. Effector mechanism 4. Stressor stimulator |
4. Stressor stimulator |
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Negative feedback control systems: |
Oppose a change |
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Positive feedback control system |
Accelerate a change |
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After food enters the stomach, ___________ occurs to increase secretion and assist with digestion. |
Feed-forward |
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The body's ability to continuously respond to changes in the environment and maintain is called? |
Homeostasis |
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When you experience a bacterial infection, your immune system sends chemicals to signal the brains hypothalamus to "turn up" the_______ temperature, causing your body to shiver. |
Set point |
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Which of the following is not a homeostatic control system? 1. Positive feedback 2. Negative feedback 3. Fast forward 4. Variable feedback |
4. Variable feedback |
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A disease that is native to a local region is referred to as being? |
Endemic |
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The hypothalamus is the body's? |
Thermostat |
