Homeostasis Flashcards

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What is Homeostasis

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Physicological process that keeps the internal environment of a living organism stable and balanced

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What happens when there is to much carbon dioxide in your body?

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Sends message to make heart beat faster and move your diaphragm faster

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What happens if your glucose levels are too low

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The receptors detect low level and hormone glucagon is released into body. The glucagon binding causes the muscle and liver cells to release the stored glucose into the body increasing the amount of glucose again.

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Where can glucagon recpetors be found?

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effector cells in liver and muscle

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