Homeostasis Flashcards

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What is Homeostasis?

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The regulation of conditions inside the body to maintain a stable internal environment, in response to both internal and external conditions.

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Name the three parts of automatic control systems?

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Receptors, Effectors, Coordination Centres

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What do Receptors do?

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They detect a change

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What do Effectors do?

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They carry out the change

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What do Coordination Centres do?

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Interpret the change and say what needs to be done

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What does the nervous system do?

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It send’s very fast + precise electrical impulses through nerves, responds quickly

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What does the endocrine system do?

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releases hormones into the blood stream through the entire body, and it’s also slower, longer-lasting and more generalised than the nervous system.

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What does negative feedback do?

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It does the opposite of the change

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Give two examples of coordination centres?

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Brain, Spinal Chord

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Give two examples of effectors?

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Muscle’s, Gland’s

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