homeostasis and response- homeostasis

Question 1

Homeostasis is the regulation of the ________ conditions of a ____ or ________ to maintain
_______ conditions.

Answer 1

Homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions of a cell or organism to maintain
optimum conditions.

Question 2

Homeostasis maintains _______ conditions for _______.

Answer 2

Homeostasis maintains optimal conditions for enzymes.

Question 3

_______ systems may involve _______ or _______ responses.

Answer 3

Control systems may involve nervous or chemical responses.

Question 4

All control systems include –
-cells called _______ which detect stimuli
- ____________ centres eg b____, s____ ____ and p_______ that receive and
_______ information from _________.
-E_______ eg m______ or g_____, which bring about _________ which restore
optimum levels.

Answer 4

All control systems include –
- cells called receptors which detect stimuli
- coordination centres eg brain, spinal cord and pancreas that receive and
process information from receptors.
-Effectors eg muscles or glands, which bring about responses which restore
optimum levels.