Homeostasis Flashcards
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Homeostasis
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The body’s ability to maintain relatively stable internal condition’s
2
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Receptor
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A type of sensor that monitors and responds to changes in the environment and sends the information to the control center
3
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Control center
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Revives information and analyzes it then determines the best response or corse of action to take
4
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Effector
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Provides the means for the control centers response to the stimulis
5
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Negative feed-back mechanisms
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The net effect of the response of the stimulus is to shut off the the original stimulus or reduce intensity
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Positive feedback mechanism’s
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They increase the original stimulus and to push the variable farther from its original value casing them to be rare in the body
7
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Homeostatic imbalance
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A disease that cases an imbalance
