HOMEOSTASIS Flashcards
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HOMEOSTASIS
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Maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment.
Most homeostasis mechanisms are negative except for blood clotting, child birth and breast feeding.
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK SYSTEMS
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Reverse the stimulus.
3
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POSITIVE FEEDBACK SYSTEMS
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Enhance the stimulus.
4
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ANATOMY
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The science of body structures and the relationship between these structures. (E.g. Location, shape composition) What? Where?
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PHYSIOLOGY
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Is the science of body function (eg how things work, processes, mechanisms). Why? How?
6
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Organ Systems
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A group of organs that work together as a biological system to preform one or more functions.
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ORGAN
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A group of tissues that preforms a specific function.
