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body cavities,
cavities of the body, along with feedback loop
Question | Answer |
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what are the body cavities? | the body cavities are the spaces with in the body that contain, protect, separate , and support the internal organs. |
Name the body cavities. | Dorsal cavity, Cranial cavity, vertebral cavity, Ventral cavity, Thoracic cavity, plural cavity, pericardial cavity, Abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity |
what cavity's are located in the back? | the cranial cavity , the vertebral cavity, and it is called the dorsal cavity. |
what the front cavity called? | The ventral cavity |
what cavity's are located in the front? | the Ventral cavity, the thoracic cavity, the plural cavity, the pericardial cavity, mediastinum cavity, abdominopelvic cavity abdominal , pelvic |
what are the three basic components of a feedback loop? | Receptor, control center, effector |
what is the definition of Receptor? | body structure that monitors changes in the controlled condition and sends info. to a control center. |
what is a example of receptor? | nerve endings in the skin that sense temp. changes. |
what is a example of receptor input? | Nerve impulses, chemical signals, etc. |
what is the definition of control center? | sets range of values within which a controlled condition should be maintained, evaluates the input it receives from receptors, generates output commands when needed. |
what is a example of control center output? | info. in the form of nerve impulses , chemical signals that is sent from the control center to an effector. |
what is the definition of Effector? | body structure that receives output from a control center and produces a response or effect that changes controlled condition. most any organ or tissue group can act as an effector |