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Homeostasis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | maintenance of a stable environment |
| Homeostatic Mechanisms | self-regulating systems that monitor aspects of the internal environment and correct them as needed |
| Negative Feedback | Effectors return conditions toward normal range, and the deviation from set points lessens |
| Positive Feedback | produce unstable conditions that seem like they will not lead to homeostasis, but they will |
| Control Center Part 2 | decision-maker that maintains the set-point |
| Effector Part 3 | muscle or gland that responds to the control center and causes the necessary change in the internal environment |
| Receptor Part 1 | detects and provides information about the stimuli |
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