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regulation vocab
Term | Definition |
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Regulation | allow living things to adapt to their environment and maintain homeostasis |
Stimulus | something that causes an action |
Neuron | a cell in the nervous system |
Impulse | the signal that travels along the length of a fiber and ends in the release of neurotransmitters |
Effector | a molecule that binds to a protein and regulates the activity |
Receptors | the protein that RECEIVES the chemical signals |
Response | any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus |
neurotransmitters | a chemical that is released from a nerve cell |
Irritability | is the excitatory ability that living organisms have to respond to changes in their environment |
Dendrites | receive stimulation on order for the cell to become active |
Cyton | contain the nucleus and excluding its process |
Axon | conducts impulses AWAY from the body |
Hormones | a chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs |
Glands | secrete substances into the bloodstream |
Target cells | has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody |
Hyposecretion | production of a secretion at a slow rate |
Hypersecretion | over amount of productions of a secretion |
Feedback mechanism | a loop system |
relflex | an immediate involuntary action to a stimulus |
Crebrumn | processes complex sensory information |
Cerebellum | involved in central regulation of movement |
Medulla Oblongata | a continuation of the spinal cord within the skull;controls the heart and lungs |