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Maegee Fernandez
Homeostasis
Question | Answer |
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Positive-feedback control systems | accelerate a change |
The term that literally means self-immunity is | autoimmunity |
The normal reading or range of normal is called | set point |
Pathogenesis can be defined | the course of disease development. |
To accomplish self-regulation, a highly complex and integrated communication control system or network is required. This type of network is called | feedback control loop |
Extrinsic control usually involves which mode of regulation? | nervous, endocrine |
The relatively constant state maintained by the body is known as | Homeostasis |
The concept that information may flow ahead to another process to trigger a change in anticipation of an event that will follow is called | feed-forward |
Effectors can be described as | organs that directly influence controlled physiological variables |
The body’s thermostat is located in the | Hypothalamus |
Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be an example of | the body trying to maintain homeostasis, a negative feedback-mechanism |
Of the 11 major body systems, which is the least involved in maintaining homeostasis? | Reproductive |
Negative-feedback control systems | oppose a change |
Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are called | Viruses |
The contraction of the uterus during the birth of a baby is an example of | a positive feedback |