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Mirella Orozco
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is homeostasis? | Relatively stable maintenance of a body parameter. |
| Homeostatic control system: | Purpose is to keep parameter at a set point |
| How is the body organized? | Chemical, cellular, and tissue level |
| Homeostasis is dynamic not: | A static process |
| Feedback systems | A common mechanism to control physiological processes |
| Negative feedback system | Shuts the system off once the set point has been reached |
| Positive feedback system | Enhances the production of the product |
| Pathophysiology | When homeostasis is not maintained |
| Equilibrium | System variable is not changing and no input of energy is required. |
| Atoms three basic subatomic particles | Protons(+ charged) Neutrons ( - charged) Electrons (- charged) |