Homeostasis Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cell cycle | regular pattern of cell growth |
system | organized group of parts that form a whole |
cell | basic unit of life |
mitosis | process of cell division |
feedback | what tells a furnace to turn on or off |
organ | a group of tissues working together (heart or brain) |
homeostasis | maintaining an internal environment within set limits |
epithelial tissues | sheets of cells that cover surfaces (inside and out!) |
Connective tissues | anchor organs and muscles within the body |
anchor organs and muscles withing the body | allow body to move itself and othe rthings (like blood) |
Nervous tissue | senses stimuli |
set point | the target value for a system (for human body temperature = 98.6 deg F) |
stimulus | cues, input that triggers a reaction in the body |
insulin | helps the glucose in the blood stream get into cells or into the liver |
glycogon | helps release glucose from the liver back into the bloodstream |
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Mrs. betzenberger
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