Homeostasis and Feedback Mechanisms Quiz

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Which process is responsible for maintaining the body's levels by either increasing or dampening the change in the system?

  • Negative feedback (correct)
  • Feedback mechanism
  • Homeostasis
  • Positive feedback

What is an example of negative feedback?

  • Blood glucose rise after a sugar meal (correct)
  • The contraction of uterine during childbirth
  • Transmitter of message via nerves or hormones
  • Receptor cells receiving a stimulus

What is an example of positive feedback?

  • Transmitter of message via nerves or hormones
  • Receptor cells receiving a stimulus
  • The contraction of uterine during childbirth (correct)
  • Blood glucose rise after a sugar meal

What is the role of the receptor in a feedback loop?

<p>To receive a stimulus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the state of balance in the body known as?

<p>Homeostasis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

<p>Generating heat for the body (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of bone formation called?

<p>Ossification (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of ossification converts fibrous membranes into bone?

<p>Intramembranous ossification (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bones are formed through endochondral ossification?

<p>Vertebrae (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the endoskeleton includes the skull?

<p>Axial division (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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