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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?

To receive a stimulus (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Homeostasis (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Generating heat for the body (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of bone formation called?

Ossification (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of ossification converts fibrous membranes into bone?

Intramembranous ossification (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which bones are formed through endochondral ossification?

Vertebrae (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the endoskeleton includes the skull?

Axial division (B) Signup and view all the answers