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Which of the following best describes homeostasis?
Which of the following best describes homeostasis?
- The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment regardless of external or internal changes
- The body's ability to control external or internal changes to maintain stability
- The body's ability to regulate its inner environment in response to external or internal changes (correct)
- The body's ability to respond to external or internal changes by adapting its inner environment
What is a stimulus in the context of homeostasis?
What is a stimulus in the context of homeostasis?
- A change in the afferent pathway
- A receptor that senses changes in the environment
- A change in the internal or external environment (correct)
- Information sent from the control center to the effector
What is the role of the control center in the homeostasis process?
What is the role of the control center in the homeostasis process?
- Receive information from the effector and send signals to the receptor
- Receive signals from the receptor and send information to the effector (correct)
- Sense changes in the afferent pathway and send signals to the effector
- Sense changes in the environment and send signals to the control center
Which pathway carries nerve impulses into the central nervous system?
Which pathway carries nerve impulses into the central nervous system?
Which feedback mechanism reduces excessive response and keeps a variable within the normal range?
Which feedback mechanism reduces excessive response and keeps a variable within the normal range?
Which feedback mechanism intensifies the response until an endpoint is reached?
Which feedback mechanism intensifies the response until an endpoint is reached?
Study Notes
Homeostasis Overview
- Homeostasis is the ability of an organism or system to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment.
Stimulus and Control Center
- A stimulus is a change in the environment that initiates a response in an organism to maintain homeostasis.
- The control center, also known as the integration center, is the part of the homeostatic pathway that compares the current state of the body to the desired setpoint and sends signals to effectors to make necessary adjustments.
Nerve Pathways
- The afferent pathway carries nerve impulses into the central nervous system, providing information about the environment or internal state of the organism.
Feedback Mechanisms
- Negative feedback reduces excessive response and keeps a variable within the normal range, maintaining homeostasis.
- Positive feedback intensifies the response until an endpoint is reached, often used in processes such as blood clotting and childbirth.
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Test your knowledge of homeostasis with this quiz! Learn about the different components involved in the body's ability to maintain stability in response to internal and external changes. Challenge yourself to identify the stimulus, receptor, and control center in various scenarios.
