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What type of questions do physiologists explore when it comes to function?
What type of questions do physiologists explore when it comes to function?
- When questions (correct)
- Where questions
- How questions
- What questions
Which term is used to describe the relatively stable internal environment maintained by the body?
Which term is used to describe the relatively stable internal environment maintained by the body?
- Control systems
- Homeostasis (correct)
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Positive feedback
What do negative feedback loops do in the body?
What do negative feedback loops do in the body?
- Stabilize the variable around the setpoint (correct)
- Regulate and affect tissues locally
- Create a dynamic equilibrium
- Enhance or reinforce the originating stimulus
How are regulated variables kept within ranges by control systems?
How are regulated variables kept within ranges by control systems?
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What kind of feedback loop may increase or decrease the stimulus?
What kind of feedback loop may increase or decrease the stimulus?
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What does ECF act as between the living cells and the world outside the body?
What does ECF act as between the living cells and the world outside the body?
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