Homeostasis 1 - definition (mass)

Maintenance of a constant internal environment.

A change from the normal condition in the internal environment.

This part of the brain plays a role in the regulation of many processes in the body, such as the maintenance of a constant water potential.

A series of events that restores conditions in the internal environment back to the original state.

Organs or structures that detect changes in the body conditions.

This hormone is secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose concentration increases above the norm.

This hormone is secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose concentration decreases below the norm.

The outer part of the skin.

This layer of the skin contains the pigment melanin.

Ridges found on the upper part of the dermis.