Introduction to Homeostasis

A given value range that optimises an biological process

• Controller

• Effector

• Receptor

• Set Point

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A cell, organ or organ system that detects a change in homeostasis equilibrium

• Controller

• Receptor

• Set Point

• Effector

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A process that allows for optimum metabolic function in organisms living in a range of different environments

• Receptor

• Negative Feedback Control

• Controller

• Homeostasis

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Specific internal homeostatic variable that controls temperature

• Homeostasis

• Controller

• Thermoregulation

• Glucoregulation

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Compares the receptor's input(s) with the set point, sends response to the effector

• controller

• receptor

• Stimulus

• effector

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A process that reverses the changes to the control system to the norm.

• positive feedback

• controller

• receptor

• negative feedback

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Specific internal variable that regulates sugar levels

• Thermo-regulation

• Osmo-regulation

• Gluco-regulation

• Respi-regulation

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A form of change and balance whereby the rate of loss is equal to the rate of gain

• Static equilibrium

• Homeopathy

• Homeotherm

• Dynamic equilibrium

Change away from the set point

• negative change

• positive change

• neutral change

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Heated by metabolic processes

• ectotherm

• endotherm

• octotherm

• homeotherm

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