Homeostasis and Stress Questions

What is homeostasis?

• An organism's internal environment stays stable despite outside factors

• An organism's external environment changes constantly

• The process of growing taller

• The way the body digests food

What is stress?

• A reaction of your body to threatening, challenging, and uncomfortable events

• A feeling of happiness and relaxation

• A type of food your body needs

• A way your body grows

What helps lower your body temperature?

• Sweating

• Eating food

• Sleeping

• Running

What does feeling thirsty tell your body?

• You need more water

• You need more sleep

• You need more exercise

• You need more sunlight

What can deep breathing help with?

• Slowing down heart rate and lowering body temperature

• Making you run faster

• Making you feel hungry

• Making you feel cold

Which of the following is a physical sign of stress?

• Shivering or sweating

• Laughing

• Sleeping

• Eating

Which system releases hormones that trigger the integumentary system to perspire when you are too warm?

• Endocrine system

• Digestive system

• Respiratory system

• Muscular system

Which system moves food along to allow the digestive system to work?

• Muscular system

• Respiratory system

• Circulatory system

• Endocrine system

What is the role of the respiratory system in energy production?

• Moves food along

• Takes in oxygen used in cells to release energy

• Releases hormones

• Eliminates waste

How does the body signal that it needs more water?

• The digestive system sends signals

• The nervous system sends signals of thirst

• The muscular system contracts

• The endocrine system releases hormones