Body Systems
This body system is responsible for the breakdown and absorption of food.
Digestive System
This level consists of all of the body systems combined.
Organism
What is homeostasis and how is it maintained in the body?
Homeostasis is the condition in which the body's internal environment remains relatively constant, within physiological limits. It is maintained via feedback systems.
Toward the midline
Medial
Cervical region is commonly known as?
Neck
This body system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Nervous system
This Life Process is the process of unspecialized cells undergo to become specialized cells.
Differentiation
What is the role of a control center in a feedback system?
A control center receives the input, compares it to a set of values that the controlled condition should have and send output commands to an effector
Toward the head
Superior
Thoracic region is commonly known as?
chest
This body system delivers oxygen and nutrients to all cells and tissues, while removing carbon dioxide and wastes.
Cardiovascular system
This level of organization contains atoms, the smallest units of matter. Common atoms in living things include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
Chemical
Describe the difference of a negative feedback system and a positive feedback system.
A negative feedback system tries to reverse a change to reestablish homeostasis.
A positive feedback system tries to increase or enhance a change that has occured in the body, until the triggering stimulus has ended.
Toward the surface of the body.
Superficial
Dorsal region is commonly known as?
Skeletal system
This Life Process includes motion of the whole body, individual organs, single cells, and every tiny structure inside cells.
Movement
What is an effector? Give an example of an effector and how it could respond to the control center.
An effector receives output commands and produces a response that changes the controlled condition.
Away from the point of attachment
Distal
Crural region is commonly known as?
calf or lower leg
This body system is made up of skin, hair, and nails and provides an outer covering that protects the internal systems.
Integumentary system
This is an increase in size due to an increase in the size of existing cells, the number of cells, or the amount of material surrounding cells.
Growth
Pick a controlled condition and writing out in simple terms how a negative feedback loop maintains homeostasis.
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Toward the point of attachment
proximal
Cephalic region is commonly known as?