Homeostasis
Maintaining a stable internal environment despite changes to the external environment / condition
Homeostasis
The nervous system that controls voluntary movement
Somatic
The word for sensory inputs
Afferent
Shifts from ‘set point’ in homeostasis but function is maintained
Adaption
The nervous system that controls involuntary movements
Visceral
The key neurotransmitter for thermoregulation
Noradrenaline
A stimulus which leads to a response ultimately leading to less of the initial stimulus
Negative Feedback Loops
Endocrine signalling
The temperature range with the lowest metabolic rate
The thermoneutral zone
The master clock of the circadium rhythm
Superchiasmatic Nucleus
Molecule movement along it's concentration gradient using a carrier
Facilitated Diffusion
The area of the brain that controls temperature sensation
Hypothalamus