Thermoregulation
Body's response when temperature is too high
What is sweating
The biological process of maintaining a stable internal balance of water and electrolytes (salts) across a semi-permeable membrane
What is osmoregulation
Hormones that regulates high blood sugar
What is Insulin
Basic unit of life
What is cell
A physiological regulation in a living body that works to return the body to its normal internal state
What is Feedback Mechanism or Feedback Loop
Traps by the body during shivering to warm up
What is heat
Hormone that regulates urine production
What is ADH
Hormones that regulates low blood sugar
What is Glucagon
Responsible for transporting materials (glucose, oxygen, CO2, water , etc) all throughout the body
What is Circulatory system
A change in the environment that requires a response
What is Stimulus
Body's set point normal temperature
What is 98.50F
Filtering units of the kidneys
What is nephron
The organ that produces the hormones for blood glucose regulation
What is Pancreas
Gas exchange takes place in this part of the lungs
What is alveoli or air sacs
Enables us to allow our internal environment relatively constant
What is Homeostasis
When skin pores close to trap the heat
What is vasoconstriction
Parts of plants that regulate water loss
What is stomata
Stored sugar in the animals
What is glycogen
What is enzyme or biological catalyst
A feedback loop occurs in nature when the product of a reaction leads to an increase in that reaction
What is Positive Feedback
Thermoregulation is an example of what loop
What is Negative Feedback Loop
The gland located at the base of brain that produces hormone to regulate urine production
What is pituitary gland
The organ that stores glucose and releases it when blood sugar is low
What is liver
The main function of the red blood cells
What is to carry oxygen
These feedback loops counteract, or oppose, a change in the organism.
What is Negative Feedback