Homeostasis
What is Homeostasis
Body's equilibrium
What is blood made up of?
Red/white blood cells, plasma, and platelets
If you get hurt or cut what is the control center?
platelets
What is osmosis?
water particles moving in and out of a cell
What do neutrophils do ?
phagocytosis, the packman
What is postive Feedback?
promotes/enahnces response to go back to normal
What do red blood cells look like ?
Red and have a concave disk or little indent
What is the effect if temperature is too hot ?
sweat glands activate
What is a hypertonic solution?
What do basophils do ?
Releases a chemical called histamine to promote inflammation
What is negative feedback?
negates response to go back to homeostasis
How many white blood cells do we have ?
5
What is the effect if glucose is too high?
insulin
What is a hypotonic solution?
Environment outside the cell has less concentration of ions then inside.
What do eosinophils do?
Inhibit inflammation, attacks worms or parasites
thermo-receptors
Name all the white blood cells
neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes
Give an example of positive feedback
giving birth or getting hurt/cut
What is an isotonic solution?
What do lymphocytes do ?
produces antibodies to destroy foreign objects and regulation of immune system
What is the control center when glucose is too low?
Liver
What does plasma do?
Actually transfers the materials to all of the body
Give an example of negative feedback
Temperature, glucose levels, sleep, hunger
What is diffusion ?
Particles moving from a high concentration to a low concentration
What do monocytes do ?
Same as neutrophils phagocytosis