Vocabulary
Define homeostasis.
The state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.
Superior
Above (status).
A) Fibula
B) Radius
C) Canus
D) Ulna
C) Canus
"I'm a mouse. Duh!"
Mean Girls, 2004.
Cells that work together to perform a certain function.
Tissue.
The two responses that stem from the effector when the body becomes too cold.
Blood vessels constrict, shiver.
Hypermobility is also referred to as..
Double-jointed.
"You're Gonna' Need A Bigger Boat!"
Jaws, 1975.
Distal.
Fingers and toes.
List three organs involved in homeostasis of the human body.
Lungs, skin, kidneys, muscles, liver.
Ante
Before, proceeding, forward.
List three songs written by Dolly Parton.
Jolene, Heartbreaker, 9 to 5, I Will Always Love You, Rockin' Years.
"Remember, all I’m offering is the truth. Nothing more."
The Matrix, 1999.
The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
Metabolism.
How is homeostasis affected by diabetes?
Excess glucose levels are not processed through altered feedback loops; the balance of insulin and glucagon to maintain blood glucose are off.
Post.
The only way to tell a human male skeleton from a human female skeleton.
Arch of the pelvic bone.
"They just want a good show, that's all they want."
The Hunger Games, 2012.
Nerves that detect temperature.
Thermoreceptors.
What is the average normal body tempature for humans (decimal and all)?
37 °C (98.6 °F).
Anatomia
To cut, dissect.
Under communism, most property and economic resources are owned and controlled by the state; under socialism, all citizens share equally in economic resources as allocated by a democratically-elected government.
"It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
The Godfather, 1972.