Homeostasis
the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems. This is the condition of optimal functioning for the organism and includes many variables, such as body temperature and fluid balance, being kept within certain pre-set limits.
What is Homeostasis?
Neuron
What is a brain cell?
If someone is unconscious and not breathing, one should consider doing ____on the unstable person.
What is CPR?
Digestion begins in
What is the mouth?
Helps with maintaining a healthy body weight, decrease heart disease risk, lowers blood pressure, increase muscle strength and function
What is physical exercise/activity?
The fact that your body temperature goes above normal (fever) means that homeostasis is disrupted, and that indicates what?
What is an illness/disease/sickness?
The part of the brain that deals with visual processing.
What is the occipital lobe?
Hardest working organ in the body
What is the heart?
Organ where most of the nutrient absorption occurs?
What is the small intestine?
a representation of the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups. It was introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture. It was updated in 2005 then it was replaced by "MyPlate" in 2011.
If you are outside in the hot heat, your body will want to do what in order to maintain homeostasis?
What is sweating?
The cells that support and protect neurons.
What are Glial cells?
Period of contraction of the heart that is measured using a stethoscope, shows pressure of blood that is ejected onto arteries
What is systolic blood pressure?
What is peristalsis?
Your brain is 73% of this, helps metabolism, lubricate cartilage, helps kidney filtration, bowel movements,
What is water?
If you are outside in the cold, what happens to your veins in order to maintain homeostasis?
What is vasoconstriction?
Normally known as the "rest and digest"
What is Parasymphathetic Nervous System?
When part of the body has inadequate oxygen?
Invertebrate digestive system that has a single opening?
What is a gastrovascular cavity?
a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women
A popular plant in Arizona and other dessert areas that maintain their homeostasis by growing deep wide roots, no leaves instead have spines because leaves require more water intake, and have a reduced surface area, which means that they absorb less heat and lose less water.
What is a cacti?
The layer of skin that contains hair follicles, sweat glands, nerves,
What is the dermis?
Defective valves causing blood accumulation.
What are varicose veins?
Muscle mostly found around our organs, has no striations, one nucleus per cell, and involuntarily controlled
What is smooth muscle?
What is mental health?