Homeostasis

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Created by
Charlotte Dalton

Cards (8)

  • What is homeostasis?
    The regulation of the conditions inside the body to maintain everything at an optimum level
  • Why do the body's conditions need to stay stable?
    In order for the body to function properly and be the right condition for enzyme action
  • Why is negative feedback used?
    To get the body back to optimum levels
  • What does the receptor detect?
    A stimulus
  • Where is information processed?
    The coordination centre
  • What does the coordination centre do?
    It organises a response
  • How long will the effectors produce responses for?
    Until they stop being stimulated by the coordination centre
  • What does the effector do?
    Produce a response to restore the body back to an optimum level