Homostasis

• What is the meaning of the term 'homeostasis'?

  Keeping conditions inside the body stable
• Why is homeostasis necessary for the body?

  To keep conditions correct for cell function
• Name three conditions that need to be kept steady in the body.

  Water level, temperature, blood glucose level
• What does it mean that conditions are controlled automatically?

  It happens without conscious thought
• What are the two methods to control conditions in the body?

  The nervous system and the endocrine system
• What happens when a level becomes too high in the body?

  The control system detects and organizes a response
• What are the three parts of a control system?

  Receptors, coordination centres, effectors
• What is the role of a receptor in the control system?

  Detects the stimulus
• What does the coordination centre do?

  Processes information and organizes a response