Nau bio 192 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Homeostasis maintanence of an internal state that is distinct from the external environment and is defending against changes Examples of Homeostatic variables temp, pH, fluid volume, glucose, sodium, oxygen tension, Co2 tension Set Point the value we want to maintain Type 1 Diabetes pancreas stops producing insulin Type 2 Diabetes body forms insulin resistance Negative Feedback loop A process in which a change from the normal range of function that opposes or resists that change 3 compo...

Homeostasis maintanence of an internal state that is distinct from the external environment and is defending against changes Examples of Homeostatic variables temp, pH, fluid volume, glucose, sodium, oxygen tension, Co2 tension Set Point the value we want to maintain Type 1 Diabetes pancreas stops producing insulin Type 2 Diabetes body forms insulin resistance Negative Feedback loop A process in which a change from the normal range of function that opposes or resists that change 3 compo...

How living systems respond to stresses, like exercise, heat, or high altitude Homeostasis Describes the compensatory processes by which the body functioned to limit variations in the internal environment Homeostasis Body Temp, BP, Blood glucose concentration, Blood gas concentration Homeostatically Regulated Parameters the value you want to maintain Set Point Sensor, Integrator, and Effector Negative Feedback Loop Tangible Components The part of the body that can sense/detect the regulate...