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The study of human structure - ANS✔✔---Anatomy
The study of human function - ANS✔✔---Physiology
A tendency for organisms to maintain a balanced or constant internal state -
ANS✔✔---Homeostasis
A state of balance - ANS✔✔---Equilibrium
Consequences of homeostatic imbalance - ANS✔✔---Illness or death
Thermoregulation Process - ANS✔✔---
, A feedback loop in which a system responds to a change by amplifying that
change. (Ex. childbirth) - ANS✔✔---Positive Feedback Loop
Changes, occurring within or outside the body, that affect homeostasis -
ANS✔✔---Stimuli
Detects and sends messages to the control center - ANS✔✔---Receptors
A feedback loop in which a system responds to a change by reversing that
change, or by decreasing the rate at which the change is occurring. (Ex.
thermoregulation) - ANS✔✔---Negative Feedback Loop
Processes the signal, alerts the effector about the detected change, and gives
instructions - ANS✔✔---Control Center
An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus; handles the issue -
ANS✔✔---Effector
Divides the human body into equal left and right sections - ANS✔✔---
Midsagittal Plane
Divides the human body in half, creating two sections; top and bottom -
ANS✔✔---Transverse or Horizontal Plane
Parallel plane next to the midsagittal plane - ANS✔✔---Parasaggittal Plane
Divides a human body into anterior and posterior sections - ANS✔✔---
Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane
Plane cut at an angle - ANS✔✔---Oblique
Midline of body - ANS✔✔---Medial
Away from midline - ANS✔✔---Lateral