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Q: A Controlled Variable is

Answer:
any physical or chemical property that might vary from time to time
and that must be controlled to maintain homeostasis such as blood pressure.

Q: The Sensor

Answer:
Monitors the current value of the controlled variable an sends the information
via nerves or hormones to the control center

Q: The Control Center

Answer:
receives input from the sensor and compares it to the correct, internally
set value of the controlled variable called the set point. When the current value and
the set
point are not i agreement, the control center sends signals to an effector

,BIO 156 FINAL RIO Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
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Q: An Effector

Answer:
takes action to correct the imbalance and brings back to homeostasis,
completing negative feedback

Q: When your core temperature falls to low your ________________sends nerve
impulses to

Answer:
blood vessels in skin to constrict. Hypothalamus

Q: In Positive Feedback

Answer:
a change in the controlled variable sets in motion a series of events
that amplify the original change rather then returning it to normal such as
contractions during
child birth

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Q: Structural Hierarchy in Humans

Answer:
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

Q: The Endocrine System consists of...

Answer:
Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
Thyroid Gland
Parathyroid Gland
Adrenal Gland

Q: Pancreas

Answer:
Testis or Ovaries

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Q: Respiratory System consists of...

Answer:
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchus
Lung

Q: In the urinary system, the blood enters each kidney via

Answer:
a blood vessel called the renal artery
which is oxygen rich that branches into tiny blood vessels within the kidney.

Q: Filtered Blood that leaves the kidneys leaves via

Answer:
the renal vein which is oxygen poor

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