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an initial disturbance in a system sets off a hcian of event thats does not favor stability and often abruptly displaces a syste, from its steady state - ANSWER-postive feedback what organ shrinks with age - ANSWER-gums which of the following is true: - an infant will have a slower heart rate than adults - the elderly have better temperature sensations -there are more sweat glands in the elderly -there is less taste perception in elderly - ANSWER-there is less taste perception in elderly which is true: -women snore more than men -men have higher calcium levels -women have lower hemoglobin -men have lower creatine - ANSWER-women have lower hemoglobin an increase in normal adaptive response to the decreased oxygen availability at high altitude is : - ANSWER-acclimatization what does it mean when the cause of disease is unwanted medical treatment - ANSWER-iatrogenic which term is used for the first 2 months of life - ANSWER-neonatal which is an objectively identifiable aberration of a disease: - ANSWER-sign which if the following is true regarding catecholamines: - they are from the parasympathetic nervous system -they cross the blood brain barrier - they include epinephrine and norepinephrine -they cause a decrease in heart rate - ANSWER-they include epinephrine and norepinephrine which is true: - ADH is not important for blood volume regulation - endorphins rise with stress resulting in a decrease in pain perception - epinephrine and cortisol act differently - cortisol negates epinephrines activity - ANSWER-endorphins rise with stress resulting in a decrease in pain perception