Homeostasis, Receptors, Neurons, Hormones, Immune Response Questions and Answers

Homeostasis, Receptors, Neurons, Hormones,
Immune Response Questions and Answers
Homeostasis - ✅✅Maintenance of constant internal environment in response to internal and external
conditions



Negative feedback - ✅✅Response to stabilize and restore original state, counteracting the stimulus



Positive feedback - ✅✅Response to enhance or amplify change, moving away from equilibrium



Stimulus - ✅✅Change in the environment triggering a response



Receptor - ✅✅Detects change in the environment



Control centre - ✅✅Interprets the change detected by the receptor



Effector - ✅✅Corrects the detected change in the environment



Response - ✅✅Action taken to solve the detected change



Photoreceptors - ✅✅Detect light, found in the eye



Thermoreceptors - ✅✅Detect changes in heat, usually under the skin



Chemoreceptors - ✅✅Detect chemicals in the environment



Mechanoreceptors - ✅✅Detect sound, touch, movement, gravity, and body position