BIOS251 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY VERIFIED

BIOS251 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED

●● The study of human function
Answer: Physiology


●● A tendency for organisms to maintain a balanced or constant internal
state
Answer: Homeostasis


●● A state of balance
Answer: Equilibrium


●● Consequences of homeostatic imbalance
Answer: Illness or death


●● Thermoregulation Process
Answer:

, ●● 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)
Answer: Negative Feedback Loop


●● A feedback loop in which a system responds to a change by
amplifying that change. (Ex. childbirth)
Answer: Positive Feedback Loop


●● Changes, occurring within or outside the body, that affect
homeostasis
Answer: Stimuli


●● Detects and sends messages to the control center
Answer: Receptors


●● Processes the signal, alerts the effector about the detected change,
and gives instructions
Answer: Control Center


●● An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus; handles the issue
Answer: Effector