Bio 2601 Final Review || All Answers Are Correct 100%.

Glucocorticoids correct answers enhance actions of glucagon and catecholamines (epinephrine) by promoting glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis during stress Physiology correct answers the study of how organisms work (eg. form and function) 1st law of thermodynamics correct answers energy cannot be created or destroyed 2nd law of thermodynamics correct answers entropy (disorder) always increases Input/output budget correct answers energy must be budgeted and allocated towards various bodily functions The Milieu interieur correct answers distinguishes the internal environment of organisms as distinct from the external environment Temperature conformity correct answers internal body temperature and external environmental temperature are equal Temperature regulation correct answers internal body temperature remains constant despite changes in external temperature Mixed conformity correct answers conformation to one factor but not necessarily all Zone of intolerance correct answers zone of conditions under which an organism cannot maintain its bodily functions Homeostasis correct answers the coordinated physiological processes which maintain most of the constant states in the organism; condition of a relatively stable internal physiological environment, usually involving extensive feedback mechanisms Negative feedback loop correct answers system that recognizes a change in the body and enacts a change to restore the body to a determined set point Sensor correct answers in homeostasis, a receptor that detects a stimulus or change in bodily condition Effector correct answers in homeostasis, an actor that does something to enact change in response to stimulus Positive feedback correct answers a type of regulation in which the control system reinforces deviations of a controlled variable from the set point; change is increased until a certain threshold, at which there is an explosive response and returns to zero