BIOL 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thermostat, Homeostasis, Factor 5
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Homeostasis: body"s ability to maintain a constant environment. Example of large change: change of temp/ fluctuation of nutrients in. Example of small change: how much oxygen we"re using, sugar, ph animals balance. Loop= ability of the body to monitor something, make a change, and come back to homeostasis. Completed with different molecules, cells, and tissues external force such as winter) Room drops below 72 degrees set point ( may be caused by an. Response being the furnace to raise temperature back to set. Thermostat sense change and the furnace is turned off point. Brain integrates info and decides how to respond. Starts with a small change, and the small change becomes bigger and.
