ENTMLGY 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Gastrointestinal Tract, Ectotherm, Amylase
3 Aug 2018
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Homeostasis: processes inside an organism must be maintained within certain ranges and that there are processes and procedures designed to accomplish just that irrespective of conditions outside the organism. So many processes in humans depend on temperature regulation and also the. Peripheral nervous system: takes care of many of the vital functions without our being consciously aware of it. Most insects are ectothermic: they don"t have a way to generate heat endogenously; they have to find somewhere warm in order to have the correct body temperature. After mosquitoes bite, the female one secretes a drop of liquid from the abdomen and it cools the insect (like sweat cools the body) The goal of the digestive and excretory systems in humans and insects is to take in food into the body, digest it, and extract nutrients from it to power the rest of the body.
