Homeostasis

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Biology

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9th - 12th Grade

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Easy

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HS-LS1-3

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Susan Schroer

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Homeostasis

The ability of the body to keep a healthy, internal balance
Allows the body to perform at its best
Homeo means constant
Stasis means stable

Multiple Choice

One of the most common examples of homeostasis is body temperature. When your body temperature rises above normal, how does your body respond?

shivers

sweats

coughs

Open Ended

How does your body respond when your body temperature drops below normal?

Type response here

Multiple Select

There were many systems involved in helping the body keeps its normal body temperature. Check all that apply.

Nervous

Circulatory

Muscular

Integumentary

Maintaining Homeostasis

Keeping a healthy balance involves negative feedback loops
The goal of a negative feedback loop is to go against a change to bring the body back to its balance or set point

Multiple Choice

When your blood sugar is too high, what hormone is released?

glucagon

insulin

Open Ended

What can happen when homeostasis (a healthy balance in the body) is not maintained?

Type response here

Multiple Choice

When your blood sugar is too high, what hormone is released?

glucagon

insulin

Open Ended

What can happen when homeostasis (a healthy balance in the body) is not maintained?

Type response here

Match

Match the following system to how it controls body temperature

nervous

integumentary

muscular

sends signals to brain

skin feels changes in temperature

goosebumps form and your body shivers

Multiple Choice

What is homeostasis?

No regulation of internal environment

Maintaining an internal environment within a constant range

When the external environment exceeds the ability to maintain the internal environment

Homeostasis

The ability of the body to keep a healthy, internal balance
Allows the body to perform at its best
Homeo means constant
Stasis means stable

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