Body Systems - Homeostasis

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  1. 6. Information or facts that support a scientific explanation or conclusion
  2. 7. Balance The process by which the body maintains an adequate amount of water and electrolytes
  3. 8. Provide reasoning or evidence to support an answer or conclusion
  4. 11. The control centre of the body, housed within the skull
  5. 12. System Body system that produces hormones to regulate various bodily functions
  6. 15. Action A quick, automatic response to a stimulus that does not involve conscious thought
  7. 16. Based on clear, sound reasoning and rationality
  8. 18. Cord The bundle of nerves that connects the brain to the rest of the body
  9. 19. A detailed account of the reasons or causes for a phenomenon
  10. 21. Neuron Neuron that carries signals from sensory receptors to the central nervous system
  11. 23. Vessels Tubes that transport blood throughout the body
  12. 24. System System that coordinates bodily actions and sensory information by transmitting signals
  13. 25. Hormone that raises blood glucose levels by converting glycogen to glucose
  14. 26. The process of breaking down food into nutrients for the body
  15. 29. Gland A gland in the brain that releases hormones regulating growth and metabolism
  16. 30. Stem Part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord and controls basic life functions
  17. 32. Hormone Hormone that helps regulate water balance by acting on kidneys (abbr.)
  18. 33. Loops Mechanisms that regulate physiological functions by adjusting responses
  19. 35. Proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in the body, including digestion
  20. 36. A neuron that connects sensory and motor neurons within the central nervous system
  21. 38. Impulse Electrical signal transmitted along a neuron
  22. 39. Narrowing of blood vessels to reduce blood flow and heat loss
  23. 43. A condition where the body has trouble regulating blood glucose levels
  24. 46. A hormone released by the adrenal glands during stress
  25. 47. Widening of blood vessels to increase blood flow and release heat
  26. 48. System The body system responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide
  27. 49. Feedback Loop A feedback system that reduces the effect of a change, stabilizing the system
  28. 50. A change in the environment that evokes a response in an organism
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  1. 1. Small airways that lead from the bronchi to the alveoli in the lungs
  2. 2. The process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment
  3. 3. Minerals in body fluids essential for nerve and muscle function
  4. 4. Regulation The body’s process for maintaining stable blood sugar levels
  5. 5. A cell or structure that detects changes in the environment and sends information to the nervous system
  6. 9. The process of maintaining a stable internal body temperature
  7. 10. Loop A regulatory circuit in which the output affects the input
  8. 13. Bundles of fibres that transmit signals between the brain, spinal cord, and body
  9. 14. Brain region that regulates homeostasis, including temperature and thirst
  10. 17. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
  11. 20. Feedback Loop A feedback system that amplifies the response to a stimulus
  12. 22. Involuntary muscle contractions to generate heat when the body is cold
  13. 27. Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
  14. 28. System The body system responsible for transporting blood, nutrients, and waste
  15. 31. Chemical messengers that regulate physiological processes in the body
  16. 34. System Body system responsible for breaking down and absorbing food
  17. 37. Exchange Process of oxygen intake and carbon dioxide release, mainly in the lungs
  18. 40. Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs
  19. 41. Hormone that lowers blood glucose levels by promoting glucose uptake
  20. 42. Protein in red blood cells that binds with oxygen for transport
  21. 44. Neuron Neuron that carries signals from the brain to muscles to cause movement
  22. 45. The smallest blood vessels, where nutrient and gas exchange occurs