Homeostasis

6. a state of not having enough water inside the body
9. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
12. A cell or organ that produces a physiological response when stimulated by a nerve impulse; usually a muscle or gland.
13. The ability to do work or cause change
16. system the system that removes waste from your body and controls water balance
20. Fat storage cells under the skin
21. Hormone that promotes the utilisation of glucose and hence the reduction of its blood concentration.
22. system This system works as the transportation highway for the body. It consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels. It transports substances such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients in the body.
24. Metabolic Rate The rate of metabolism needed to support functions essential to life, such as protein synthesis and active transport.
26. a rise in the temperature of the body
27. an animal whose body involuntarily controls and regulates its temperature by controlling the internal heat it produces
30. system Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells.
31. A feeling you get when you almost fall. Hormone that promotes the release of glucose into the blood in emergencies.

1. State in which blood glucose level is abnormally high.
2. Under-activity of the thyroid gland.
3. an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings - these animals must voluntarily act to change their body temperatures
4. A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level
5. What activity will decrease body temperature?
7. system Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nail
8. Abnormally high body temperature.
10. the maintenance of a stable body temperature
11. the maintenance of a stable body temperature
14. something that occurs consciously, with thought and will an animal whose body involuntarily controls and regulates its temperature by controlling the internal heat it produces
15. stroke. serious medical condition caused by a very high body temperature
17. system the lungs, air passages, and breathing muscles; supplies oxygen to the body and removes carbon dioxide
18. serious medical condition in which body temperature is abnormally low
19. something that occurs unconsciously, without thought or will
23. The gap between two neurons across which a neurotransmitter diffuses
25. Hormone secreted by the thyroid gland; stimulates metabolism, and thus heat production.
28. mechanical the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces
29. system what system produces offspring