BIO137 HOMEOSTASIS FINAL STUDY
GUIDE (30 points)
1.
Define the term homeostasis.
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2.
How are most
homeostatic mechanisms regulated?
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3.
What part of the
brain regulates most homeostatic processes?
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4.
What are the four
cooling mechanisms that help regulate body temperature?
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5.
What are the
three mechanisms that conserve and/or produce heat to help regulate body
temperature?
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6.
Physiologic pH of
human blood is 7.4. We studied how pH is
maintained in Ch. 2. What works to prevent
abrupt pH changes?
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7.
Why does bone
remodeling directly affect blood calcium homeostasis?
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8.
What hormone is
secreted when blood calcium levels fall below normal?
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9.
Name the three
target sites of the hormone named in #8 above.
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10.
Name a homeostatic
process in humans other than regulation of body temperature and regulation
of blood calcium levels.
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BIO 137 LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION TABLE
FINAL EXAM
(30 POINTS)
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LEVEL NAME |
DEFINITION OF LEVEL |
EXAMPLE IN MUSCULAR
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EXAMPLE IN MUSCULAR
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