Homeostasis

Which of the following are effectors? (Click all that apply)

smooth muscle thyroid gland pancreas skeletal muscle

What does it mean to say a variable is under "antagonist" control? Please mark all statements that are correct.

A variable requires 2 opposing negative feedback mechanisms to maintain normal. Antagonisitic control requires 2 negative feedback loops.

Which of the following effector outputs is not matched with its antagonistic output?

All outputs are matched with the correct pairs

Which of the following are considered variables? (Click all that apply)

Blood pressure Heart rate Blood osmolality Blood glucose levels

The brain or spinal cord are examples of

Control Centers

Positive feedback loops maintain homeostasis.

False

The body's state of dynamic equilibrium is defined as

Homeostasis

Which of the following is not an example of a negative feedback loop?

Releasing Oxycontin to deliver a baby

A structure that monitors a variable, and sends notification of a variable change is called

Sensor

In a negative feedback loop, the effector output...

is opposite to the variable input