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Homeostasis
D) You get cut and platelets form a clot. This in turn activates the fibrin clotting system and more
blood forms clots
7.Where is the body's "thermostat" found?
A) Within the nervous system, in the Hypothalamus
B) Within the integumentary system, in the skin
C) Within the brain, in the corpus callosum
D) Within the Urinary system, in the kidneys
Glossary
Control Center or Integration Center: receives and processes information from the receptor
Effector: responds to the commands of the control center by either opposing or enhancing the
stimulus
Homeostasis: refers to stability, balance or equilibrium
Negative Feedback: a reaction in which the system responds in such a way as to reverse the
direction of change
Positive Feedback: a response is to amplify the change in the variable
Receptor: receives information that something in the environment is changing
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