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Homeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments, ...
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homeostasis
a tendency to stability
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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homeostasis: n. The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in external conditions; ...
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Homeostasis or homoeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment so as to maintain a stable condition, ...
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Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal environment. Homeostasis is a term coined in 1959 to describe the physical and chemical parameters that an organism must maintain to allow proper functioning of its component cells, tissues, organs, ...
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Homeostasis: adapting to change
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Homeostasis is the property of an open system to regulate its internal environment so as to maintain a stable condition, ...
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homeostasis
(home-ee-oh-stay-sis) [Gk. homos, same or similar + stasis, standing]
The steady-state physiological condition of the body.
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homeostasis: the process in which the internal environment exists at a steady-state equilibrium despite changes in the external environment.
homeothermic: animals that can maintain a constant body temperature.
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homeostasis Tendency of living organisms to maintain a steady state in their internal environmental conditions, including body temperature, blood sugar level, and metabolic rate.
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Homeostasis the ability of an animal to maintain a constant internal environment
(homeo homo = same like alike; stasis = standing posture) ...
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The Kidney and Homeostasis
While we think of the kidney as an organ of excretion, it is more than that. It does remove wastes, but it also removes normal components of the blood that are present in greater-than-normal concentrations.
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These contribute to environmental homeostasis by degrading organic matter and by making the energy in inorganic matter available for growth.
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Sixth, the principles of gene flow, genetic homeostasis, and large population size inhibit widespread ancestral populations from much directional (adaptive) change.
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Explain how feedback loops function to maintain homeostasis.
Understand how electrical impulses are transmitted.
Understand parts and function of different types of neurons.
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of an organism fluctuates less than the external environment. For example the temperature of some organisms remains fairly constant even though the outside temperature fluctuates. The maintenance of constant internal conditions is called homeostasis.
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homeostasis The maintenance of a dynamic steady state by regulatory mechanisms that compensate for changes in circumstances. For example, maintaining body temperature whether in a 20oC or a 4oC environment.
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