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Homeostasis and Disease Quiz


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A sensor that monitors and responds to changes in the environmental is called the _________________________.

A. Control center

B. Receptor

C. Effector

D. Receiver


Which type of feedback is involved in blood clotting?

A. positive

B. negative

C. mutual

D. neutral


A patient must tell an examiner a sign.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Which of these would be a chronic condition?

A. sprained ankle

B. tendonitis

C. twisted knee

D. acute appendicitis


The study of disease is

A. cardiology

B. pathology

C. endocrinology

D. entropy


What is the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?

A. Shivering

B. Sweating

C. Vasodilation

D. Vasoconstriction


What is another word that can be used to describe “homeostasis”?

A. dynamic balance

B. Equal

C. Complete

D. dynamic changes


What is homeostasis?

A. The maintenance of a constant internal environment

B. The maintenance of a constant external environment

C. The maintenance of an inconstant internal environment

D. Negative feedback


A disease that we are not sure of its cause is termed

A. communicable

B. infectious

C. idiopathic

D. chronic


a body system that controls and coordinates all body activities through electric impulses/messages between brain, spinal cord and nerves.

A. endocrine system

B. nervous system

C. nerve

D. neuron


Stress is a risk factor for disease.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Genetic mechanisms can be a mechanism of disease.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


The study of the occurrence, distribution and transmission of diseases in human populations (disease detectives) is

A. oncology

B. pathobiology

C. ornithology

D. epidemiology


An example of a positive feedback loop is ____________.

A. Childbirth

B. Blood Pressure regulation

C. Thermoregulation

D. All of the above


Poor diet, too much sun exposure and unprotected sex are considered Lifestyle risk factors.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


What 2 systems are the major regulators of homeostasis?

A. nervous and circulatory

B. endocrine and lymphatic

C. nervous and endocrine

D. urinary and reproductive


Incubation is the period of time between being infected by a pathogen and the appearance of signs and symptoms.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


A patient must tell an examiner a symptom.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


a body system that controls growth and homeostasis by secreting hormones from glands.

A. skeletal system

B. nervous system

C. endocrine sytem

D. integumentary system


Pathogenic organisms are not a known mechanism of disease.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Shivering is an attempt by the body to

A. lower body temperature

B. increase circulation

C. increase oxygen content

D. increase body temperature


When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 

A. Positive Feedback Response

B. Negative Feedback Loop 


The study of all the factors in causing a disease, like how you get a skin infection is

A. cardiology

B. pathology

C. endocrinology

D. etiology


An endemic is a disease that covers a large geographical area like the whole united states.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


What are the 3 necessary components of a homeostatic feedback loop?

A. Receptor, regulator, thermostat

B. Receptor, control center, regulator

C. Stimulator, control center, receiver

D. Receptor, control center, effector




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