Bio 192 nau final - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Homeostasis maintanence of an internal state that is distinct from the external environment and is defending against changes Examples of Homeostatic variables temp, pH, fluid volume, glucose, sodium, oxygen tension, Co2 tension Set Point the value we want to maintain Type 1 Diabetes pancreas stops producing insulin Type 2 Diabetes body forms insulin resistance Negative Feedback loop A process in which a change from the normal range of function that opposes or resists that change 3 compo...