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What is Homeostasis? | condition of equilibrium (balance) in the body's internal environment due to the constant interaction of the body's many regulatory processes. |
fluid within cells | intracellular fluid |
fluid outside body cells | extracellular fluid |
ECF within blood vessels is termed blood plasma, within lymphatic vessels | lymph |
in and around the brain and spinal cord - ECF within blood vessels is termed blood plasma, within lymphatic vessels | cerebrospinal fluid |
within blood vessels is termed blood plasma, within lymphatic vessels - in and around joints | synovial fluid |
What is the main difference between negative and positive feedback systems? | The difference between negative and positive feedback systems is that in negative feedback systems, the response reverses the original stimulus, but in positive feedback systems, the response enhances the original stimulus. |