Homeostasis

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What is Homeostasis?
The maintenance of a constant internal environment
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A control system needs...
receptor, co-ordinator & effecter
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What does a receptor do?
detects change
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What does a co-ordinator do?
stimulates a response
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What does an effecter do?
causes the response to occur
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What do the sensory nerves do?
take sensory information towards the central nervous system
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What do the motor neurones do?
take sensory information away from the central nervous system
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