Homeostasis

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Homeostasis
Maintains a constant interal environment such as sugar levels, body temperature and blood PH
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Nervous system
The Nervous systems sends and recieves electrical signal through specalised cells
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Endocrine system
The endocrine system is made up of glands that produce secrete hormones.
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Hormones
A hormone is a chemcial within an animal body that is used to send signals and maintain homeostasis. Hormones travel through the blood within the body.
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The hypothalamus
The hypothalamus is located in the brain and controls the release of hormone from the pituary gland. This links the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituary gland.
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Brain and the glands
The brain and the glands within the body work together to maintain homeostasis throug ha process caleed negative and postive feedback mechanism.
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Negatvie feedback
The more you put in the less of a response
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Postive feedback
The output enhances the original stimulus. The more you put in the more you get back
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Thyriod gland
The thyriod gland regulates the body metabolism
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Nervous system

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The Nervous systems sends and recieves electrical signal through specalised cells

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Endocrine system

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Hormones

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The hypothalamus

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