Homeostasis and Response

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what are receptors
cells which detect stimuli/ change in the environment
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what is an effector
muscle/ gland that will bring about a response
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what does the cerebellum do
controls - balance and coordination of movement
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what does the medulla do
automatically controls breathing and heart rate
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what does the hypothalamus do
involed in the automatic control of temperature regulation and osmoregulation produces hormones that controls the pituitary gland
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what does the cerebral cortex do
controls your conscious thinking and calculating and problem solving it also give you access to intelligence,memory, language and emotions
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what is an effector

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muscle/ gland that will bring about a response

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what does the cerebellum do

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what does the medulla do

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