Homeostasis

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Ion content is regulated by what?
Kidneys
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How is water lost from the body?
Sweating, Urine, Breathing
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The body temperature is controlled by what?
The Brain
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Ions are taken into the body in what? Then are absorbed into what?
Food. Blood
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What happens to the excess ions when the food contains too much of any kind of ion?
The ions are removed
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What organ removes the excess ions from the blood?
Kidneys
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Water is lost...
Through the skin as sweat, via the lungs in breath, via the kidneys in urine
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What is the temperature enzymes work best at?
37 degrees Celsius
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Carbohydrates put what in the blood from the gut?
Glucose
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When cells remove glucose from the blood what is this called?
A normal metabolism
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What hormone helps maintain glucose levels in your blood?
Insulin
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