TRIPLE SCIENCE: Homeostasis and the Kidneys 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHomeostasisTriple ScienceGCSEAQA Created by: AngeleSofiaCreated on: 06-06-16 20:01 Define Homeostasis. The maintenance of a constant internal environment. 1 of 7 Explain how your body monitors its internal temperature. The thermoregulatory centre in the brain detect blood temperature. 2 of 7 How does the body receive information about skin temperature? Through temperature receptors in the skin. 3 of 7 Describe how shivering helps to warm the body when it's cold. The muscles are contracting which requires respiration - this releases energy and warms you up. 4 of 7 What makes urea. The liver. 5 of 7 Where do the ions in the body come from. From food and drink, then absorbed into the blood. 6 of 7 What would happen if the ion content wasn't controlled? Too much / too little water would be drawn into the blood cells, which would damage them / they wouldn't work properly. 7 of 7
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