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Feedback Loop

Thes flow of information that ensures the needs of cells are met

<p>Thes flow of information that ensures the needs of cells are met</p>
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Homeostasis

The process by which organisms regulate their internal environments to maintain a relatively stable environment (balance)

<p>The process by which organisms regulate their internal environments to maintain a relatively stable environment (balance)</p>
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Stimulus

A stressor or what the body detects

<p>A stressor or what the body detects</p>
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Sensor/Receptor

Detects the stimulus

<p>Detects the stimulus</p>
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Input Message

How the information is transmitted

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Processor

What receives the information, makes sense of it, and orders the response

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Output Message

How the "orders" are transmitted

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Effector

What takes the action

<p>What takes the action</p>
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Response

What the effector does

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Nervous System

The body's speedy, electrochemical communication, network consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerve cells of the body

<p>The body's speedy, electrochemical communication, network consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerve cells of the body</p>
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Central Nervous System

The brain and spinal cord

<p>The brain and spinal cord</p>
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Neuron

a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.

<p>a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.</p>
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Nerve impulses

Electrochemical changes that neurons use to transmit information

<p>Electrochemical changes that neurons use to transmit information</p>
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Hormones

Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells

<p>Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells</p>
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Glands

Organs or tissues in the body that create chemicals that control many of our bodily functions

<p>Organs or tissues in the body that create chemicals that control many of our bodily functions</p>