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Homeostasis basics (internal conditions)
Paper 2 · Recall
What you need to know
- Homeostasis means maintaining a stable internal environment.
- Examples of internal conditions:
- body temperature
- blood glucose concentration
- water content
- Control systems use:
- receptors (detect change)
- coordination centres (process info)
- effectors (bring about a response)
Quick self-check
Explain (in one sentence each): receptor, coordination centre, effector.