EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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What is an example of your body maintaining homeostasis?
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Your internal body temperature is 98.6o.
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The hair growing on your head.
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Your fingernails and toenails breaking when they get too long.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Body temperature control is a good overall example of how the body maintains homeostasis in a biological system. In humans, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average body temperature.
Detailed explanation-2: -When your hypothalamus senses that you’re too hot, it sends signals to your sweat glands to make you sweat and cool you off. When the hypothalamus senses that you’re too cold, it sends signals to your muscles that make your shiver and create warmth. This is called maintaining homeostasis.
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