PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Question
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Building the body to resist diseases
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Maintaining a constant internal environment
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Keeping enough oxygen in the body to survive
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Homeostasis is the tendency to resist change in order to maintain a stable, relatively constant internal environment. Homeostasis typically involves negative feedback loops that counteract changes of various properties from their target values, known as set points.
Detailed explanation-2: -Homeostasis maintains optimal conditions for enzyme action throughout the body, as well as all cell functions. It is the maintenance of a constant internal environment despite changes in internal and external conditions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Homeostasis has become the central unifying concept of physiology and is defined as a self-regulating process by which an organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions.