Body Feedback Mechanisms

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of why the body needs to maintain a stable internal environment.
• Show knowledge and understanding of some of the ways the body maintains a stable internal environment.

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Body Feedback Mechanisms

• Introduction
• Homeostasis
• Why is Homeostasis Necessary?
• How does Homeostasis Occur?
• Homeostatic Mechanisms
• Thermoregulation
• Osmoregulation
• Blood Glucose Regulation
• Insulin
• Glucagon
• Summary

Activity - Temperature Control

• Students use an application to see how the body adapts to changes in temperature to maintain a constant internal temperature.