Student Exploration: Human Homeostasis

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Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: Human Homeostasis Vocabulary: dehydration, heat stroke, homeostasis, hypothermia, involuntary, thermo... regulation, voluntary Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) A thermostat is a device that regulates the temperature inside a building. 1. What does a thermostat do if it gets too cool? The thermostat turns on the heat 2. What does a thermostat do if it gets too hot? The thermostat turns on the air conditioner 3. How do our bodies sometimes act like a thermostat? Our bodies turn sometimes to heat when we get hot. Gizmo Warm-up To survive, an organism must be able to maintain stable internal conditions in a changing environment. This process is called homeostasis. The Human Homeostasis Gizmo allows you to explore how the human body stays at a nearly constant temperature in different conditions. Notice the Air temp. and Body temp. thermometers representing the air temperature and body temperature. 1. What is the initial air temperature? 32F 2. What is the initial body temperature? 99F 3. Next to each factor listed below, write “increase,” “decrease,” or “same” based on how you expect that factor to affect body temperature. Raising air temperature: decrease Sweating: increase Lowering air temperature: increase Shivering: decrease Adding clothing: increase Exercising: decrease This study source was downloaded by 100000828331062 from CourseHero.com on 07-20-2021 05:35:15 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/78347557/Human-Homeostasis-Gizmodocx/ [Show More]

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