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The maintenance of a constant internal environment is
homeostasis
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In a case of positive feedback, an increase in the stimulus causes in the response and does not result in homeostasis
an increase
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is released from the posterior pituitary gland, acts slowly, and regulates the rate at which the body loses water through the kidneys
Antidiuretic hormone
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In which of the following ways are the nervous and endocrine systems similar?
Both secrete molecules that attach to other cells
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The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord and the nervous system consists of nerves
central; peripheral
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Which of the following is typical of an endocrine gland?
It usually secretes its products into the circulatory system
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Which of the following endocrine glands produces the largest number of different kinds of hormones?
the pituitary
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Communication between neurons is achieved by
neurotransmitters
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The part of the brain that controls automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate is the
medulla oblongata
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The behavior of animals is under the control of
both the nervous system and the endocrine system
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Hormone messages are received by
receptor molecules on target cells
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The hormone , which is released from the posterior pituitary, causes strong contractions of the uterus during labor and birth
oxytocin
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A synapse is
a space between neurons
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Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?
acetylcholine
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