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| -graph used to illustrate relationship between two variables |
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-variable placed on the x-axis (horizontal)
-manipulated by researcher |
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-variable placed on the y-axis (vertical)
-changes as a function of the independent variable |
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| -the maintenance of a constant and "normal" internal environment |
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-a physiological variable that is unchanging but not necessarily "normal"
-Balance between demands placed on body and the body’s response to those demands
-Ex: Body temperature, arterial blood pressure |
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| biological control system |
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| Series of interconnected components that maintain a physical or chemical parameter at a near constant value |
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-component of biological control system
-detects changes in variable |
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