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• External stimuli
• heat, cold, lack of oxygen,
pathogens, toxins
• Internal stimuli
• Body temperature
• Blood pressure
• Concentration of water, glucose,
salts, oxygen, etc.
• Physical and psychological
distresses
Stimuli Demo
• Ice Water and Heart Rate/Blood Pressure.
Homeostasis Components
• There are three main components
(players) involved when homeostasis is
disrupted by a stimuli.
• The Receptor
• The Control Center
• The Effector
Receptors
• The receptor is an organ or sensor that
receives the chemical signal and
communicates to the next Component
( the control center).