What does negative feedback do to the enzyme that started a reaction?
The final product slows or stops its activity.
What happens to a process under positive feedback?
Its final product further increases the same process.
Which substances’ blood concentrations do the kidneys regulate?
Sodium, phosphorus, carbon, and calcium.
Which hormone do the kidneys secrete to stimulate red blood cell production?
Erythropoietin.
What balance does water-sodium homeostasis maintain in the body?
The balance between water and sodium.
How does ADH change kidney water reabsorption and urinary water loss?
It increases water reabsorption and reduces water loss in urine.
At puberty, what hormone does the hypothalamus release to stimulate the anterior pituitary?
GnRH.
Which hormone does inhibin reduce through negative feedback in male reproductive regulation?
FSH.
What information does a neuron transmit?
Information in the form of nerve impulses.
Which structure receives information in a neuron?
Dendrites.
Answer 11 questions on Human Physiology and Nervous System.
1. What is the nephron's primary role in the kidney?
2. An enzyme's final product slows the enzyme's activity, reducing further production of that product. What type of feedback is occurring?
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