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We’ve talked about homeostasis in class with multiple examples. 1) What are the four components of homeostasis? List them down here and explain what each means.  2) Choose your example (except thermoregulation) and explain what it is and how it works in our body. 

For an action potential to be generated, a minimum membrane voltage (-55mV) referred to as the ________, must be reached.

When you eat or drink spicy food or soup, you experience pain in your mouth and sweat. Explain how pain receptors are activated by their location adjacent to what other receptors, in this case. 

The arrival of an action potential at an axon terminal at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) ultimately results in the release of a neurotransmitter called [acetylcholine] to activate [sarcolemma], the plasma membrane of the muscle fiber.  

True or false: The axon of a neuron can only communicate with other neuronal cells.

Starch in food is broken down by salivary and pancreatic amylase.

Saliva contains the hydrolytic enzyme, salivary amylase, which initiates the breakdown of the polysaccharide ________ into the disaccharide, maltose.

If a person is diagnosed with lactose intolerance, which of the following is likely?

A respiratory system is needed if an organism is too ______________________ to rely on the diffusion of gases through the outer body layer.

After consuming an antacid like Rolaids, ________.