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Class:BIPN 100 - Mammalian Physiology I
Subject:Biology/Animal Physiol&Neurosc
University:University of California - San Diego
Term:Fall 2010
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Mechanistic Explanation Discusses the causes of events. Ex. Your heart rate increased because the firing frequency of sympathetic neurons to heart muscle fibers went up.
Teleological Explanation
"milieu interior"
homeostasis
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allostasis
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controlled variable Definition
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comparing unit
set point
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 Mechanistic ExplanationDiscusses the causes of events.

Ex. Your heart rate increased because the firing frequency of sympathetic neurons to heart muscle fibers went up.
 Teleological Explanation 
 "milieu interior" 
 homeostasis 
 allostasis 
 negative feedback 
 positive feedback 
 controlled variable Definition
 sensor 
 comparing unit 
 set point 
 controller 
 high-gain 
 low-gain 
 perturbation 
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