The faculty member is explaining homeostasis to her student. the faculty member knows the student understands the concept when he states which of the following about homeostasis?

a) "it is a system of carefully coordinated physiologic processes that oppose change."
b) "it is characterized by a severe stress response secondary to experiencing previous trauma."
c) "it is a control system that monitors a function or value. when the function or value decreases below the set point of the system, the mechanism causes the function or value to increase."
d) "an organism is able to survive as long as the composition of the external environment is compatible with the survival needs of the individual cells."

a) "It is a system of carefully coordinated physiologic processes that oppose change."

Explanation:

Homeostasis refers to the ability of an organism to maintain a state of internal balance and physical wellbeing in spite of changes or outside factors. Thus, homeostasis is opposed to change.

The ability of the human system is a coordinated physiological process which includes the secretion of hormones as in insulin or glucagone in blood sugar regulation, the action of the lymphatic system in maintaining health, body temperature regulation among others.

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a series circuit is one with all the loads in a row. there is only one path for the electricity to flow. if this circuit was a string of light bulbs, and one blew out, the remaining bulbs would turn off.

unlike in series circuits, a charge in a parallel circuit encounters a single voltage drop during its path through the external circuit. the current through a given branch can be predicted using the ohm's law equation and the voltage drop across the resistor and the resistance of the resistor.

a parallel circuit has certain characteristics and basic rules: a parallel circuit has two or more paths for current to flow through. voltage is the same across each component of the parallel circuit.

the answer your looking for is c. : )