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A to Z: Homeostasis

Solve each clue to complete the table. The answers begin with each successive letter of the alphabet, i.e. the answer to the first hint begins with the letter A, the second with B, the third with C, and so on.
Correct/exact spelling is important, including plural forms...
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Last updated: August 15, 2020
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Hint
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A: This substance controls the volume of urine produced in the body (3-letter abbrev.)
ADH
B: Insulating layer of fat in Arctic animals
Blubber
C: The ratio of solute to solvent in a solution
Concentration
D: Disorder indicated by the presence of glucose in urine
Diabetes
E: Causes 'goose-bumps' when contracted (2 wds)
Erector muscle
F: During vasodilation a person may look ___________
Flushed
G: Hormone that increases blood glucose levels
Glucagon
H: This structure in the brain monitors blood concentration and temperature
Hypothalamus
I: Hormone produced by beta-cells in the pancreas
Insulin
J: When feeling cold, a conscious action is to put on this article of clothing
Jacket
K: These structures become more permeable response to ADH and return more water to the blood (2 wds)
Kidney tubules
L: Organ that converts glucose to glycogen for storage
Liver
M: One group of vertebrates that maintain a constant body temperature
Mammals
Hint
Answer
N: Process that brings the level of something back to its normal, set value: ________ _________ mechanism (2 wds)
Negative feedback
O: The control of water-salt balance of blood
Osmoregulation
P: Gland that secretes anti-diuretic hormone
Pituitary
Q: Amount of urine produced daily is between 1 and 2 __________
Quarts
R: This method of heat transfer occurs excessively when there is a high surface area to volume ratio
Radiation
S: Evaporation of this fluid made by skin uses up excess heat
Sweat
T: Desire to drink when blood conc. is too high
Thirst
U: This fluid is made by ultra-filtration in the nephrons
Urine
V: Narrowing of blood vessels in skin
Vasodilation
W: Fur and feathers help organisms to stay ____
Warm
X: Normal body temp. in degrees Celsius (Roman numerals)
XXXVII
Y: Colour of concentrated urine = dark ______
Yellow
Z: Temperatures like these can lead to hypothermia: sub- _____
Zero
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