If a Human Body Has the Capacity to Regulate Its

question 54

Multiple Choice

If a human body has the capacity to regulate its processes and maintain homeostasis, why does the body sometimes get out of balance?

• A) Disease, illness, or extreme circumstances can overwhelm the body's ability to regulate.
• B) Usually, errors in genetic coding end up being the cause.
• C) Drugs like Adderall or alcohol disrupt the control mechanisms.
• D) Some people are just better at regulation than others.
• E) This is an active area of research now because the answer is not known.

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Definitions:

Manufacture

The process of producing goods on a large scale using labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing.

Demand Curves

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded for a given period.

Supply Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that suppliers are willing to offer for sale.

Market Equilibrium

A condition in which the supply of a good matches demand, leaving neither surplus nor shortage in the market.