The Mechanisms of Homeostasis

question 185

Multiple Choice

The mechanisms of homeostasis

• A) keep the internal physiological environment relatively constant regardless of external changes.
• B) keep vital organs working at their maximum rate.
• C) keep all cells working at the same metabolic rate.
• D) keep the body's metabolic rate constant in varying environmental temperatures.
• E) keep the temperature of all tissues in the body constant in varying environmental temperatures.

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Definitions:

Time-inconsistency Problem

The situation where a decision-maker's preferences change over time in such a way that what is preferred at one point in time is inconsistent with what is preferred at another time.

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Price Level

An index reflecting the average of current prices across the entire spectrum of goods and services produced in the economy.

Time-inconsistency Problem

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