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question 89

Multiple Choice

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• A) large positive slope
• B) small negative slope
• C) small positive slope
• D) large negative slope

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Definitions:

Slave Oscillators

Components within larger synchronized systems, such as biological clocks, that follow the rhythm dictated by a master oscillator.

Pacemakers

Medical devices implanted to regulate the heartbeat when the body's natural pacemaker, the sinoatrial node, doesn't work properly.

Body Temperature

A measure of the body's ability to generate and get rid of heat, reflecting the balance between heat production and heat loss.

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

A small region in the brain's hypothalamus that acts as the body's primary circadian clock, regulating the sleep-wake cycle and other rhythmic physiological processes.