According to Walter B. Cannon, homeostasis is a stable internal environment achieved through a system of:

Question

A) Interdependent system-wide adaptive responses
B) Variable internal and external conditioning factors
C) Coordinated physiologic processes that oppose change
D) Compatibility between cells and the internal environment

Answer 1

Ans: C
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Walter B. Cannon identified homeostasis, achieved by a coordinated physiologic process that opposes change. Claude Bernard recognized the importance of compatibility between cells and the internal environment. Hans Selye identified the general (systemic) adaptive and interdependent responses to stress. According to Selye, stressors produce different responses due to the influence of adaptive internal or external factors (conditioning factors).