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Free Homeostasis Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

HOMEOSTASIS is how the body keeps its inside steady while the outside changes. This free word search covers the vocabulary, with the answer key on page two. Most of it works by NEGATIVE FEEDBACK: a RECEPTOR senses a change, a control center such as the HYPOTHALAMUS compares it to the SETPOINT, and an EFFECTOR pushes things back into BALANCE. POSITIVE feedback, which amplifies a change, is rarer.

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Two classic examples are hidden too: body TEMPERATURE regulation by SWEATING and SHIVERING, and blood sugar REGULATION by INSULIN and GLUCAGON. The word list runs medium-to-hard and suits biology students from about 13 up. More in the science word searches.