Explain how the interactions between the circulatory and respiratory systems
contribute to maintaining homeostasis in the body.

Amylase is an enzyme found in the human digestive system. why do you think it was important to keep the enzyme temperature above 37 degrees celsius (98.6 degrees f)? describe what might happen if the temperature decreased by 10 degrees celsius.

Which statements about a food chain are true? choose all answers that are correct. a. plants are the first living organisms in food chains on land. b. the plants in a food chain are called herbivores. c. all food chains on land begin with energy from the sun. d. carnivores in a food chain eat only plants.

Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid bodies are mechanoreceptors that respond to the stretch that occurs in these arterial walls with changes in blood pressure. if pressure changes rapidly, the baroreceptors initiate a feedback mechanism that reduces blood pressure; however, if pressure changes slowly, as in developing hypertension, the receptors do not respond. given this information, the baroreceptors are most likely which type of receptor?