LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 4MC
The state of maintaining a constant internal environment is called
| a. | reproduction |
| b. | homeostasis |
| c. | responsiveness |
| d. | growth |
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