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What is negative feedback in the context of medicine?
What is negative feedback in the context of medicine?
- A mechanism that causes deviations from the normal physiological range
- A mechanism that helps maintain homeostasis by counteracting deviations from the normal physiological range (correct)
- A mechanism that helps maintain homeostasis by ignoring deviations from the normal physiological range
- A mechanism that helps maintain homeostasis by amplifying deviations from the normal physiological range
What are the components of a control system that involves negative feedback?
What are the components of a control system that involves negative feedback?
- Sensor, control center, and effector (correct)
- Transducer, control center, and effector
- Transducer, control center, and amplifier
- Sensor, control center, and amplifier
What is an example of negative feedback in medicine?
What is an example of negative feedback in medicine?
- Increase in blood pressure
- Regulation of blood glucose levels
- Increase in heart rate
- Regulation of body temperature (correct)
