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Homeostasis
Component
Function
Receptor
Monitors controlled condition
Control Center
Receives input and provides output
Effectors
Bring about change in controlled condition.
Positive FeedBack Characteristics
Strengthen or reinforce a change.
action continues until it is interrupted.
Reinforces conditions that do not happen very often.
EX.
Blood clotting
Childbirth
Severe blood loss
Negative FeedBack Characteristics
Reverses a change in a controlled condition.
Action stops automatically when setpoint is reached.
Regulate conditions that remain fairly stable over long periods.
EX.
Body tempt
Blood glucose
Many others.
Author
EK3mustang
ID
168404
Card Set
Biomed Module
Description
Homeostasis, component, Function, Positive, and negative feedback.
Updated
2012-09-01T16:56:22Z
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