Homeostasis

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Is a process of nervous and hormonal regulation by which the body maintains levels. It is done to either increase or dampen the change in the system.
Feedback Mechanism
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the process when the receptor detects change and initiates response that will go against the change.
Negative feedback
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the process by which stimulus causes a response which will increase the stimulation
Positive feedback
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Negative or Positive Feedback:\n\nEx: Blood glucose rise after sugar meal
Negative Feedback
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Negative or Positive Feedback:\n\nEx: The contraction of uterine during child birth
Positive Feedback
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3 Components of Feedback Loops
1. Stimulus\n2. Receptor\n3. Relay
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it is something in the environment that causes change
Stimulus
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cells or tissues that receives stimulus
Receptor
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a transmitter of message via nerves or hormones or both to the effector
Relay
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state of balance in the body
Homeostasis
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3 Components that interact namely
1. Receptor\n2. Integrator\n3. Effector
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Example is a free nerve-ending
Receptor
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such as the brain
Integrator
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such as the muscle or a gland
Effector
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