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Negative feedback loop
A response that reverses detected changes.
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Homeostasis
The body’s maintenance of a stable internal environment.
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Homeostatic mechanisms
Regulators that monitor the internal environment and corrects any c hangers.
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3 components of a homeostatic mechanism
Receptor
Control Center
Effector
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Receptor
Senses and provides information about the internal environment as a result of changes in the environment (internal or external).
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Control Center
Processes the information from the receptors and identifies what the set point should be.
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Effector
Causes responses that return the body’s internal environment to normal.
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