Homeostasis

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Negative feedback loop

A response that reverses detected changes.

<p>A response that reverses detected changes. </p>
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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.