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Positive Feedback
Activity tends to enhance the stimulus
*goes as far away from homeostasis as it can
ex. Blood clotting, Labor and Delivery, Breastfeeding
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Negative Feedback
Activity tends to oppose the stimulus
*does what it has to in order for it to go back to homeostasis
ex. Sweating, Shivering
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Effector
Cell or organ that responds to commands of the control center
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Control Center
Receives and processes information from receptor
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Receptor
Sensor
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Homeostasis
Existence of a stable internal environment
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A failure to maintain homeostasis results in ____ or_____.
Illness or Death
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Three components of Homeostasis
Receptor
Control Center
Effector