Feedback Flashcards
0
Q
vasodilation
A
the widening of blood vessels
1
Q
vasoconstriction
A
a narrowing of the blood vessels
2
Q
negative feedback
A
process in which body senses a change and activates mechanisms to negate (reverse) it
3
Q
positive feedback
A
self-amplifying cycle in which physiological change leads to even greater change
4
Q
receptor
A
structure the senses a change in the body
5
Q
integrating (control) center
A
mechanism that processes this information, related to it other available information and makes decision
6
Q
effectors
A
structures that carry out the response that restores homeostasis
