Homeostasis Flashcards
1
Q
What factors does homeostasis control?
A
Temperature, water potential, pH, blood glucose potential
2
Q
What does negative feedback do?
A
The body counteracts any change in internal conditions, all changes are reversed to restore the optimum conditions. This needs sensory receptors to detect the internal conditions, the receptors pass the message either via the nervous or hormonal system to the effectors to restore the optimum conditions
3
Q
What does positive feedback do?
A
It increases the original change on the condition
