homeostasis Flashcards
1
Q
What is homeostasis?
A
Maintaining a constant internal enviroment
2
Q
What does negative feedback do?
A
counteracts changes
3
Q
What does the receptor do?
A
detects stimulus (something too high or low)
4
Q
What is the coordination centre?
A
revives and processes the information then organises a response
5
Q
What does the effector do?
A
produces a response which counteracts the charge and restores the optimum level (increases or decreases level)
6
Q
What do the effectors continue to do?
A
producing responses for as long as they are stimulated which can cause too much so the whole negative feedback starts again
