homeostasis Flashcards
1
Q
what is homeostasis?
A
various physiological arrangements that serve to restore normal state once it has been disturbed
2
Q
name the 2 mechanisms of homeostatic control
A
feed-back control and feed-forward control
3
Q
briefly describe negative-feedback control
A
change in variable activates mechanism that alters level of that variable as to counteract the change
4
Q
briefly describe feed-forward control
A
altering a behavior before there is obvious error signal, anticipatory action
