Homeostasis

Question 1

What is a feedback loop?

Answer 1

Regulatory networks usually make use if feedback control loops and feedback may be transmitted by NERVOUS IMPULSES or by specific chemical messengers called HORMONES which are secreted into the blood

Question 2

What sort of signal pathway does the sensor have?

Answer 2

Afferent towards the integrator/ control centre.

Question 3

Where is the integrator control?

Answer 3

Often a discrete area of the brain

Question 4

What signal pathway does the integrator control use?

Answer 4

Efferent moving away from the control centre

Question 5

What is the order of the feedback loop?

Answer 5

Stimulus, sensor, control, effector and back to stimulus

Question 6

What is the average range for blood PH?

Answer 6

7.35-7.45

Question 7

What does the respiratory system have to do with acid base balance?

Answer 7

The respiratory system increases breathing rate and H+ ions are lost this response is fast and immediate