Negative Feedback
Cards (21)
- What is the endocrine system responsible for?
- Where are the adrenal glands located?
- What hormone do the adrenal glands produce during stress?
- What is one main effect of adrenaline?
- Why does the heart rate increase when adrenaline is released?
- What is the term used to describe the body's response to fear or stress?
- Where is the thyroid gland located?
- What hormone does the thyroid gland release?
- What are the two main effects of thyroxine?
- What does metabolism refer to?
- How is the level of thyroxine controlled?
- What monitors the level of thyroxine in the blood?
- What does the pituitary gland release when thyroxine levels fall?
- What triggers the thyroid gland to release more thyroxine?
- What happens when the thyroxine level increases?
- What occurs if thyroxine levels become too high?
- What is a negative feedback cycle?
- Can you name other negative feedback cycles in the human body?
- What are the roles of thyroxine and adrenaline in the body?
- What is the general idea behind negative feedback?
- What glands are primarily involved in the release of thyroxine and adrenaline?