Feedback Mechanisms

Cards (3)

  • Homeostasis
    Refers to the body’s ability to function well despite the ever-changing external environment. The tendency of an organism to maintain its constant internal environment
  • Stimulus
    Indicates that the value of the variable has moved away from the set point or has left the normal range. A detectable change in the internal or external environment.
  • Sensor/Receptor
    The structure that monitors internal conditions and the values of the variable and sends data on it to the control center.