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Homeostasis & Negative Feedback

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Control Systems

Control systems use both nervous and chemical responses. Control systems are made up of three parts:

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Receptors

  • Receptor cells detect changes in the environment.
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Coordination centres

  • Coordination centres receive and process information arriving from receptor cells.
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Effectors (muscles or glands)

  • Effectors (muscles or glands) carry out responses to stimuli (events or things) that help to restore optimum levels.

Positive Feedback

Positive feedback is the opposite of negative feedback. It makes a small change even bigger. An example of positive feedback in the body is the release of oxytocin (hormone), which increases the number of contractions during childbirth.

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