Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (14th Edition)

Published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
ISBN 10: 1305073959
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-395-1

Chapter 31 - Self-Quiz - Page 535: 15

Answer

Option a:reverses

Work Step by Step

Negative feedback is a homeostatic mechanism by which dramatic changes in the internal environment is prevented.Such changes are detected by sensory receptors and creates a response that reverses it. For example,when the level of thyroid hormone increases in blood,negative feedback mechanism comes into action and decreases the level of TRH and TSH,so that thyroid production is decreased.
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