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Homeostasis and Negative Feedback
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Homeostasis keeps the body’s internal conditions stable. The body does this by holding each physiological condition near a set point. A set point is the value around which the normal range changes, and the normal range is the small group of values that is healthiest and most stable. Human body temperature is a common example...
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Homeostasis is the body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions in response to the changing external environment.
For example, when it is warm outside, a person's body temperature may begin to rise, and the body must react to counteract the increase.
Receptors, control centers, and effectors coordinate the necessary physio...
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