Assignment: Homeostasis En Vivo (5)

2022 Summer SMART 12 Anatomy & Physiology
2022-06-30T15:50:23Z

Due:

With your partner read through the following scenario and identify each component of the feedback loop. Is this a positive or a negative feedback loop? Is this facilitated by the nervous system, endocrine system or both? How can you tell?

Hemostasis - When flowing blood comes into contact with collagen fibers in skin or a broken blood vessel wall it stimulates platelets to stick to one another due to their release of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and bind to the exposed collagen, eventually forming a clot.

With your partner read through the following scenario and identify each component of the feedback loop. Is this a positive or a negative feedback loop? Is this facilitated by the nervous system, endocrine system or both? How can you tell?

Hemostasis - When flowing blood comes into contact with collagen fibers in skin or a broken blood vessel wall it stimulates platelets to stick to one another due to their release of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and bind to the exposed collagen, eventually forming a clot.