Assignment: Homeostasis En Vivo (3)

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?

Blood Pressure - When blood pressure increases, receptors in the carotid arteries detect the change in blood pressure and send a message to the brain. The brain will cause the heart to decrease its rate to decrease and thus decrease the blood pressure.

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?

Blood Pressure - When blood pressure increases, receptors in the carotid arteries detect the change in blood pressure and send a message to the brain. The brain will cause the heart to decrease its rate to decrease and thus decrease the blood pressure.