Human Physiology
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 1, Problem 26RA
Summary Introduction
To analyze:
The sensitivity of the negative feedback loop.
Introduction:
Negative feedback loops bring the system back to the initial values. The thermoreceptors sense the change in body temperature. The sensitivity of a negative feedback loop is the deviation at which the thermoreceptors sense change.
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