Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305112100
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 7SQ

The pituitary detects a rising hormone concentration in blood and inhibits the gland that is secreting the hormone.

This is a ___________ feedback loop.

  1. a. positive
  2. b. negative
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