Homeostasis

PROPERTIES OF LIFE
REGULATION

All organisms maintain relatively

constant internal conditions that are
different from their environment, a
process called homeostasis.
BASIC COMPONENTS OF
FEEDBACK
MECHANISM
● Receptor - detects the change
● Control Center - processes
the information and determines
the appropriate response
● Effector - produces the
response appropriate to the
change
BASIC COMPONENTS OF
FEEDBACK
MECHANISM
● Receptor - detects the change
● Control Center - processes
the information and determines
the appropriate response
● Effector - produces the
response appropriate to the
change
FEEDBACK MECHANISM
NEGATIVE
FEEDBACK
Allows the internal condition of the
body to go back to its normal or ideal
state by inhibiting or removing the
stimulus
FEEDBACK MECHANISM
NEGATIVE
FEEDBACK
Allows the internal condition of the
body to go back to its normal or ideal
state by inhibiting or removing the
stimulus
FEEDBACK MECHANISM
POSITIVE
FEEDBACK
Allows the output to enhance the
original stimulus