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Chapter 33: Q.37 (page 946)

Why are negative feedback loops used to control body homeostasis?

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Negative feedback loops used to control body homeostasis because they keep the balance inside our body.

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01

Step1. Introduction 

Negative feedback loop:- feedback to a control mechanism that increases or decreases a stimulus instead of maintaining it.

Homeostasis:- dynamic equilibrium maintaining appropriate body functions.

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Explanation 

An adjustment to a change in the internal or external environment requires a change in the direction of the stimulus. A negative feedback loop accomplishes this.

Negative feedback loops used to control body homeostasis because they keep the balance inside our body.

In another words, if a level is too high, the body does something to decrease it, and in the opposite, if a level is too low, the body does something to raise it up.

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