BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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Detects the Stimulus
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Processes the information and Organises a response
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Produces a response which restores the optimum level
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An effector is any organ or cell that ultimately responds to the stimulus. For example, in labor, the end result of the positive feedback loop is that the uterus contracts. In this case, the uterus is the effector organ.
Detailed explanation-2: -An effector is any organ or tissue that receives information from the integrating center and acts to bring about the changes needed to maintain homeostasis. One example is the kidney, which retains water if blood pressure is too low.
Detailed explanation-3: -An effector is the component in a feedback system that causes a change to reverse the situation and return the value to the normal range. In a negative feedback loop, a stimulus-a deviation from a set point-is resisted through a physiological process that returns the body to homeostasis.
Detailed explanation-4: -The control center or integration center receives and processes information from the receptor. The effector responds to the commands of the control center by either opposing or enhancing the stimulus. This ongoing process continually works to restore and maintain homeostasis.