GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is negative feedback?
A
It is when something bad happens to the endocrine system.
B
It is when the hormones produce is not balanced.
C
It is when the production of more hormones is counteracted.
D
It is when increased hormone secretion is enhanced to produce even more hormones.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Negative feedback mechanism normalizes the things when they start becoming too extreme. For eg., the thyroid gland is regulated by a negative feedback mechanism. The hormone secreted by the hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary gland to release thyroid stimulating hormone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hormone production and release are primarily controlled by negative feedback. In negative feedback systems, a stimulus elicits the release of a substance; once the substance reaches a certain level, it sends a signal that stops further release of the substance.

Detailed explanation-3: -negative feedback. noun. : feedback that tends to stabilize a process by reducing its rate or output when its effects are too great.

Detailed explanation-4: -Negative feedback (or balancing feedback) occurs when some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to reduce the fluctuations in the output, whether caused by changes in the input or by other disturbances.

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