What Is the General Purpose of Positive Feedback Mechanisms

question 37

Multiple Choice

What is the general purpose of positive feedback mechanisms?

• A) to maintain a constant internal environment
• B) to anticipate changes in the environment
• C) to return a variable toward the set point
• D) to bring about a rapid change in the body
• E) to detect changes in the external environment

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Definitions:

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