Which of the Following Is an Example of Negative Feedback

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of negative feedback?

• A) During birthing contractions, the hormone oxytocin is released and acts to stimulate further contractions.
• B) When blood glucose concentration increases, the pancreas produces and releases the hormone insulin. Insulin acts to decrease blood glucose. As blood glucose decreases, the rate of production and release of insulin decreases.
• C) When a baby is nursing, suckling leads to the production of more milk and a subsequent increase in the secretion of prolactin, which in turn stimulates lactation.
• D) After a blood vessel is damaged, signals are released by the damaged tissues that activate platelets in the blood. These activated platelets release chemicals that activate more platelets.

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Definitions:

Demand

The total quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price level in a given market.

Health Care

The preservation or enhancement of well-being through the avoidance, identification, management, recuperation, or healing of diseases, ailments, injuries, and other physical and mental conditions in individuals.

Price Elasticity

A measure of the sensitivity of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price.

Health Care

The maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.