What Is the General Purpose of Positive Feedback Mechanisms

question 49

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:

Igneous Fragments

Pieces of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava, often found in volcanic or plutonic environments.

Conduction

The transfer of heat or electricity through a material or substance from one molecule to the next.

Thermal Radiation

The emission of electromagnetic waves from all objects with a temperature above absolute zero, conveying heat through a vacuum or transparent medium.

Radioactive Decay

The process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation, such as alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays.