Within a Negative Feedback Loop

question 25

Multiple Choice

Within a negative feedback loop,

• A) the effector causes a response.
• B) the sensor sends data to the control center.
• C) the control center detects a change in the internal environment.
• D) the sensor causes an effector to return conditions to normal.
• E) the stimulus sends data to the control center. Within a negative feedback loop, the sensor detects the stimulus and sends a signal to the control center. The control center sends a signal, which then reverses the stimulus.

Identify the role and impact of the endocrine system on human health.

Understand the causes and treatments available for sexual dysfunction and reproductive organ prolapses.

Recognize the psychosocial and emotional implications of sexual dysfunction.

Identify the populations at higher risk for sexual dysfunction and abuse.

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Definitions:

Confidence Level

The probability or percentage that expresses how certain one can be about a confidence interval containing the true value of the parameter being studied.

Normal Distribution

A symmetric probability distribution centered around the mean, indicating that occurrences close to the mean are more common than those far away from it.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values calculated from statistcal samples which is expected to cover the value of a not yet known population trait.

Non-Normal Population

A population that does not follow a normal distribution, characterized by skewness, kurtosis, or other non-normal traits.