WGU C107 Module 2 Homeostasis and Feedback Loops(verified answer)

WGU C107 Module 2 Homeostasis and Feedback Loops(verified answer)What phrase best describes homeostasis? An ability to maintain a relatively stable environment Which feedback mechanism is most commonly used to maintain homeostasis? Negative feedback Which of the following would be an example of a positive feedback mechanism? Cervical pressure during the childbirth process The main benefit of using negative feedback instead of positive feedback to control a variable is that: Negative feedback brings the variable back toward the set point. The component of a feedback loop that makes the decision about whether or not the variable is at the set point (normal value) is the: Controller Heart rate commonly changes in response to challenges to the body, yet there is no direct sensor for heart rate. This would suggest that heart rate is: A response of the effector Match the parts of this feedback loop with the correct terminology. Hypothalamus: Control center Kidney retention of water: Effector Body fluid osmolarity: Variable Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus: Method of communication