Effector

-Respond to control center

Maintaining Constant Temperatures:

-Carry out tasks in order to

bring back conditions to
normal (stabilize:
homeostasis)

An Example of Negative Feedback

Receptor
-Detects change

-Blood vessels constrict

-sends message to control center

Too Cool

Too Cool

-Thermoreceptors in skin

This happens in order to

warm up body

that sense temperature

-Viscera (ex. heart,stomach
-Hypothalamus (also a sensor)
Too Warm

Too Warm
Control center
-Receives message

-figures out what changes

need to be made

This happens in order to

-sends message to effectors

cool body

which carry out the change

Effector
-Respond to control center

Maintaining Constant Temperatures:

-Carry out tasks in order to

bring back conditions to
normal (stabilize:
homeostasis)

An Example of Negative Feedback

Receptor
-Detects change

-Blood vessels constrict

Too Cool

-sends message to control center

Too Cool

-Thermoreceptors in skin
that sense temperature

Hypothalamus

-Viscera (ex. heart,stomach

(small brain structure)

-Hypothalamus (also a sensor)

Too Warm

This happens in order to

warm up body

Too Warm
Control center
-Receives message

-figures out what changes

need to be made

This happens in order to

-sends message to effectors

cool body

which carry out the change

Effector
Maintaining Constant Temperatures:
An Example of Negative Feedback
Receptor

Too Cool

-Detects change

(-) feedback

-sends message to control center

-Respond to control center

-Carry out tasks in order to
bring back conditions to
normal (stabilize:
homeostasis)
-Blood vessels constrict
-Muscles shiver to make heat
-Thyroid gland releases hormones

Too Cool

that increase metabolic rate and make heat

-Thermoreceptors in skin
that sense temperature

Hypothalamus

-Viscera (ex. heart,stomach

(small brain structure)

-Hypothalamus (also a sensor)

Control center
-Receives message
-figures out what changes
need to be made
-sends message to effectors
which carry out the change

Path #1
This happens in order to
warm up body AND counter
the cold temperature

Path #2
This happens in order to

Maintaining Constant Temperatures:

An Example of Negative Feedback

cool body AND counter the

warm temperature

Receptor
-Detects change
(-) feedback

-sends message to control center

Too Warm

-Thermoreceptors in skin
that sense temperature

Hypothalamus

-Viscera (ex. heart,stomach

(small brain structure)

-Hypothalamus (also a sensor)

Too Warm

-Dilating blood vessels near the

body's surface

Control center
-Receives message
-figures out what changes
need to be made
-sends message to effectors
which carry out the change

- Sweat glands- evaporation of sweat

- Increasing breathing rate

Effector
-Respond to control center
-Carry out tasks in order to
bring back conditions to
normal (stabilize:
homeostasis)