🔁Negative feedback inhibits a process, while positive feedback intensifies a process.
⚖️Homeostasis depends on the balance of negative and positive feedback mechanisms.
🍬The regulation of blood sugar is an example of negative feedback.
🩸Blood clotting is an example of positive feedback.
❗️Positive feedback helps speed up wound healing.
What is negative feedback?
—Negative feedback is a regulatory mechanism where the results of a process inhibit that same process.
What is positive feedback?
—Positive feedback is a regulatory mechanism where the results of a process intensify that same process.
What is an example of negative feedback?
—An example of negative feedback is the regulation of blood sugar levels.
What is an example of positive feedback?
—An example of positive feedback is the blood clotting pathway.
What is the role of positive feedback in wound healing?
—Positive feedback helps speed up the rate of wound healing.
00:05Most mechanisms of homeostasis depend on negative feedback, where the results of a process inhibit that same process.
01:45An example of positive feedback is the blood clotting pathway, which helps speed up the rate of wound healing.
00:27The regulation of blood sugar levels is an example of negative feedback.
00:40Blood glucose levels rise after an animal has eaten, triggering the release of insulin to decrease the glucose levels, completing the negative feedback loop.
01:12When an animal experiences an injury, the blood clotting pathway is activated through positive feedback, leading to the formation of a blood clot at the site of injury.
