Homeostasis and Regulation · Zoology

Negative feedback is best described as a mechanism that:

  1. Amplifies the initial stimulus
  2. Reverses the direction of change
  3. Stops all physiological processes
  4. Functions only during disease
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Correct answer: Reverses the direction of change

Negative feedback counteracts deviations from a set point. It restores normal conditions after a change occurs.

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