How is negative feedback related to homeostasis?

Answer 1

Normally, the body attempts to regulate its metabolism through homeostatis. It monitors levels of various things through structures called receptors that communicate with integration centers - if something that is homeostatically regulated is not within a normal range, the integrating center can effect change. The receptor then tells the integrating center when the value is returned to normal, and the center stops acting to fix it.

Fever is the body's normal immune response to infection. Many infecting organism like bacteria or viruses (though viruses are not technically organisms) cannot survive such high temperatures, and the body uses this as a general mechanism to protect itself. The body will not raise its temperature beyond a functional level. The immune system takes over in this case; the active nature of the immune system in the face of infection is a much stronger response than any homeostatic response. Other homeostatically regulated things will continute to be regulated through a fever, but the body's primary concern to eliminate the infection.

Answer 2

Thirst has a direct relationship to homeostasis. Thirst is the body's way of saying that you need water to maintain homeostasis.

Answer 3

Negative feedback can be related to homeostasis in a few ways. The main way would be self regulate levels of certain substances in the body.

Answer 4

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