The Three Components That Continue To Accumulate Our Body

Our body needs to have an equilibrium in order to function properly. The process that is known to stabilize and regulate our body to function properly is called homeostasis. The homeostatic mechanism has three components: the receptor, the control center and the effector. Receptors are one of the components that provide the information of the sudden fluctuation in the body, then they transmit a signal from the nerves to the control center. The control center processes that information and compares the deviation to its set point. The control center decides what action should take place and transmits that information to the effector. The effector alters the conditions in order to correct the deviations. A negative feedback loop makes the copious corrections of the deviations as certain levels of our body starts fluctuating within its normal range. In the latter, it also helps from corrections going too far from the limit.
An example of a homeostatic mechanism would be our body temperature. The set point of our body temperature is 98.6° F, but let's say the temperature increases to 100° F due to a fever. The receptor, which would be the thermoreceptors, would process that information and send it to the control center. The brain …show more content…
The baroreceptors, which are located in the arteries, sense changes in blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is 120/80, and in this case, our blood pressure rises. The receptors would send impulse signals to the cardiovascular center of the brain. The brain would have to signal the heart chambers, which are the effectors, to slowly contract with less force. The heart sends less blood into the blood vessels, decreasing the pressure. If our blood pressure decreases, the heart chamber would would contract faster with more force to increase the pressure of our blood. Once the blood pressure is back to normal, the negative feedback loop maintains the pressure within