Simple Description

A change in the body that occurs in the opposite direction to a change in the internal or external environment

Further Detail

Homeostasis uses negative feedback to respond to changes to the body, and acts to return the body to optimum conditions. It does this by making a chnage in the opposite direction to the initial change e.g. temperature falls below optimum, so the body acts to raise the temperature.

Related Words:

• Homeostasis

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