BIOLOGY: CONC & INV-LL W/ACCESS
BIOLOGY: CONC & INV-LL W/ACCESS
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781260505603
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 30.5, Problem 3MC
Summary Introduction

To determine:

How the regulation of the blood pressure is an example of negative feedback mechanism.

Concept introduction:

Blood pressure is known as the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels, and it is determined in terms of the systolic and diastolic pressure. The systolic pressure of the blood is reflected by the powerful contraction of the ventricles and the relaxation of the ventricles reflects the diastolic pressure.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Describe a homeostatic mechanism that helpsregulate blood pressure.
Describe a positive feedback mechanism that operatesduring blood clotting.
control mechanisms that lower blood pressure in response to a rapid rise in blood pressure are called a. negative feedback mechanisms  b. equilibrium mechanisms  c. dynamic balance mechanisms  d. positive feedback mechanisms

Chapter 30 Solutions

BIOLOGY: CONC & INV-LL W/ACCESS

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Biology
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Text book image
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781259398629
Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Text book image
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780815344322
Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Text book image
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781260159363
Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Text book image
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9781260231700
Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher:McGraw Hill Education