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  1. Positive feedback loop examples (article) | Khan Academy

    Positive feedback loops are usually found in processes that need to be pushed to completion, not when conditions need to be maintained. Now, let’s look at some examples of positive feedback …

  2. Homeostasis (article) | Feedback | Khan Academy

    Jun 18, 2016 · A positive feedback loop comes into play during childbirth. In childbirth, the baby's head presses on the cervix—the bottom of the uterus, through which the baby must …

  3. Homeostasis and feedback loops (article) | Khan Academy

    Another example of a positive homeostatic feedback loop is blood clotting. When a blood vessel is injured, platelets adhere to the site and release chemicals that attract more platelets, rapidly …

  4. Negative feedback loop examples (article) | Khan Academy

    The primary way that organisms maintain homeostasis is through negative feedback loops. These feedback loops counteract, or oppose, a change in the organism. In this article, we’ll cover …

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    Explore positive feedback loops in childbirth, fruit ripening, and blood clotting, crucial for physiological processes and maintaining homeostasis.

  6. Feedback in living systems (video) | Khan Academy

    So now we know that homeostatic mechanisms usually involve negative feedback loops, but what about positive feedback loops? Well, many organisms actually use positive feedback loops to …

  7. Physiological concept of positive and negative feedback

    Voiceover: In this video we're going to explore positive and negative feedback in terms of physiology. So, many molecular and physiological processes are controlled by feedback …

  8. Hormone concentration metabolism and negative feedback

    It has a sensor that knows the temperature. Then it heats the house. When the temperature rises, it triggers the sensor, which turns the heater off. Blushing in embarrassment, however, is a …

  9. Body structure and homeostasis review (article) | Khan Academy

    In contrast to negative feedback loops, positive feedback loops amplify their initiating stimuli, in other words, they move the system away from its starting state. The ripening of fruit is an …

  10. Feedback (practice) | Khan Academy

    Which of the following correctly describes how positive and negative feedback are different?