Model of a feedback mechanism (1 Viewer)

[Smoke]

Am i correct to assume that "to develop a model of a feedback mechanism" is something like making an analogy of the feedback mechanism? Such as a air conditioning system in a room detecting changes in temperature and responding to them accordingly to maintain a constant room temperature?

 

[alien]

yeah but it's easier to use something like the pancreas and liver responding to rises/drops in blood glucose level. all you have to do is draw a flow chart and that's your model

 

[Smoke]

Do you know where i could find an example of such a flow chart for that situation? I have a flow chart for the air conditioner one, but im not sure how your example would work.

 

[alien]

lol draw a circle. i'd write it up but i just gave all my bio notes away and i can't fully remember... sorry. you could look up on the net!

 

[xiao1985]

agreed on alien... better use a biology model rather than an artificial one... i used temperature manaintance...

 

[Smoke]

Ok, ill do something along the lines of a person running, getting hot, sweating, cooling down, the drop in temp is the now the thing to react to, etc.

 

[mr_snrub]

I like the idea of the panceas and maintaining blood glucose level (BGL).
Without going into too much detail, you can quite easily understand its mechanism.
Person eats food --> BGL rises --> pancreas secretes insulin --> insulin lowers BGL --> lowered BGL tells liver to release glucagon, which causes BGL to rise (feedback).

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

or how about blood pressure, kidneys and regulatory hormones of aldosterone n the angiotensins.. slightly more unique..

 

[Danoz The Great]

I did a thremostat model of the hypothalamus. Its really good, when I get home from school I'll put it on here.

 

[malkin86]

For Further Knowledge: A positive feedback system is breastfeeding: the more the stimulus of the baby suckling, the more milk is produced by the mother. - You're not likely to need this, but I think I got asked this.