If you were to take the temperature of everyone in class, assuming no one is sick, you would find that not everyone has a temperature of 98.6°F. Which statement below best explains your findings?
A) Most regulated variables, such as temperature, fluctuate continuously and oscillate about the set point due to negative feedback control.
B) The measuring instrument is not working properly; everyone has a set point of 98.6°F.
C) If the subject is not at 98.6°F then he or she is in a disease state
D) Their temperature is no doubt higher than 98.6°F because a positive feedback loop has increased the subjects' metabolism.
E) An error signal has occurred and a positive feedback response has put the persons in question out of the normal range of function.

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Most regulated variables, including body temperature, are subject to continuous fluctuations around a set point due to the body's negative feedback mechanisms. This means that slight variations in temperature are normal and expected.

If You Were to Take the Temperature of Everyone in Class