Which statement below lists the essential components of a feedback loop and describes their function?
A) Sensor detects a regulated variable; set point is the value of the regulated variable; integrator interprets the information and sends it to the appropriate effector; effector alters the regulated variable.
B) Sensor detects a regulated variable; integrator interprets the information and sends it to the appropriate effector; effector alters the regulated variable; organ system returns the body back to normal
C) Integrator interprets the information; set point is the value of the regulated variable; effector alters the regulated variable.
D) Set point detects the regulated variable; integrator interprets the information and sends it to the appropriate effector; effector decides if it will react or not to the signal.
E) Set point is the value of the regulated variable; integrator interprets the information and sends it to the appropriate effector; effector alters the regulated variable; set point is the point the variable must always return to.

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Option A correctly outlines the components of a feedback loop and their functions: the sensor detects changes in a regulated variable, the set point defines the desired value of that variable, the integrator processes this information and coordinates a response, and the effector implements changes to adjust the variable back towards its set point.

Which Statement Below Lists the Essential Components of a Feedback