In a negative feedback mechanism, the response of the effector

A) reverses the original stimulus.
B) enhances the original stimulus.
C) has no effect on the original stimulus.
D) is usually damaging to the body.
E) creates a cycle that leads away from homeostasis.

Negative Feedback

A regulatory mechanism in which a stimulus causes an opposite output in order to maintain an optimal level of whatever is being regulated.

Effector

An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus, often referring to muscles or glands responding to neural signals.

Stimulus

A stimulus is any external or internal change that influences the activity of an organism or any of its parts, leading to a physiological response.