The answer is a negative feedback loop. Negative feedback is used to counteract an effect and achieve back a homeostatic balance. An example of a negative feedback loop is in thermoregulation. When temperatures are too high, the hypothalamus induces body responses such as vasodilation and sweating that enable the loss of excess heat.
The pH scale measures how basic or acidic a substance is, and it ranges from 0 to 14. On the pH scale, a pH of 7 is neutral, less than 7 is acidic and higher than 7 is basic.