What do you understand by homeostasis and why does the cell maintain it?
What do you understand by homeostasis and why does the cell maintain it?
Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal environment (of your body), despite changes in the external environment, using a combination of the endocrine (hormones) and nervous system.
It is involved in control of temperature, blood glucose, breathing rate, heart rate, osmoregulation.
All of the body’s systems work together to maintain balance in the body, but various systems do have specific roles. Two of the most important systems for maintaining homeostasis are the nervous and endocrine systems. Basic bodily functions such as heart rate and breathing may be stimulated or slowed under neural control. The nervous system helps regulate breathing and the urinary and digestive systems, and it interacts with the endocrine system. For example, part of the brain triggers the pituitary gland to release metabolic hormones in response to changing caloric demands. Hormones also help adjust the body’s balance of fluids and electrolytes, among other key roles in all the body’s systems.
Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal environment (of your body), despite changes in the external environment, using a combination of the endocrine (hormones) and nervous system.
It is involved in control of temperature, blood glucose, breathing rate, heart rate, osmoregulation.
All of the body’s systems work together to maintain balance in the body, but various systems do have specific roles. Two of the most important systems for maintaining homeostasis are the nervous and endocrine systems. Basic bodily functions such as heart rate and breathing may be stimulated or slowed under neural control. The nervous system helps regulate breathing and the urinary and digestive systems, and it interacts with the endocrine system. For example, part of the brain triggers the pituitary gland to release metabolic hormones in response to changing caloric demands. Hormones also help adjust the body’s balance of fluids and electrolytes, among other key roles in all the body’s systems.
