Homeostasis
By: Blake Noble
Homeostasis:
Homeostasis is a word derived from the greek words "homeo" meaning similar/same and "stasis" meaning stable/constant. Therefore Homeostasis is of maintaining a constant/stable internal environment.
• You can see this in plants, animals, human bodies, and even in tiny cells.
• Homeostasis regulates many functions to make sure everything is balanced out including the internal temperature, the pH levels, hydration, blood pressure, sugars etc.
Homeostasis has helped me to understand how the body
is able to adapt to changes we put them through to help
us remain healthy, like for example, if you've lived in
South Africa all your life--your body is naturally used
to the heavy heat, and its comfortable to you because
its always been those conditions for you throughout
your life, and lets say you move to Canada all of a
sudden, your body wont be used to the frigid
winters there, and for a while you will feel more
freezing than the others living there because you
aren't as adapted to the cold like they are, and over
a period of time your body will adapt to the environment
that you've moved to and the winter doesn't become much
of a problem anymore. It's just fascinating how this one system
can keep things afloat, and adapt to different environments
to keep you healthy.
Source of Reference & Pictures:
http://study.com/academy/lesson/homeostasis-and-temperature-regulation-in-humans.html
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5-LcDKKjkjeM5F4Tqu3cGqXjDQtgdmkh0SzcBzYRR8gc73Yt8D33bsMfWq_vG20FJQAYQUjFEkCaBtv53h_LlzXGXNSSma2eltaVax2qB4CFFxd4njz0mJz9i9DZiR5TK-DgKXrQhQ/s1600/thermoregulatory.png
Does all mammals use homeostasis or no?
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