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    This document summarizes homeostasis, which refers to the body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions even when external factors change. Homeostasis involves negative feedback mechanisms that sense disturbances and counteract them to restore balance. It affects key areas like body temperature, water levels, oxygen/carbon dioxide levels, and blood glucose. The body uses receptors to detect changes, control centers to set reference points and determine responses, and effectors to enact those responses. Most homeostatic systems use negative feedback, where a response counters the original stimulus, like a thermostat. Positive feedback amplifies stimuli in limited cases like blood clotting or childbirth. Together these feedback mechanisms help regulate chemicals and keep the body functioning properly.

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    This document summarizes homeostasis, which refers to the body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions even when external factors change. Homeostasis involves negative feedback mechanisms that sense disturbances and counteract them to restore balance. It affects key areas like body temperature, water levels, oxygen/carbon dioxide levels, and blood glucose. The body uses receptors to detect changes, control centers to set reference points and determine responses, and effectors to enact those responses. Most homeostatic systems use negative feedback, where a response counters the original stimulus, like a thermostat. Positive feedback amplifies stimuli in limited cases like blood clotting or childbirth. Together these feedback mechanisms help regulate chemicals and keep the body functioning properly.

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    This document summarizes homeostasis, which refers to the body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions even when external factors change. Homeostasis involves negative feedback mechanisms that sense disturbances and counteract them to restore balance. It affects key areas like body temperature, water levels, oxygen/carbon dioxide levels, and blood glucose. The body uses receptors to detect changes, control centers to set reference points and determine responses, and effectors to enact those responses. Most homeostatic systems use negative feedback, where a response counters the original stimulus, like a thermostat. Positive feedback amplifies stimuli in limited cases like blood clotting or childbirth. Together these feedback mechanisms help regulate chemicals and keep the body functioning properly.

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    A&P: HOMEOSTASIS

    Chapter 3 o in order to maintain internal balance,


    HOMEOSTASIS the body needs to have its counter
    response, and this is how negative
    Homeostasis feedback works. The variables are
    - maintenance of a stable internal the situations which throws off the
    environment balance and the counter response is
    - A dynamic state of equilibrium no your negative feedback mechanism
    matter what changes are occurring o counter response to the variable or
    outside the body the situation
    - Necessary for normal body
    functioning and to sustain life 2. Positive feedback
    - Describes the body’s ability to o Increases the original stimulus to
    maintain relatively stable internal push the variable farther
    conditions even though the outside o In the body this only occurs in blood
    world is continuously changing clotting and during the birth of a
    - The literal translation of homeostasis baby
    is “unchanging” o enhancing more the variable
    - (homeo=the same, stasis=standing
    still which is not true).
    - In general, the body is in Maintaining Homeostasis
    homeostasis when its needs are
    adequately met and it is functioning All homeostatic mechanisms have three
    smoothly. components in common.
     Receptor – senses change in
    Homeostatic Imbalance
    environment
    - A disturbance in homeostasis
     Control Center – Regulates set-point
    resulting in disease
    of variables
    Major areas that need homeostasis:  Effector – organ that acts in
     Body temperature (shiver, blood response to changes
    flow)
     Water level (thirsty, urinate) The body communicates through neural and
     Co2/O2 (breathe heavy) hormonal control systems
     Blood glucose (hunger)  Receptor
    - Responds to changes in the
    environment (stimuli)
    FEEDBACK MECHANISMS - Sends information to control center

    • Help control amounts of chemicals  Control center


    to maintain homeostatic - Determines set point
    mechanisms. E.g. HORMONES - Analyzes information
    • Most homeostatic mechanisms are - Determines appropriate response
    regulated by negative feedback.
     Effector
    1. Negative feedback - Provides a means for response to
    o Includes most homeostatic control the stimulus
    mechanisms
    o Shuts off the original stimulus, or
    reduces its intensity
    o Works like a household thermostat

    Eva Marie Gaa, R.N.


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