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Homeostasis

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Homeostasis

Discussion and Explanation of Reduced Blood Volume and a Faster Heart Rate Physiology

and its Relationship with Feedback Mechanism and Homeostasis

The increase of an individual’s heart rate may be due to standing up immediately or

exercise. The decreased blood pressure or volume and a fast heart rate is an indication that the

individual’s body does not get enough oxygen requirement, and it may result to severe shock.

The blood flow pushing against the arteries’ wall is weaker compared to the normal when there

is reduced blood volume. Low blood volume results to the struggling of the heart to carry to the

other body parts the sufficient oxygenated blood (Fossion et al., 2018). The body may respond to

this by increasing heart rate so that the heart can pump more oxygenated blood to other body

parts. The reduced blood volume and a faster heart rate physiology relates with homeostasis in

that homeostasis assists in maintaining relevant internal environment for normal functioning. To

keep systems’ functioning close to the ideal level, the feedback loops respond. Frequent

redirecting of the blood flow into the more actively developing tissues results to offering of

sufficient blood to each body tissue and in turn maintains the homeostasis that occurs at the

vascular system. Action possibilities begin at a high rate when the baroreceptors are tightly

stretched by the rise of blood pressure. The point of stretch is lower at reduced blood volume and

pressure. Decrease in blood pressure reduces the firing rate of the baroreceptors and in turn

initiates the heart sympathetic stimulus rise hence triggering the rise of cardiac output.
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Reference

Fossion, R., Rivera, A. L., & Estanol, B. (2018). A physicist’s view of homeostasis: how time

series of continuous monitoring reflect the function of physiological variables in

regulatory mechanisms. Physiological measurement, 39(8), 084007.