HOMEOSTASIS AND

FEEDBACK
MECHANISMS
  Homeo- same state
 Stasis- steady state
 It is the maintenance of a constant
internal environment in response to
HOMEOST changes in:
ASIS – The changing conditions of the
external environment.
– The changing conditions of the
internal environment.
Types of Homeostatic
Regulation in the Body
 process that is responsible for
maintaining the core
temperature of the body.
Thermoregulation
 adipose tissue and
hypothalamus
 process of maintaining a
constant osmotic pressure
Osmoregulation inside the body, and is done by
balancing the concentration of
fluids and salts.
 process of balancing the
concentration of chemicals like
glucose and carbon dioxide in
Chemical the body by producing
Regulation
hormones.
Acid-base, glucose, calcium,
fluid and BP homeostasis
Maintaining Homeostasis
 something that results in
Stimulus changes within the system
involving the variable.
 sensing unit of homeostasis,
Sensor/
Receptor where it monitors and responds
to the changes in the body.
 tallies the changed value to its
normal value.

Control Unit
 can be muscles, organs, glands,
or other similar structures that
Effector
are activated as a result of the
signal from the control unit.
 Feedback loop is defined as a system used to
control the level of a variable in which there is an
identifiable receptor (sensor), control center
(integrator or comparator), effectors, and methods
of communication.
Humans' internal body temperature is a great
example of homeostasis. When someone is
healthy, their body maintains a temperature close
to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius).
Glucose is the most basic form of sugar, and the only
type the body can use directly.
The heart can sense changes in blood pressure, sending signals to
the brain, which then sends appropriate instructions back to the
heart.
More than half of a
human's body
weight percentage is
water and
maintaining the
correct balance of
water is an example
of homeostasis.
When bacteria or
viruses that can make
you ill get into your
body, your lymphatic
system kicks in to help
maintain homeostasis.
Calcium levels in the blood
must be maintained at
proper levels. The body
regulates those levels in an
example of homeostasis.
The nervous
system helps
keep
homeostasis in
breathing
patterns.
Thank You!