Option 3 MOD 4

Darlene Rose Nat 210

The term balance is used in this chapter. This is another term for homeostasis. Go through the
functions of the systems and list the homeostatic functions they have.
I created an acronym to help me remember the organ systems of the body. It is CURLMINDERS.

Cardiovascular (Circulatory) System regulates body temperature by distributing heat throughout the
body and assisting in retaining or releasing heat from the body by regulating or bringing balance to
blood flow near the body surface. (1)

Urinary System - maintains the electrolyte, water, and acid-base balance in the body.
Respiratory System Involved in regulating the acid-base balance of the body.

(2).

Per Chapter 19,

regulates/balances H+ concentrations and controls body pH. This means it keeps the concentration of
hydrogen ions in body fluids relatively constant. (3)

Lymphatic System Function is Transportation and Immunity or Defense.

It balances or helps regulate

fluids and large molecules from the tissue spaces around the cells and fat related nutrients from the
digestive tract back to the blood. (4)

Muscular System maintains movement and body posture and generates heat required for balancing
and maintaining a constant body temperature. (5)

Integumentary System In addition to protection, the skin regulates, or balances, body temperature by
sweating, synthesizes important chemicals, and functions as a sophisticated organ. (6)

Nervous System As a key homeostatic regulatory and coordinating system, it detects, interprets, and
responds to changes in internal and external conditions. (7)

Digestive System- The intestines contain the balance of good and bad bacteria which is normal for
optimal health. (8)

Endocrine System

- controls growth, and regulates metabolism, reproduction, and other body activities.

They play important roles in fluid balance and energy metabolism. (9)

Reproductive System The Reproductive System ensures survival of the species rather than individual
human beings, therefore, it provides the balance to the human race. (10)

Skeletal System The bones in the skeletal system play an important role in homeostasis of calcium
which is required for normal nerve and muscle function. When the amount of calcium increases above
normal, calcium moves out of the blood and into the bones for storage. Conversely when blood calcium

decreases below normal, calcium moves in the opposite direction and comes out of storage in bones
and enters the blood. (11)
(1) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 85
(2) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 88
(3) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 475
(4) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 86
(5) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 83
(6) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 80
(7) Penn Medicine. n.d. University of Pennsylvania Health System. 14 Oct. 2011
<http://www.pennmedicine.org/health_info/body_guide/reftext/html/nerv_sys_fin.html>
(8) Pick, Marcelle. Digestion and GI Health. 09 May 2011. Women to Women - Changing Womens Health
Naturally. 14 Oct. 2011 <http://www.womentowomen.com/digestionandgihealth/dysbiosis.aspx>
(9) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 84
(10) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 90
(11) Thibodeau, Gary A and Kevin T. Patton. Structure and Function of the Body. Ed. Jeff Downing. St Louis:
MOSBY ELSEVIER, 2008.
pg 122