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HOMEOSTASIS
DEFINITION OF HOMEOSTASIS
Process involved in maintaining
constant physical and chemical
factors in the internal environment of
an organism in a constant optimum
condition to ensure the survival of
cells.
Systems Involved:
Muscular*
Integument (skin)*
Respiratory
Circulatory
Nervous (hypothalamus in brain)
Endocrine (hormones, feedback)
6
sweat pore
evaporation
Section
through skin epidermis
sweat gland
blood vessel
0.25 mm
Sweat gland
7
much heat lost
Vasodilation
If the body temperature rises, the
blood vessels in the skin dilate
(become wider) and allow more blood
to flow near the surface. The heat loss
from the blood through the skin helps
cool the circulating blood