Concept of Homeostasis | Essay

Running head: HOMEOSTASIS
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Homeostasis
Homeostasis is a process by which organism maintains a stable internal, chemical and
physical condition regardless of the variations that takes place outside the body. The body
needs to screen its internal state continuously, in order to uphold the homeostasis condition.
The mechanism of the body has a particular set point which needs to be maintained in order
to lead a healthy life (Modell et al., 2015). The brain regulates these function and helps in
maintance of the stable condition.
Importance of Homeostasis in maintaining body temperature
The process helps in controlling the normal mechanism of the body such as
maintaining the body temperature, blood pressure, level of water, nutrition. The system needs
to be controlled because disruption of the condition may lead to body imbalance, disrupted
function and development of diseases (Osilla & Sharma, 2019).
The process of maintaining the normal body function is known as thermoregulation.
The body controls temperature by corresponding the heat created and heat loss by and from
the body by different receptors. The mammals are called endotherms or warm-blooded
animals as it maintains its temperature at around 35-40 degrees. The loss of this mechanism
leads to hypothermia condition which might be life-threatening for organism. Several other
conditions are heat exhaustion where the body temperature rises giving an uneasy condition
of the body, heat stroke where the body temperature rises more then 41 degree. The process is
maintained by many other system such as chemical regulation, osmoregulation and
thermoregulation by combining with endocrine system, respiratory system and nervous
system (McFarland et al., 2017).