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1 Homeostasis Essay Starlynn LaBeaux Biology1021-Biology 2 SU01 Professor Harrison May 29, 2022
2 All of the body's organ systems, as well as the individual's existence as a whole, depend heavily on maintaining homeostasis. Rather than maintaining the internal environment at a fixed point, explain how homeostasis is the preservation of a dynamic spectrum of environmental attributes. What's wrong with having a fixed temperature rather than a variety of temperatures to deal with? Organs and tissues in the human body generally function because of a process known as homeostasis, which is how organisms maintain a stable equilibrium. The body's homeostasis system coordinates several internal and environmental procedures to keep it healthy. Regulation of chemical, physical, and cell-internal conditions is a significant component (Chris Wood, 2011) . Temperature, fluid pH, and fluid balance are only a few variables controlled by homeostasis. Other vital minerals studied include calcium, sodium, and potassium and how much glucose is in the bloodstream. Given the interdependence of several variables, it isn't easy to set a limit and keep to it in advance. The success of one component directly impacts the survival of another. Also, bear in mind that the stability of one variable might be changed by the values of numerous other variables, making it impossible to maintain all of the variables at a predetermined setpoint (Tonks Fawcett, 2014) . External environmental elements, such as temperature and altitude, and one's own emotions, impact how well the body functions and how effectively its organs perform. In addition, keeping these variables at a precise moment is difficult. Additionally, the environment might affect other organs or variables inside the body, which still affects another set of variables (Chris Wood, 2011) . As a result of this difficulty, the body's processes now aim to achieve a predetermined range of values rather than a single number.
3 Homeostasis is also maintained by enzymes created by the body's organs. This complicates efforts to maintain a specific limit for variables. This means that the success of the homeostatic function depends on the organ's ability to produce enzymes (Chris Wood, 2011) . Because of the organ's poor ability to release the necessary enzyme, reaching the predetermined limit is a problem. The body can keep the desired variables inside a predetermined range, making it simpler to achieve your goals. Working with a specified value for the variables would have resulted in many health problems. When the enzyme or condition necessary to maintain homeostasis is missing or in short supply, a range of values provides the flexibility needed to keep the body's organs and activities (Chris Wood, 2011) . These parameters guarantee that the body's systems can work as they should. To maintain homeostasis, the endocrine system must work properly. For example, provide two instances of hormones that play a vital part in the body's homeostatic activities. What happens if the effects of these hormones are disrupted? Homeostasis relies on the proper operation of the endocrine system. Endocrine system-produced enzymes play an essential role in the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment. The system relies on feedback loops to function, which need external input detection. In response, the sensor provides signals and controls to the effector, which begins and governs the homeostatic process (Tonks Fawcett, 2014) The insulin hormone is a critical player in the human body's homeostatic system. The pancreatic islets, which create insulin hormones, are located in the abdomen. Beta cells produce insulin, delivered into the circulation as blood sugar levels rise. The alpha cells generate both insulin and glucagon hormones, which regulate blood
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4 sugar. As a result, a rise in insulin hormone would reduce glucagon hormone production and vice versa. To put it simply, insulin tells cells and lipids to use glucose as a source of energy. (Chris Wood, 2011) . Since all of the body's cells consume extra glucose as fuel, this activity helps lower blood sugar levels. In addition, insulin instructs cells to turn glucose into glycogen. The conversion of glucose into glycogen preserves the body system by lowering the concentration of sugar in the bloodstream. Insulin's function depends on its production level, which is also worth mentioning. As a result, increased insulin production will improve blood sugar control (Tonks Fawcett, 2014) . Therefore, insufficient insulin synthesis will lead to inadequate management of blood sugar levels inside the body, which will, in due course, result in diseases related to excessive blood sugar levels. On the other hand, low blood sugar illness may be caused by an excessive amount of insulin synthesis in conjunction with improper management of glucagon. For the body's homeostatic regulatory system to work appropriately, atrial natriuretic peptide hormone must also be present. To keep the blood pressure in the body at a healthy level, this hormone is needed. Baroreceptors in the aortic arch signal heart muscle cells to urge them to produce atrial natriuretic peptide hormone when blood pressure rises (Chris Wood, 2011) . Aldosterone and renin hormone secretion is blocked once this hormone enters the bloodstream. As a result, the kidneys regulate blood pressure by excreting salt and water that has been eliminated from the body. Vasodilation and vasoconstriction may assist regulate body temperature because of the hormone's role in blood pressure regulation. A disturbance causes a lack of blood pressure control in the atrial natriuretic peptide hormone, which leads to high blood pressure disorder (Chris Wood, 2011) . The increased secretion and function of the atrial natriuretic peptide hormone will also result in low blood pressure.
5 To maintain homeostasis, the endocrine system must work properly. For example, provide two instances of hormones that play a vital part in the body's homeostatic activities. What happens if the effects of these hormones are disrupted? Numerous factors from the outside world influence the body's homeostatic mechanisms. External factors such as high or low temperatures influence a person's body temperature. An elevated core body temperature is a foregone conclusion when the ambient temperature exceeds a certain threshold (Chris Wood, 2011) . There are times when this body function is called upon to guarantee that the body temperature remains within a sustainable range, where all of the body's systems and organs operate as they should. The body's homeostatic mechanisms kick in to keep the internal body state stable to support the body's operations when temperatures rise to such unnatural heights. Thus, the body's homeostatic mechanism guarantees that one may travel to severe temperatures yet retain regular bodily functions and processes (Chris Wood, 2011) . Normal bodily functions and processes are maintained through maintaining homeostasis, as is the ability to begin procedures that will attenuate harmful body responses caused by changing external environmental variables. Homeostatic states are maintained. In addition, exposure to locations with low oxygen concentration causes the body to manufacture more erythrocytes, increasing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. The red bone marrow produces more red blood cells as oxygen levels drop, which raises the blood's hemoglobin level. More oxygen from the environment may be stored and transported in the blood. As a result, the body can retain more oxygen from the environment, allowing it to continue its normal operations (Chris Wood, 2011) . To ensure that the body has enough oxygen to
6 perform its many functions and activities, red blood cells are more active, increasing the amount of oxygen stored in the body. As we've seen in the past, extreme circumstances that push the body out of its homeostatic range may lead to denaturing of body cells, tissues, and systems. Changing the body's fluid and chemical balance out of the homeostatic range may lead to various health issues, including disease and death (Tonks Fawcett, 2014) . Body functions cannot perform as needed to meet the body's demands if the body is operating outside of its predetermined homeostatic boundaries. Why is it particularly vital for homeostasis to be maintained throughout the process of human development that takes place within the bodies of the mothers? What kinds of problems may arise if certain homeostatic processes aren't maintained? To live, babies must get the most potent quality body nutrients while growing within their mothers' wombs; hence their bodies must remain homeostatic. Since the embryo is developing in a more soothing environment, it requires more precise homeostatic restrictions, making it more challenging to maintain the body's fluid and chemical balance. To ensure that the developing newborn gets just the necessary amount of nutrients to develop the various body parts and organs, homeostasis is critical throughout fetal development (Tonks Fawcett, 2014) . An overabundance of body fluids and substances may impair the development of the developing fetus. If the mother fails not to transport enough of her body's fluids and chemicals to the developing fetus, both the mother and the fetus might be placed at risk. Because a developing fetus is typically very fragile and needs very optimal body conditions to survive to maturity, failure to maintain the necessary homeostatic balance during pregnancy presents many
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7 challenges to the developing fetus. The developing fetus requires very optimal body conditions to survive to maturity. Inadequate homeostasis management during pregnancy is hazardous because it increases the likelihood that the baby will not grow normally or die, or the mother will have a miscarriage in the most challenging situations. A failure to maintain the homeostatic function in the body during the development of the fetus may also lead to various illnesses in the mother, some of which can be fatal if they are not managed as necessary throughout the pregnancy (Tonks Fawcett, 2014) . In addition to this, causing a disturbance in the normal homeostatic function of the body when the mother is pregnant may also result in the development of a handicap in the unborn child. This is since interfering with the delivery of the sustenance materials will provide a challenge to the development of the particular organs and functions of the fetus, which will ultimately result in the fetus being unable to function correctly.
8 Reference References Chris Wood, A. F. (2011). Fish Physiology: Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals. Elsevier. Tonks Fawcett, R. W. (2014). Pathophysiology, Homeostasis, and Nursing. London: Routledge.

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