Naomi Ward unit 5 P5- Explain the concept homeostasis with reference to the control of heart rate, breathing rate, body temperature and blood glucose. In this assignment I will be introducing a formal report that is based on an investigation into how the body responds to exercise and which analyses the results from the investigation. The investigation involves myself and other pupils in my class. I will be doing the Harvard step test. the other pupils in my class will be monitoring my heart rate, breathing rate and temperature before and after the test. The actual word homeostasis means "steady state". Homeostasis describes how the body regulates its process to keep its internal conditions as stable as possible. Homeostasis is …show more content…
Throughout the test the same people took the measurements each time and the same person was doing the step test. The height of the step, the length of the exercise time and the pace of the stepping were all kept monitored so they kept the same and there were no changes to the subject. For results to be valid it must be possible to replicate them and this experiment has been carried out many times before and so the results expected have been explained many times over. If the results do not replicate the expected results, then they may not be valid and effective to use in the investigation. Breathing rate Exercise increases the use of energy by your muscles, which activates a series of reactions to create new energy to keep exercising and maintain homeostasis. The first reaction that occurs is an increase in your breathing rate. Energy creation requires significant oxygen. The only way to provide the necessary oxygen is to increase the speed at which your respiratory system is introducing it into your bloodstream. The harder you exercise, the more energy is used, resulting in your body increasing your breathing rate even more to maintain adequate energy levels for balance. Heart rate Once oxygen is deposited into the bloodstream by the lungs, the body must also increase your heart rate to deliver oxygen to the cells to once again maintain homeostasis. The increase in
Homeostasis; it refers to the maintenance of a steady state in the body (optimum level) through hormonal and nervous mechanisms despite the external environment or fluctuations. It is important as it regulates normal body function. It is required for biochemical processes which work efficiently within a specific temperature and pH range and therefore the body must maintain these conditions. Homeostasis works by detecting change in environment which is then corrected with the appropriate response, this is called negative feedback. Negative feedback is the mechanism that corrects the change in the body. It has three main components in regulation of the human body; these include a receptor to detect change, and control centre and an effector that
Homeostasis is the tendency of a cell or an organism to control its internal environment, and maintain a stable condition. Normal limits are the narrow ranges on both sides of equilibrium which provide instructions for diagnosis. The body’s internal functions and conditions are monitored by a structure called the
Homeostasis is a biological property of internal body environment. It is variable but usually stable and proximately constant. Generally, homeostasis is necessary for body maintenance and regulation to reach balance and steady state. Homeostasis mechanism has several parts working together to set off a homeostasis. The stimulus which can be external or internal variable changes. The sensor of the body receive the message of stimulus, then deliver the signal to control center then trigger a response of effector. Last but not least, the response helps to returns to normal state. There have two kinds of feedback mechanisms of homeostasis- positive feedback and negative feedback. Most cases of homeostasis control are negative
Homeostasis is a process where bodily functions and chemicals, such as glucose, are kept in stasis to allow the human body to function properly. There are various systems in the human body that must be maintained through procedures of biological and chemical balances and checks so the human body may function at its optimum.
During exercise, especially when someone dose high-intensity exercise, he/she’s rate of breathing speeds up and this is due to increased oxygen needed to complete the exercise. Usually people may find that they continue to breathe heavily even after the exercise has been completed “take it from me personally”! After exercise, the human body continues to need greater amounts of oxygen to break down lactic acid buildup in the muscles and restore any oxygen the body acquired during exercise. Exercise affects the lungs functionality in the period immediately following exercise. In addition to homeostasis of the lungs the level of intensity decreases, and your medulla oblongata sends another message to your diaphragm saying it can slow down a bit.
Homeostasis is the body’s ability to maintain a constant internal environment despite changing external conditions. Some of these specific factors include pH, temperature, and osmotic pressure. The idea of homeostasis is frequently brought up in middle and elementary classes although the process behind homeostasis is never really covered other than in the most shallow level. In reality, homeostasis is maintained through a set of body surveillance protocols including those of the endocrine system. The body uses both the nervous system and the endocrine system to maintain the conditions of the
Homeostasis is the maintenance of stable internal environments, which bodily operations effectively work to maintain life. These conditions include blood glucose levels, pupil diameter control and many more. The literal meaning of homeostasis actually means unchanging, but is not an true description. Dynamic state of equilibrium is a more accurate description where internally things may fluctuate but will always stay in specific limits. The human being is a very complex organism in which the maintenance of life depends upon various parts.
Homeostasis is the ability of the body’s organisms and/or cells to its internal conditions, usually through a system of positive and negative feedback controls, while dealing with external changes. The 3 components of a homeostatic system includes: the receptor, the integrator and the effector. The role of the hypothalamus in homeostasis is to stimulate and change many of the body’s important processes, which include: heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, water and glucose content in the blood. Thermoregulation is the process which allows for the body to maintain its internal core temperature; 37.10C. Osmoregulation is the maintenance of fluids in the body, by regulating the water and salt concentrations. Glucose regulation is the process
Homeostasis can be defined as maintenance of balance of function and system within a constant internal and external environmental change. In the body it maintains temperature, glucose level and water within the body. A set point is a range of values that the body maintains to keep the body working in optimal standards. Negative feedback a source of information to help regulate the balance within the body.
Homeostasis is important to the function of enzymes because it maintains these things called enzymes. It maintains them through the signals that the brain gives off. If enzymes aren’t taken care of they will die because enzymes are used in the chemical reactions which helps connect the compounds.
There are several processes that happen in the human body. When this processes occur, they interfere with the normal balance system of the body. As such, there must be a system in the body whose main purpose is to regulate the functioning of the various body systems, thereby maintaining a normal environment for the body cells to work inefficiently. Homeostasis comes into play here. Homeostasis is the ability of the body to maintain a regular and balanced environment, both inside and outside the cells for normal functioning. Without this system, the cells would seize to function as their environment would have been interfered with completely. To understand this concept properly, there are a number of terms one need to be familiar with. The first
Homeostasis maintains the organism's internal body environment at a steady state. An example of homeostasis is the human body keeping an average temperture of 98.6 degree. When your hypothalamus pick up a signal that your temperture is too high, it will send a signal to sweat gland to make you sweat and cool down. Negative feedback loops are used to maintain homestasis. An example of negative feedback loop is when the control of the blood sugar by insulin. when blood sugar rises the body sense a change. The pancreas then start to produce insulin into the blood to lower the blood sugar level. When the blood sugar level reach homeostasis the pancreas begins to stop producing
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It is important for organisms to maintain homeostasis in order to survive. An integral component of homeostasis is thermal regulation. Two ways organisms deal with thermoregulation is through behavioral and morphological adaptations. This experiment explores the behavioral adaptation of burrowing and the morphological adaptation of adding feathers in a model organism. It is predicted that burrowing and the addition of feathers will both help maintain homeostasis through thermoregulation. This study showed that the morphological change of adding feathers aided in thermoregulation, where as burrowing did not. Burrowing might not have proved advantageous in this experiment because of flaws in experimental design.
Homeostasis is a biological term that refers to balance, stability and equilibrium. The body attempts to maintain a stable and constant internal environment through constant monitoring and adjustments made when conditions vary, this is called homeostatic regulation. The body monitors itself closely and has a 3 part mechanism that helps it receive either positive or negative feedback from the parts of the body effected by environmental change. The receptor is the first part of this mechanism and receives the information that conditions for the body are varying. The second part is the control or integration centre which acts as a processor of the information sent to it by the receptor, after it has processed the information it