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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Post #3: Chapter 1 Short Answer Essay #6

Of the necessary functions of humans, homeostasis is a very important that many people do not understand.

Homeostasis is the ability of an individual's body to maintain it's internal conditions. This ability is crucial to being alive.


Homeostasis involves keeping an individual's body temperature stable and also their conditions in general. If this homeostasis is disturbed, then everything will go downhill from there. This disturbance in homeostasis is typically what causes a homeostatic imbalance. It can bring about disease and illness that can be terminal. The worst case possible is that these diseases or illnesses cause death, which is not impossible. Anyone would want to prevent homeostatic imbalance as much as possible, but as you age, your homeostatic function becomes less reliable while your internal conditions become less and less stable. 


In conclusion, homeostasis is important and homeostatic imbalance can be deadly.

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