ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an example of your body maintaining homeostasis?
A
Your internal body temperature is 98.6o.
B
The hair growing on your head.
C
Your fingernails and toenails breaking when they get too long.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Homeostasis is the ideal stable conditions for the human body, like the normal body temperature of 37o Celsius ( 98.6o Farenheit). Say it’s an extremely cold day outside, with snow falling everywhere, and you decide to step outside without a coat or any warm clothes on. Once you step outside, you may start shivering.

Detailed explanation-2: -The normal range for a human body is 37-37.8 degrees Celsius (98-100 degrees Fahrenheit). This range is considered homeostasis, a stable condition for the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The maintenance of homeostasis by negative feedback goes on throughout the body at all times. The human body regulates body temperature through a process called thermoregulation, in which the body can maintain its temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.

Detailed explanation-4: -Body temperature control in humans is one of the most familiar examples of homeostasis. Normal body temperature hovers around 37 °C (98.6 °F), but a number of factors can affect this value, including exposure to the elements, hormones, metabolic rate, and disease, leading to excessively high or low body temperatures.

Detailed explanation-5: -Temperature within the body varies; in a body in homeostasis (normal health state) the ‘core’ temperature is maintained within a range of 36-37.5 degsC (Aun, 1997).

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