ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

SKELETAL ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ability of the human body to regulate itself is called ____
A
organs
B
tissues
C
homeostasis
D
organism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Homeostasis has become the central unifying concept of physiology and is defined as a self-regulating process by which an organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Homeostasis is the tendency to resist change in order to maintain a stable, relatively constant internal environment. Homeostasis typically involves negative feedback loops that counteract changes of various properties from their target values, known as set points.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homeostasis, from the Greek words for “same” and “steady, ” refers to any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival.

Detailed explanation-4: -In living organisms, homeostasis is a self-regulating process that enables biological systems to remain stable for survival. Homeostatic controls are used to keep various physiological factors, such as body temperature and blood pressure, nearly constant, despite changes in an organism’s activity level or surroundings.

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