MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The endocrine system helps to maintain a stable environment in a process known as ____
A
peristalsis
B
homeostasis
C
metabolism
D
respiration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The endocrine system provides an essential mechanism called homeostasis that integrates body activities and at the same time ensures that the composition of the body fluids bathing the constituent cells remains constant.

Detailed explanation-2: -The glands of the endocrine system secrete hormones into the bloodstream to maintain homeostasis and regulate metabolism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homeostasis is the process by which the body maintains a stable internal environment. Homeostasis is maintained by the nervous and endocrine systems. Negative feedback is a response to a stimulus that keeps a variable close to a set value.

Detailed explanation-4: -Homeostasis is the regulation of the internal conditions within cells and whole organisms such as temperature, water, and sugar levels. This keeps cells and organisms functioning at optimal levels even when challenged by internal and external changes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The control and maintenance of blood sugar levels is an example of homeostatic regulation by the endocrine system. Blood sugar is maintained by two hormones secreted by the pancreas: insulin and glucagon. Blood sugar rises after digestion of food.

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