EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Your feet pulling away when being tickled.
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Your stomach growling when your body needs nutrients.
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Your hair growing really long in the summer.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The digestive system maintains homeostasis by ensuring that the stomach environment has the right pH balance. The body uses both positive and negative mechanisms to maintain homeostasis. When the body detects an imbalance, the various systems work together to counterbalance and restore correct equilibrium.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gastrointestinal (GI) homeostasis is the balance between the functions of the epithelial cells lining the gut, the immune responses to pathogenic organisms, the tolerance of commensal bacteria. Maintenance of homeostasis plays an essential part in ensuring normal physiology and performance of the GI tract.
Detailed explanation-3: -Body temperature regulation. Blood pressure regulation. Blood sugar regulation.