Homeostasis- Kylie Dye

Homeostasis- Kylie Dye

This is an example of temperature in our body and how we must keep it balanced.

• Ability to maintain a stable internal environment

• What “things” must our body cells regulate?

The four main ones:

• Temperature control
• pH
• Sugar (glucose) levels
• Water balance/levels

Summary:

I learned that homeostasis is the ability or the process to maintain a stable internal environment. So basically it is the right balance of things internally. It surprised me that homeostasis was easier to understand then the dictionary told me. It made this long complicated definition when really it was not that difficult to understand. I did already know about homeostasis, I just forgot what it meant. I liked this objective because we just learned about it today. It was also easier to understand than I expected. This can be applied to real life by applying it to our human needs. We must stay the right temperature as well as not consuming to much sugar.

Citations:

Kazilek. “Hypothalamus.” Kazilek, 9 June 2012, askabiologist.asu.edu/bird-hypothalamus.