KINESIOL 1A03 Lecture 1: WORD KIN 1A03 ; HOMEOSTASIS

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Homeostasis: the existence and maintenance of a relatively constant environment within the body, the ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes, equilibrium = constant environment (***what body strives for, values of variables ( blood glucose, blood pressure and body temperature) fluctuates around the set point (normal level of a variable) to establish a normal range of values. Ex: during exercise the range is much larger because the muscles need high levels of blood flow (for more flow oxygen and energy); body has greater demand: positive feedback: deviation greater when deviation occurs the response is to make the greater, constantly increasing or decreasing values outside of the normal range, homeostasis is not maintained, usually happens because of some pathological issue, unusual in normal, healthy individuals, leads away from homeostasis and can result in death, normal pf system: childbirth.

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