The maintenance of homeostasis is of major importance to allorgan systems in the body and the overall survival of theindividual. Explain how homeostasis is the maintenance of a dynamicrange of environmental qualities rather than holding the internalenvironment at a set point. What would be wrong with a set point(say for body temperature) rather than a working range oftemperatures?
The endocrine system is closely tied to homeostasis functioning.Give two examples of hormones (including their glands of origin andaction) that play major roles in homeostatic processes in the body.What happens if these hormones are disrupted in their actions?
Also, look at how we adapt to survival in the outside world.Discuss how maintaining homeostasis gives us greater freedom ofactivity from dependence upon changes in the external environment.What happens during extremes that force our bodies out ofhomeostatic bounds? Give specific examples.
Why is the maintenance of homeostasis especially importantduring development of new humans within the bodies of theirmothers? What can go wrong if specific homeostatic functions aredisrupted?
