[KINESIOL 1A03] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (79 pages long)
29 Nov 2016
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Homeostasis: a condition of equilibrium, or balance in the body"s internal environment: equilibrium of the body"s internal environment (structure and function, the body has many regulatory processes with each system to maintain equilibrium. The survival of our body cells is dependent on the precise regulation of the chemical composition of their surrounding fluid. The fluid inside body cells is intracellular fluid. The flue outside body sells is extracellular fluid, types of extracellular fluids include: interstitial fluid, plasma, lymph, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, aqueous humor, vitreous body: These extracellular fluids are crucial for the maintenance of homeostasis. We have a constant exchange across the cell membrane regarding the fluid environments: inside the cell is always drawing from components that are outside the cell. 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.
