FOUNDATIONAL TERM
homeostasis
稳态
Dynamic regulation that maintains internal conditions within workable ranges.
Study this concept in context
05 · How the Body Maintains Stability: Regulation, Feedback, and Adaptation
Meals, standing up, exercise, and changing weather all alter the demands on the body. Keeping temperature, glucose, and blood pressure within workable ranges requires continuous regulation. Homeostasis describes this dynamic stability, not an unchanging set of readings.
22 · Systems working together: exercise, meals and heat
Exercise, meals and heat change the tasks of several systems at once. Integration depends on material and energy balances, feedback timing and allocation of shared resources.
67 · Injury, compensation and dysfunction
Disease may begin with tissue injury or changes in regulation and function. Connecting cellular damage, organ compensation, and everyday difficulty explains why temporarily maintained performance does not establish recovery.
Sources
- OpenStax: Homeostasis
- NIDDK: Your Kidneys and How They Work
- OpenStax A&P: energy and heat balance
- OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e: The Endocrine Pancreas
- NIGMS: Circadian Rhythms
- OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e: Exercise and Muscle Performance
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