2.78: Understand that Homeostasis is the Maintenance of a Constant Internal Environment and that Body Water Content and Body Temperature are Both Examples of Homeostasis

HOMEOSTASIS: Maintenance of a Constant Internal Environment

EXAMPLES OF HOMEOSTASIS:

   1. OSMOREGULATION: Controlling Water Content in the Body

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Diagram Showing the Response to Abnormal Levels of Water in the Blood

 2. THERMOREGULATION: Control of a Optimum Temperature for the Body (Allows   

 Enzymes to Work at Optimum Environment)

Diagram:

Diagram Showing the Response to Abnormal Temperatures in the Body (Sweat is One of Many ways the Body Adapts to Regulate Temperature