Hello! Welcome to my Anatomy blog! This first post is going to be about homeostasis and the picture above is a Homeostatic Control System Chart.
I'm going to give you a short description of what homeostasis is and how it works. Hope you enjoy!
The tendency of an organism or cell to regulate its internal conditions, such as chemical composition of its body fluids, so as to maintain health and functioning, regardless of outside conditions. In humans, homeostasis happens when the body regulates body temperature in effort to maintain an internal temperature of about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Most homeostatic regulation is controlled by the release of hormones into the bloodstream. However, other regulatory processes rely on simple diffusion to maintain a balance. The picture if the spider is an example of a cold blooded creature on a warm blooded hand. 
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