HOMEOSTASIS
Condition of equilibrium in body's internal environment
Constant interaction of the body's many regulatory process
Dynamic condition
Maintaining the volume & composition of body fluid
Disruption of:
o Internal environment: blood glucose level, blood pressure, stress
o External environment: excess heat, lack of O extreme cold
2,
Most cases the disruption mild & temporary
Severe cases poisoning, overexposure to temperature extremes, severe
infection @ major surgery intense & prolonged disruption = can lead to death!
Monitored variable:
controlled condition
body temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose level, heart rate, blood oxygen
level - STIMULUS
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
Reverses a change in a controlled condition
Return the controlled condition to its normal state
Slow and then stop
e.g: bp regulation, blood glucose, water reabsorption in kidney
DROP OF BODY
TEMPERATURE
RETURN TO
HOMEOSTASIS WHEN
THE BODY TEMPERATURE
REACH NORMAL LIMIT
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Strengthen a change in a controlled condition
Reinforce the initial change in the controlled condition
Shut off by some event outside the system
e.g: Normal childbirth
STRETCHING OF CERVIX
RESEPTOR
STRETCH SENSITIVE NERVE CELLS IN CERVIX
( INPUT = NERVE IMPULSES )
CONTROL CENTRE
( OUTPUT = OXYTOCIN )
EFFECTORS
MUSCLES IN WALL OF UTERUS
CONTRACT MORE FORCEFULLY
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
INCREASED STRETCHING OF CERVIX
CAUSES RELEASE OF MORE OXYTOCIN
WITH RESULTS IN MORE STRETCHING
OF THE CERVIX