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With Reference to Specific Examples and Mechanisms Assess the Significance of Homeostasis to the Human Body.
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With Reference to Specific Examples and Mechanisms Assess the Significance of Homeostasis to the Human Body Homeostasis derives from the Greek word homeo meaning same and stasis meaning staying, therefore homeostasis refers to the maintenance of the stability of the internal environment within a body, giving an organism a level of internal independence from the external environment (1). The actual environment of the cells of the body is the interstitial component of the Extra-Cellular Fluid (ECF), this fluid has to be kept constant from the changing external environment or necrosis occurs. Since normal cell function depend upon the constancy of this fluid, it is not surprising that in multicellular animals, an immense number of regulator mechanisms have evolved to maintain it. W.B cannon used the term homeostasis to describe the various physiological arrangements which serve to restore the normal state once it has been disturbed (2). Homeostatic mechanisms involves...
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