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Homeostatic mechanisms I have monitored.
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Homeostatic mechanisms I have monitored Homeostasis comes from the Greek words, homeo meaning constant and status meaning state or condition. This describes how the body needs to be kept at a constant state in order to work efficiently and reliably. The skin is a receptor monitoring temperature and uses feedback control sending messages to the brain and then to the organs. This keeps the body in balance. Key measurements of homeostatic functions are body temperature, breathing patterns, lung volume (peak flow), and blood pressure. A change in these can help identify dysfunction of homeostatic balance which could be fatal if not treated or could be signs of shock when an accident has occurred. Body temperature is one of the measurements I have taken, if body temperature rises or falls below or above 37 °C, the body will become hypothermic if low and hyperthermia if high. At 27°C the body will become unconscious and...
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