Which term describes the maintenance of a steady internal state in the body?

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13 September, 02:29

Which term describes the maintenance of a steady internal state in the body?

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Alfredo Curry · Answer 1

In other words, the term homeostasis is being used to describe the body’s maintenance during resting conditions whereas the termsteadystate refers to the body’s maintenance during exercise; exercise is a stressor which disrupts homeostasis, also called homeostatic disturbance (e. g. an increase in temperature).

Homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment (the immediate surroundings of cells) in response to changes in:

the changing conditions of the external environment.

the changing conditions of the internal environment.

Homeostasis is a self adjusting mechanism involving feedback where the response to a stimulus alters the internal conditions and may itself become a new stimulus.

Homeostasis works to maintain the organism's internal environment within tolerance limits - the narrow range of conditions where cellular processes are able to function at a level consistent with the continuation of life.