Human homeostasis

glucose concentration in blood

Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different. A thermoconforming organism, by contrast, simply adopts the surrounding temperature as its own body temperature, thus avoiding the need for internal thermoregulation. The internal thermoregulation process is one aspect of homeostasis: a state of dynamic stability in an organism's internal conditions, maintained far from thermal equilibrium with its environment (the study of such processes in zoology has been called physiological ecology

hormone system that is involved in the regulation of the plasma sodium concentration and arterial blood pressure

Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism's body fluids, detected by osmoreceptors, to maintain the homeostasis of the organism's water content; that is, it maintains the fluid balance and the concentration of electrolytes (salts in solution which in this case is represented by body fluid) to keep the body fluids from becoming too diluted or concentrated. Osmotic pressure is a measure of the tendency of water to move into one solution from another by osmosis. The higher the osmotic pressure of a solution, the more water tends to move into it. Pressure must

portion of the mammalian brain

homeostatic regulation of the pH of the body's extracellular fluid (ECF)

thumbnail|300px|The group that includes mammals and birds, both "warm-blooded" homeothermic animals (in red) is Polyphyly|polyphyletic.

iron metabolism in the body

aspect of the homeostasis of organisms

medical condition

400px|thumb|Flowchart showing baroreceptor reflex

part of the neuroendocrine system responsible for the regulation of metabolism

fibre bundle at the base of the brain

method used to quantify insulin resistance and beta-cell function

overview about sleep and emotions

Consumption of less calories than expended