Research Paper on:
Overview of Homeostasis

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The process of homeostasis is central to most aspects of life. The term homeostasis refers to the tendency of life forms to seek a relatively constant state of equilibrium  within themselves. This occurs in regard to a number of physiological aspects ranging from blood sugar regulation to temperature regulation. In the human body homeostatic mechanisms include the  regulatory beat of the heart, blood pressure, salt regulation, and even the critical balance of wastes products such as urea and carbon dioxide.  One interesting example of homeostasis can be found in blood gases. Tasota (PG) describes the complex relationship of arterial blood gas values of pH, oxygen, and carbon  dioxide and describes how an imbalance in these substances can lead to such physiological complications as hyperventilation, mental confusion, and numerous other problems including death. Critical to this scenario  is such gross aspects of physiology as lung, heart, and kidney function. Ambler (PG) describes a similar critical balance in regard to blood pressure, an aspect of homeostasis which  also is controlled by a complex interaction of heart, kidneys, and other aspects of physiology such as peripheral vascular resistance. Underlying each of these functions in both scenarios, however,  is an even more basic process, that of osmoregulation. Indeed, an aspect of homeostasis which is important in most aspects of physiological  processes is that of osmoregulation. Osmoregulation provides, in fact, one of the most ready examples of homeostasis. The term osmosis is used to denote the process by which  liquids move through a semipermeable membrane. Osmosis is a natural process and one which is a critical element in the physiology of all living things. Without the osmotic