Homeostasis and Regulation

homeostasis

the body's natural ability to keep its internal environment stable and balanced, even when the world outside changes.It acts like an internal thermostat, making small, steady adjustments to keep things like temperature, blood sugar, and water levels safe and healthy

System Variable

What is being controlled

Set Point

the target value or normal operating range for a physiological variable

Detector

Detects deviation from set point

Correctional Mechamisms

Changes the variable

Negative Feedback

body catches something that isn’t correlating with the set point so it activates a process to undo that and backtrack to the set point