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what's homeostasis?
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keeping a constant interval environment in order for our cells and tissues to function probably |
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what are the body levels that need to be kept controlled?
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ion content, water content, sugar content and tempurature
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what keeps the ion levels regulated? what happens if you have too much in your body? |
The kidneys, ion is taken in by food and absorbed into the blood. A salty meal will contain too much ion. Ion is lost in sweat and if the body has too much then the kidneys will remove the excess and will be lost in urine |
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how is water bought in to our body and how do we loose it out our body?
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water is taken in through food&drink and lost through the skin by sweat, via breathing out through our lungs and by urine.
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how is our body temp controlled?
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the brain controls our temperature because our body's enzymes work best at a temperature of 37 degrease so our body tries to maintain this.
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why does our blood levels need to be controlled? |
food containing carbohydrates puts glucose into our body through the gut. a hormone called insulin helps us maintain a constant supply of energy.
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