Homeostasis: The Integumentary System

The human body must maintain homeostasis for it to work properly. The integumentary and skeletal systems are two of the bodies systems that must work together to maintain homeostasis. When the body cannot maintain homeostasis, many different problems can occur. Osteoporosis is one such problem that can occur when homeostasis is no longer maintained.
The integumentary system is one of the most active parts of our body. This system includes the skin, the hair and nails, the sebaceous glands, and the sweat glands. The skin is the largest organ in the body because of its large surface area, which makes protection the integumentary system’s main function. The integumentary system has other functions which are retrain body fluids, eliminate waste …show more content…
If your body temperature falls too low or goes too high, you might experience hypothermia or heatstroke, which can both be life-threatening (What If Homeostasis Fails?). If your body can't maintain its energy balance, you might develop obesity or diabetes. If the amount of calcium in your blood become too low or too high, you could develop hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia (What If Homeostasis Fails?). And if water balance becomes a problem, you might become dehydrated or hyper-hydrated, both very dangerous when extreme (What If Homeostasis Fails?). An imbalance between bone resorption and formation can result in bone diseases including osteoporosis (Florencio-Silva, R., Sasso, G. R., Sasso-Cerri, E., Simões, M. J., & Cerri, P. …show more content…
Despite the decrease in fragility fracture and a decrease in the risk for colon cancer, overall health risks generally outweigh benefits from hormonal replacement therapy in older postmenopausal women with a higher incidence of cardiovascular events (unstable angina, thromboembolic stroke, venous thromboembolism including pulmonary embolism) and increased incidence of the endometrial and breast cancer (Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)). Younger women who had surgical menopause due to endometriosis run the risk of having osteoporosis at an earlier age. Hormonal replacement therapy may prevent the risks of osteoporosis and menopausal symptoms for these younger women, but the hormonal replacement therapy could result in the endometriosis symptoms and disease recurring. Hormonal replacement therapy does not seem to be a good solution to help prevent and/or treat osteoporosis. All other opinions to prevent and/or treat osteoporosis should be used before hormonal replacement therapy. Osteoporosis is one of many health problems that can occur when the homeostasis of the human body is no longer maintained. Having all the systems of the body working together in harmony will help keep the health problems to a