Homeostasis is important to survival as it keeps the body levels maintained to the level they should be at. For example, homeostasis will occur if the body temperature is not in the range of 36.5-37.8°C. For the body to be able to maintain a constant temperature it has to be able to react to changes in the environment that can affect the temperature such as the weather changing and it getting hotter. The hypothalamus will be notified by the nerve endings near the skin surface that sense the change in able for the body to react to cool the individual down and to get their temperature back to normal rate. If the body was unable to do this then an individual would be at risk of certain health problems such as heat strokes and dehydration. The
