Homeostasis
and the digestive system
What is homeostasis and why is it important?
Homeostasis is the ability to maintain a constant internal environment in response to environmental changes. In my own words, homeostasis means the way your body feels internally based on the changing external environment. Homeostasis is important because it makes it possible for cells and organs to function properly.
The Relationship of homeostasis and the digestive system
Excretory System
The excretory and digestive system have unrelated functions. The digestive system breaks down the food and the excretory system takes all the extra\unwanted nutrients and releases it from the body. It is released from the body through the process of urination.
Muscular System
The muscular system interacts with the digestive system by beginning when you take a bite. Chewing and swallowing are done by the muscular system; muscles surrounding your stomach churn up food to aid digestion; muscles transport digested food through your intestines and eventually out of your body.
Cardiovascular system
There are two primary ways the digestive and cardiovascular system rely on each other. First of all, there is a need of the circulatory system for digestion to continue to function. Second, it's the delivery of nutrients from the digestive system to the body's bloodstream for circulation. To break it down, the digestive system breaks down foods and divides the food into necessary components and the circulatory system takes these components, or nutrients and moves it around the body and transport unwanted materials away.
Keep Reading, it's about junk food...............but it's not pleasant news.
Junk food might taste good, but it has some serious consequences. Junk food is any food that provides too much fat and calories and not enough nutrients. Higher cholesterol is a consequence that comes from food like donuts, boxed baked treats, processed foods and restaurant-fried foods. These foods contain fats, which are produced by partially hydrogenating various types of oil, which have been linked to serious health problems. For example, it increases your levels of "bad" cholesterol and decreases your levels of "good cholesterol", which can boost your chances of having heart disease. Depression, is discovered to be linked to junk food by researchers. This symptom, depression, was found when middle-aged office workers were observed for five years, and had a diet high in desserts, fried foods, refined cereals, fatty dairy products, processed meat and chocolate. Did you know that children appear to have lower IQs when they consume junk foods than children who eat healthy home-cooked meals. Wow, what a way of telling people about delicious and mouth-watering but harmful foods, right? Let's stay healthy by eating right!
What are some examples of homeostasis?
Example 1: When we sweat, it's because we are hot.
Example 2: When we are cold, we shiver.
Example 3: When you smell something awful, you plug nose.