Homeostasis
Topic: Anatomy & physiology
The body keeping its internal environment, such as temperature, blood glucose, blood pressure and pH, within narrow limits despite outside changes. It works mainly through negative feedback, which reverses a rise or fall in a body condition to restore stability.
- Also known as:
- Negative feedback
- In Turkish:
- Homeostazi
What does Homeostasis mean?
Homeostasis is part of the Anatomy & physiology topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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