Cause/Effect/Factors, Homeostasis is altered with
Homoeostasis is maintained through a series of control mechanisms and when is this for whatever reason does not kick in; the body will suffer various illnesses or disease. The homeostatic balance can becomes disrupted when cells malfunction and this can be caused by deficiency (cells not getting all they need) or toxicity (cells being poisoned by things they don’t need. When things like this happen there are options to either correct or worsen the problem, usually a lot are based on lifestyle choices and environmental exposure that influences our body’s ability to maintain cellular health.
· Nutrition: your cells will function poorly when not getting the specific vitamin or mineral needed. For example someone who is anaemic, lack of the molecule that requires iron (haemoglobin) will result in reduced oxygen-carrying capacity. To make up for this the body will react and ends up increasing the cardiac output, which leads to sweatiness, palpitations and a chance of heart failure.
· Toxins: substances that interfere with the basic function of cells in the body or causes cells to malfunction. For example when someone OD’s , there are different signs that occur whether it’s the vitals increasing or decreasing but it can lead to severe things like comas, brain damage and even possibly death.
· Psychological: psychological state, our thoughts and emotions for better or for worse. Better like medication and worse being
stress.
· Physical: resting, exercise and sunlight influence homeostasis. Lack of sleep can be the cause of irregular cardiac rhythms, fatigue, anxiety and headaches.
· Genetic/Reproductive: sometimes humans are born with weaker and stronger genes from out genetic make-up. Sometimes they’re switched off while other times, sometimes there is control over it, sometimes there is not. This is sometimes a concern as from mutated genes cancer can come or already be in your genes.
· Medical: when wrong doses of medication are given, trial and error with medication to try to fix homeostasis can cause harmful reaction and potentially death.
(Human Physiology/Homeostasis, n.d)
A factor that would influence the process of homeostasis is if its humid and hot, the body will sweat but the cooling process can’t happen
because evaporation at a fast rate is unable to occur.
· Nutrition: your cells will function poorly when not getting the specific vitamin or mineral needed. For example someone who is anaemic, lack of the molecule that requires iron (haemoglobin) will result in reduced oxygen-carrying capacity. To make up for this the body will react and ends up increasing the cardiac output, which leads to sweatiness, palpitations and a chance of heart failure.
· Toxins: substances that interfere with the basic function of cells in the body or causes cells to malfunction. For example when someone OD’s , there are different signs that occur whether it’s the vitals increasing or decreasing but it can lead to severe things like comas, brain damage and even possibly death.
· Psychological: psychological state, our thoughts and emotions for better or for worse. Better like medication and worse being
stress.
· Physical: resting, exercise and sunlight influence homeostasis. Lack of sleep can be the cause of irregular cardiac rhythms, fatigue, anxiety and headaches.
· Genetic/Reproductive: sometimes humans are born with weaker and stronger genes from out genetic make-up. Sometimes they’re switched off while other times, sometimes there is control over it, sometimes there is not. This is sometimes a concern as from mutated genes cancer can come or already be in your genes.
· Medical: when wrong doses of medication are given, trial and error with medication to try to fix homeostasis can cause harmful reaction and potentially death.
(Human Physiology/Homeostasis, n.d)
A factor that would influence the process of homeostasis is if its humid and hot, the body will sweat but the cooling process can’t happen
because evaporation at a fast rate is unable to occur.