How Does Homeostasis Work?
Negative factors could be either a credit or deficit in normal ranges. Your body organs and functions have specific receptors that send messages to the brain on the current credit or deficit ranges. The brain sends an appropriate response to either increase or decrease a function so the mechanism returns to normal ranges. For instance, when you eat your blood sugar rises. The receptors on the pancreas report this to the brain through the nervous system. The brain responds by sending messages to the pancreas to release insulin into the blood stream. Insulin helps transport blood sugar to the cells that need them. When blood sugar returns to normal ranges after this process, the receptors send this information to the brain and the brain responds by inhibiting insulin release from the pancreas. Problems with Homeostasis Homeostasis is a regulatory system similar to a home thermostat. When your home temperature cools, your thermostat will pick up this information and turn on the heating sy
