Why are hormones important to the maintenance of homeostasis?
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because hormones determine your behavior. To be mentally stable you have to have a balance.
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Homeostasis \nHomeostasis is the physiological process by which the internal systems of the body (e.g. blood pressure, body temperature, acid-base balance) are maintained at equilibrium despite variations in the external conditions. \nThe body can maintain the fluid levels using the kidneys, these organs filter out harmful chemicals and excess liquid into the bladder from which the urine is then expelled.  Body temperature is regulated somewhat by the skin, example, if you are hot you begin to sweat and this helps to cool the body, if you are cold you shiver this helps to raise, the body temperature.
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Apart from production of red cells and oxygen & carbon dioxide balance, the bones are the organs where calcium and phosphorous are stored when  excess in the blood thereby maintaining homeostasis...
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Birth control pills can help keep your estrogen levels in check.
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endocrine glands dump hormones and proteins directly into the bloodstream.  They have a large bloodflow to them, so they can release their products into that blood stream.  Endocrine glands are responsible for a majority of the homeostasis of the body.  look on wikipedia.org for more info.
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The thyronines act on the body to increase the basal metabolic rate, affect protein synthesis and increase the body's sensitivity to catecholamines (such as adrenaline). Hypothyroidism is an insufficient production of the thyroid hormone.  The thyroid hormones are essential to proper development and differentiation of all cells of the human body. These hormones also regulate protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism, affecting how human cells use energetic compounds. Numerous physiological and pathological stimuli influence thyroid hormone synthesis.  Because the body's metabolic rate is slowed the rate of absorption of energy-releasing compounds is decreased, and the susception to energy increasing hormones like adrenaline declines.  In order to compensate with this, one of the ways the body reacts is by requiring more sleep. Physical fatigue is a common symptom of the condition, so don't worry too much.  As long as you've seen your GP and are taking the prescribed medication, the body's balance should eventually correct itself.
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The endocrine system is all about hormones, and the nervous system coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and also stops input from the senses, and initiates actions.
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There are many ways in which these two systems work together to maintain homeostasis but let's keep it simple if we can...\nBy excretory system I imagine you are referring to the kidneys, ureter, bladder, etc. This system receives about a quarter of the blood volume from each stroke of the heart, and filters out the impurities and excess water from the bloodstream. By doing this the kidneys (along with the lungs) help to maintain the pH of the blood (maintain the acid to base balance.) If the pH varies too much then the person's life could be in danger. By removing excess minerals from the body the kidneys also prevent potential life-threatening problems from occurring. For example, if you have too much potassium in your body, even though it is necessary to have some, your heart could stop. \nBy removing excess water from the blood, along with producing certain hormones, the kidneys also help blood pressure from getting too high or low. A healthy heart and blood vessels also contribute to maintaining blood pressure by constricting and expanding the vessels, and by changing the rate of your pulse. Hope this helps some...
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temperature (you are never cold or hot)\nblood pressure\nheart rate\nrespiratory rate\nthyroid function\npotassium, calcium, in fact most minerals in you\nwater excretion\nred blood cell count\nglucose levels\nserum pH\noxygen carbon dioxide\n\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeostasis
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Four hormones are produced by the Langerhans islet cells. Insulin is produced in the B cells, glucagon in the A cells, somatostatin in the D cells, and pancreatic polypeptide in the F cells. Insulin promotes anabolism (building up of tissues) and inhibits catabolism (breaking down of tissues) in muscle, liver, and fat cells. It increases the rate of synthesis (blending) of glycogen, fatty acids, and proteins. Lack of insulin causes diabetes mellitus (a disease characterized by excess sugar in the blood and other body fluids).\n\nInsulin's most important feature is its ability to increase the rate of glucose (a crystalline sugar) absorption by cells. Glucose is the most efficient fuel used by and found in almost all cells. Insulin causes a decreased concentration of glucose in the blood and causes the cells to store glycogen (a starchlike substance), mostly in the liver. It also promotes the entry of other sugars and amino acids into the muscle and fat cells. Insulin is therefore responsible for promoting fat storage in fat cells and for the total quantity of protein in the body.
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The lymphatic system is involved with immunological protection for all systems of the body, thus helping all systems to stay in homeostasis:\n\n1. In general: immune cells protect the entire body from attack by pathogens, foreign cells, cancer, etc\n2. excess interstitial fluid and leaked plasma proteins taken from skin too.  Even antibodies found in sweat.\n3. lymph drains excess int. fluid from connective tissue around bone\n4. lymph drains excess int fluid from muscles\n5. lymph can help distribue hormones and drain excess int fluid from endocrin glands\n6. lymph returns excess fluid from capillaries to venopus blood; macrophages destroy old rbcs and remove debris in blood\n7. tonsils, macrophages protect lungs from pathogens; lymph drains excess int fluid from lungs\n8. tonsils and macrophages also protect GI tract from invading pathogens; antibodies in saliva and GI secretions; lacteals in villi absorb dietary lipids and transport them to blood. lymph drains excess int fluid from GI organs\n9. lymph drains excess int fluid from urinary organs; defends agains toxins and pathogins that penetrate urinary tract via urethra\n10. drain excess int fluid from reprod organs; defense against toxins, pathogens entering vagina or penis; antibodies cancross the placenta to provide immuneprotection to developing fetus; antibodies also in colostrum of early milk fed to infant in breastfeeding
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The hypothalamus in the brain controls the pituitary gland, which releases hormones that often affect the release of other hormones by other endocrine glands. \n\nMost of the time, however, it's a direct response to the conditions in the body and environment. For instance, when your brain preceives that you are in danger, you get the fight-or-flight response. Your adrenal glands release epinephrine, aka adrenaline, which speeds up your heart rate and gets you ready for action.
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In general, the endocrine system is in charge of body processes that happen slowly, such as cell growth. Faster processes like breathing and body movement are monitored by the nervous system. But even though the nervous system and endocrine system are separate systems, they often work together to help the body function properly
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Most of the hormones produced in our bodies are excreted by the endoctrine system, the main contributor being the anterior and posterior pituitary.\n\nPosterior pituitary secretes 2 hormones: oxytocin (released during labor in women) and ADH (anti-diuretic hormone- released to increase sodium reabsorption when the body is dehydrated, low blood pressure, or in other cases when the body needs more water.)\n\nAnterior pituitary secretes many more hormones throughout your body, but the main ones are:\n\nFSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)\nLH (luteinizing hormone)\nACH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)\nTSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone)\nProlactin\nEndorphins (which make you happy)\n& GH (growth hormone)\n\nHope this helps.
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The pituitary gland (which is part of the endocrine system) secretes HGH {human growth hormone} which promotes bone growth.This is how the endocrine system works with the skeletal system.
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the endocrine system's main function is to maintain homeostasis. it does so mostly through chemical messengers called hormones. hormones are produced in one organ and used in another. the endocrine system uses many glands such as the pituitary gland, which is like the director of the endocrine system, the hypothalamus, which controls the pituitary gland, and the pineal gland, which controls growth and development and so on and so forth. there are also numerous other glands, like the thyroid gland, the and non-glands, like the pancreas, that secrete (another word for make) hormones, in the case of the pancreas, it secretes insulin and glycogen, which lower and increase the level of sugar in your blood. \n\n\nhope this helps you at all and you had better not copy  this word for word.
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probably by the calming effect on our body, it induce balance secretion of hormones, relaxes the nerves and brai waves, improves respiratory and digestive activity, maintains normal cardiac output and homeostatis on blood pH.