Homeostasis

Question 1

Bodily levels that need to be controlled include:

Answer 1

Ion content
Water content
Sugar content
Temperature

Question 2

How is ion taken in?

How do we control ion content?

Answer 2

Ions are taken into the body in food, then absorbed by blood.
If food contains too much of any kind of ion, it needs to be removed.
Some ions are lost in sweat
The kidneys will remove the excss from the blood then get rid of in urine

Question 3

How is water taken into the body?

How is water lost in the body?

Answer 3

Water is taken in by food and drink.. its lost

👉through the skin as sweat
👉via the lungs in breath
👉via the kidneys as urine

Question 4

How is Body Temperature controlled?

Answer 4

Enzymes work best at 37 degrees, so the body tries to maintain this temperature.

Question 5

How is Blood Sugar levels controlled?

Answer 5

To maintain the right level, you need a way of adding or removing glucose to or from the blood.
The hormone insulin helps this, Diabetes type 1 doesnt produce enough insulin