Tuesday, January 17, 2012
2.77a Thermoregulation
understand that homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment and that body water content and body temperature are examples of homeostasis.
Homeostasis refers to a constant of conditions.
Homeothermic means the same temperature.
Homeothermic organisms have a constant body temperature in relation to environmental temperature. They maintain this condition by usage of a process called thermoregulation.
Mammals maintain a constant body temperature because the optimal temperature of their enzyme catalysed biological reactions is approximately the same as their body temperature.
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