Homeostasis Guide 4
This guide explores balance within the urinary and endocrine systems.
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Homeostasis Guide Contents
Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and submitting your two journal pages.
Guide 4 Homeostasis Objectives
This guide’s quiz has four questions; one matching each objective.
Urinary System
Describe the properties of water that make it a critical molecule for life as we know it; provide examples of ways humans take in and lose water, including the various components of blood plasma; and list the urinary organs and state the function(s) of each organ.
Urinary Disorders
Describe the types of information provided by urinalysis, including some of the limitations of trying to make diagnoses simply based on urine characteristic; list and describe various kidney diseases, including kidney stones, renal cancer, polycystic disease, and urinary tract infections; and describe liver functions and diseases, including the impact of excessive alcohol consumption.
Endocrine System
Label the structures of the heart, including the chambers, coronary vessels, and cardiac cells and explain what occurs in a “heart-beat;” describe the structures and functions of arteries, veins, and capillaries and their relationship to blood pressure; and list the various blood components, including the relative amounts and roles of red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets.
Stress & Metabolism
Explain what stress is, including examples of short-term and long-term stress events; describe the impacts of adrenaline (epinephrine) and cortisol on the body and list factors that can reduce the potential impacts of a stress response; and define metabolism, including catabolism and anabolism and explain how hormones impact appetite.
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