{"id":183,"date":"2016-03-22T22:47:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T02:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/path300\/chapter\/introduction-ch-26\/"},"modified":"2019-10-05T18:59:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T22:59:20","slug":"introduction-homeostasis","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/path300\/chapter\/introduction-homeostasis\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\"]<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2016\/03\/Venus_at_us_open_2009.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/path300\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/792\/2016\/03\/Venus_at_us_open_2009.jpg\" alt=\"This is a photo of Venus Williams, the famous tennis player, executing a hard tennis swing.\" width=\"400\" height=\"1360\" \/><\/a> Figure 1. Venus Williams Perspiring on the Tennis Court. The body has critically important mechanisms for balancing the intake and output of bodily fluids. An athlete must continuously replace the water and electrolytes lost in sweat. (credit: \u201cEdwin Martinez1\u201d\/Wikimedia Commons)[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>Chapter Objectives<\/h3>\r\nAfter studying this chapter, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify the body\u2019s main fluid compartments<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define plasma osmolality and identify two ways in which plasma osmolality is maintained<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the six ions most important to the function of the body<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Outline the process of gas exchange<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Summarize the process of oxygen and carbon dioxide transport within the respiratory system<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define buffer and discuss the role of buffers in the body<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain why bicarbonate must be conserved rather than reabsorbed in the kidney<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the normal range of blood pH and name the conditions where one has a blood pH that is either too high or too low<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nHomeostasis, or the maintenance of constant conditions in the body, is a fundamental property of all living things. In the human body, the substances that participate in chemical reactions must remain within narrows ranges of concentration. Too much or too little of a single substance can disrupt your bodily functions. Because metabolism relies on reactions that are all interconnected, any disruption might affect multiple organs or even organ systems. Water is the most ubiquitous substance in the chemical reactions of life. The interactions of various aqueous solutions are continuously monitored and adjusted by a large suite of interconnected feedback systems in your body. Understanding the ways in which the body maintains these critical balances is key to understanding good health.","rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2016\/03\/Venus_at_us_open_2009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/path300\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/792\/2016\/03\/Venus_at_us_open_2009.jpg\" alt=\"This is a photo of Venus Williams, the famous tennis player, executing a hard tennis swing.\" width=\"400\" height=\"1360\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Venus Williams Perspiring on the Tennis Court. The body has critically important mechanisms for balancing the intake and output of bodily fluids. An athlete must continuously replace the water and electrolytes lost in sweat. (credit: \u201cEdwin Martinez1\u201d\/Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3>Chapter Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>After studying this chapter, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the body\u2019s main fluid compartments<\/li>\n<li>Define plasma osmolality and identify two ways in which plasma osmolality is maintained<\/li>\n<li>Identify the six ions most important to the function of the body<\/li>\n<li>Outline the process of gas exchange<\/li>\n<li>Summarize the process of oxygen and carbon dioxide transport within the respiratory system<\/li>\n<li>Define buffer and discuss the role of buffers in the body<\/li>\n<li>Explain why bicarbonate must be conserved rather than reabsorbed in the kidney<\/li>\n<li>Identify the normal range of blood pH and name the conditions where one has a blood pH that is either too high or too low<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Homeostasis, or the maintenance of constant conditions in the body, is a fundamental property of all living things. In the human body, the substances that participate in chemical reactions must remain within narrows ranges of concentration. Too much or too little of a single substance can disrupt your bodily functions. Because metabolism relies on reactions that are all interconnected, any disruption might affect multiple organs or even organ systems. Water is the most ubiquitous substance in the chemical reactions of life. The interactions of various aqueous solutions are continuously monitored and adjusted by a large suite of interconnected feedback systems in your body. 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