Control of Homeostasis

Clinical Connection: Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques

Palpation, auscultation, and percussion are used to assess certain aspects of body structure and function

Basic Life Processes

All living things have certain characteristics that distinguish them from nonliving things
Life processes in humans include metabolism, responsiveness, movement, growth, differentiation, and reproduction

Clinical Connection: Autopsy

An autopsy is a postmortem examination of the body and dissection of its internal organs to confirm or determine cause of death

Homeostasis

Homeostasis is a condition of equilibrium, or balance, in the body’s internal environment
Homeostasis is maintained by regulatory processes

Homeostasis & Body Fluids

The survival of our body cells is dependent on the precise regulation of the chemical composition of their surrounding fluid
This fluid is known as extracellular fluid