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Hey, welcome in.
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Got a short video for you on the idea of homeostasis.
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How homeostasis is the process by which a cell or organism maintains a state of internal consistency or equilibrium.
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When it comes to living cells, this is a complex process because there's a specific state that it wants to maintain, that each cell wants to maintain.
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And that includes keeping the temperature within a narrow range.
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That includes keeping the ph within a narrow range.
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That includes keeping the osmotic balance or osmotic concentration of the fluids within a narrow range and many other things.
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And each cell and each organism has to keep all these things the same.
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And the more complex the organism, the more things have to be maintained in this equilibrium, this balance.
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And so it involves the nervous system, the hormonal system, the circulatory system, all systems working together to maintain a balance.
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Now, just to kind of illustrate this or give you something to compare it to, and you can think about the heating and air conditioning system in your home or your apartment.
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So you have an h -back system, and that includes your cooling and heating fixtures...