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homeostasis. BY MS AZRA ARIF D.A DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMAN PHASE VIII. HOMEOSTASIS. DEFINITION TO maintain the composition of internal body fluids . The aspects of homeostasis are Osmoregulation Excretion Thermoregulation. Osmoregulation. Definition
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homeostasis BY MS AZRA ARIF D.A DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMAN PHASE VIII
HOMEOSTASIS DEFINITION TO maintain the composition of internal body fluids. The aspects of homeostasis are • Osmoregulation • Excretion • Thermoregulation
Osmoregulation Definition • When the amount of water and minerals in body cells is maintained in a balanced form, it is called Osmoregulation. • The concentration of cell fluid is known as osmotic pressure.
Excretion Definition • Removal of nitrogenous metabolic waste from the body of organism in an aqueous solution is called excretion
Thermoregulation Definition • Regulation of body temperature within a tolerable range is called thermoregulation