Question 1

how does the immune system help maintain homeostasis?

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Controls microbes: The specific and non-specific immune systems work together to maintain a balance with the microbial world. Bacteria and fungi that colonize the body's surfaces; the skin, the respiratory tract and the GI tract are met at those surfaces they do not invade. The micro biome (these colonizing microbes) play an important role in homeostasis.

Question 2

how does the immune system maintains homeostasis?

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Immune system: This is a very in-depth topic that could never be described with adequate detail in this little box. Please check out this website for specific information on the entire immune system.

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/immunesystem/pages/default.aspx.

Question 3

what are two specific ways in which the immune system will respond to a disease in order to restore homeostasis?

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Homeostasis?: I am not sure what you mean by hemeostasis specifically in this question, but the immune system fights infection from viruses, bacteria and allergy. The different components IgG, M, and A and their subclasses rise and fall according to the body's need.

Question 4

how can exercise help me maintain my immune system?

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IT JUST CAN-believe.: Trust me, yes.   Now you're getting into a lot of the biology and science of the human body, detailed analysis of immunity and the immune system, the plasticity and flexibility of the brain--once thought to be set in its ways, the human mind (the brain is physical matter, the mind is much much deeper, and machine will never even approach the complexity of the mind (no matter what cousin ray says)!

Question 5

what can i do to support and maintain a healthy immune system?

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good lifestyle: Eat healthy foods, limit alcohol and caffeine, exercise regularly.

Question 6

why are regular visits to the doctor important for maintaining optimal immune system health?

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Not important: Rather keeping a healthy life-style is, visiting the doctor regularly for routine health maintenance or if having a chronic condition that needs to be attended-to regularly makes sense only if you follow doctor&#x27;s advice. Remember: good night time sleep, fresh air and exercise, and lots of fruits and vegetables are the pillars of healthy life-style, hence good immune system, wish you wellness

Question 7

how does the digestive system maintain homeostasis?

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It absorbs all.: the nutrients you eat and stores/utilizes the ones you need and you defecate or urinate out the ones you don't

Question 8

how does the circulatory system maintain homeostasis?

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Too Many to Say Here: By circulating blood and other cells the circulatory system suppiles nutrients, energy, protection & a myriad of other things throughout the body to control the balance. It transports hormones to control all aspects of our body & it also helps control our core & extremities temperature and helps remove dead cells throughout the body. It would take books to say all the ways homeostasis is acheived.

Question 9

what happens to the endocrine system if homeostasis is not maintained?

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Is imbalanced: The body tries at all times to maintain balance but this can be disrupted by trauma, illness, diet, weight, environmental pollutants, smoking, drinking and drugs (illicit and prescribed).  Imbalance can just lead to suboptimal levels of hormones/vitamins and fatigue or disease processes.  Traditional medicine waits for the disease to treat, integrative medicine will treat imbalance.

Question 10

what will happen to the body's nervous systems & endocrine systems if homeostasis is not maintained?

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Dysregulation: If homeostasis is completely lost, the body's nervous system and endocrine system would both become dysregulated.  You could see all kinds of metabolic and acid-base problems, with altered mental status (delirium, hallucinations, etc) plus blood pressure changes and more.  Thankfully, the body knows exactly how to respond to various conditions, so that homeostasis is dynamic, not static.

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