-
keep constant
- controlled automatically
-
blood plasma
- tissue fluid
- leak from capillaries
- baths body cells
- Bodily Levels
-
Ion
-
Kidneys
-
removes excess from blood
-
urine
- water loss
-
Location
-
Location 2
- sodium (Na+)
-
food
- absorbed into blood
-
excess ion
- remove from body
-
sweat
- ion loss
-
blood sugar
-
food
-
carbohydrate
-
glucose (sugar type)
- into blood from gut
-
normal metabolism
- removes glucose
-
vigorous exercise
- removes much more glucose
-
insulin
- adding reduces blood sugar
-
Diabetes (type 1)
- too little insulin produced
-
Water
-
In
- food
- drink
-
loss
-
skin
- sweat
-
lungs
- breath
-
urine
- kidneys
-
conditions
-
cold day & no exercise
- not sweat
-
more urine
- dilute
- pale colour
-
hot day & lots exercise
- sweat more
-
less urine
- concentrated
- deeper colour
- breath out more
-
Temperature
-
brain control
- personal thermostat
-
blood temperature
- in brain
-
skin temperature
- skin receptors
-
enzymes
-
better at 37C
- optimum operating temperature
-
Sports drinks
-
electrolytes
- lost in sweat
- sodium
-
carbohydrates
- energy boost