2.77a Thermoregulation

Key Points:
1. Homeostasis is the process in which the internal environment of an organism is kept constant and relative to the outside environment. It also affects water content and body temperature.
2. Homeo - Something being the same Stasis - Fixed Conditions. The idea is that the conditions are kept constant. Homeothermic refers to temperature, and maintaining the same temperature.
3. Some organisms keep their body temperature constant when the temperature changes, and some adapt to it. The name of the first process is called thermoregulation.
4. Homeostatis also keeps the optimal temperature for enzymes.
5. The optimum temperature for the enzyme reaction is roughly the same as which mammals maintain their body conditions.