The+Homeostatic+Relationship

=Homeostasis=

It's what our Wikispaces is all about! Finally, we'll be able to learn about the //importance// of the homeostatic relationship between the **digestive system** and the **cardiovascular system.**

However, you yourself might be wondering...

What is HOMEOSTASIS?
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary...


 * //Homeostasis//** is defined as - a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group

Homeostatic relationships between body systems allow them to work together to help keep the human body healthy.

As you know, cells need two main things to survive:
 * Oxygen
 * Nutrients

The nutrients that these cells receive mainly come from the digestive system. As we explained earlier, the digestive system breaks down the food we eat everyday by using enzymes to break them down into smaller particles.

The nutrients from these particles are carried throughout our bloodstream to different cells of our body. This blood is carried to the heart from the veins. Our bodies obtain the nutrients that the digestive system has helped to provide. As the blood goes to the heart and the heart, in turn, pumps this blood, it transports the blood and nutrients to various places in our body. This helps keep cells healthy and we as well, stay alive and healthy as well. This enriched blood is extremely beneficial to our survival and reproduction of healthy cells.

This nutrient-enriched blood from the digestive system helps the cardiovascular system maintain functions as well. Without this blood, our hearts as well as many other organs in the cardiovascular system would not be able to function normally.

So, the digestive system helps out the cardiovascular system to bring nutrients all over the body. //Does the cardiovascular system help the digestive system too?//


 * Of course!**

In a homeostatic relationship, there is a sense of equilibrium. Both systems benefit each other in different ways.

When we digest large amounts of food, our digestive systems need more blood to perform the process of digestion. In this way, the digestive system relies on the cardiovascular system to provide it with enough blood to function.

The digestive system sends out nerve signals when it senses that there is a larger amount of food to digest, and these signals are sent to the cardiovascular system. The signal is to send more blood. In return, the blood vessels expand to increase the blood supply to the digestive system, and the process can then function and complete normally.






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