HOMEOSTASIS CHART
TOO MUCH
HOMEOSTASIS LEVELS
TOO LITTLE
Body retains too much water and swells.
Increase blood pressure leads to heart
attack and stroke
Salt and electrolyte concentration
(135 – 145 mEq/L)
nausea, vomiting, headaches, confusion
Enzymes denature and life sustaining
chemical reactions cannot proceed at
all.
Brain damage especially in infants.
Body Temperature
(98 degrees)
Life sustaining chemical reactions may
slow down too much, body becomes
sluggish and weak, unreceptive
Clogged arteries, increase stroke, heart
attack.
Early unset of puberty
Hormonal problems
(Females stop menstruation)
Body Fat
(BMI 18.5 – 24.9)
Loss of mental stability.
Drop in body temperature.
Hormonal problems.
(Females stop menstruation)
Chemical reactions slow down due to
excess water.
Brain and cellular swelling
Water
(varies)
Dehydration, headache, nausea,
Increase in body temperature
Fatigue
Toxin and poison build up in body if it is
not eliminated
Waste
Indicates the organism is not getting
enough food / nutrition
Some vitamins and minerals are toxic in
high amounts
Vit C= nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps
Vit A= poison / birth defects
Vitamins
(varies by vitamin)
Chemical reactions will not take place
Vit A = night blindness
Vit C = scurvy
Vit D = rickets
Vit K = blood does not clot