Environmental Pressures
1. Select only ONE of the following environmental stresses: (a) heat, (b) high levels of solar radiation, (c) cold, or (d) high altitude. Discuss specifically how this environmental stress negatively impacts the survival of humans by disturbing homeostasis. (5 pts) The human body performs at it’s most efficient when the it is in a state of homeostasis where a bodily function is occurring at the most desirable level. Thus, the human body is actively attempting to stay at that level and is performing normal corrections to its body systems to regulate itself back towards the desired state. Therefore, once various environmental pressures are introduced to the body it results in the body taking precautionary actions to try and maintain homeostasis. These natural protective mechanisms can be circumvented when the body is exposed to severe environmental pressures, such as when the body overheats due to extremely warm climates or serious bodily infecti...