Homeostasis

Homeostasis is what keeps us in balance internally. Homeostasis is defined as the process of maintaining stability internally without homeostasis you may die but sometimes people can take a drug that also helps maintain stability. a good reason to stay healthy is so that factors in the balance don’t fall below or rise above the normal stability , otherwise it can endanger any organism.
Things involved in the homeostasis department is blood pressure the pressure against the inner walls of a vessel

Body temperature
Temperature of a body normal for humans 98.6 F and 37 C

Ph balance

Respiration the act of respiring inhalation and exhalation of breathing air and exhalation of air

Water transparent tasteless liquid a compound of hydrogen and oxygen

Electrolyte balance the relative concetrations of ions in bodes extra cellular and intracellelar fluids

Resources:
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/biology/homeostasis/revise-it/what-is-homeostasis

http://biology.about.com/od/biologydictionary/g/homeostasis.htm

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blood+pressure

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Electrolyte++balance?s=t

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Respiration?s=t

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