From Physics to the Human Body

To answer the question about temperature in the human body several examples are provided from physics – pendulums, thermostats and furnace power switches. All of these are provided so that ... See More

To answer the question about temperature in the human body several examples are provided from physics – pendulums, thermostats and furnace power switches. All of these are provided so that the reader can understand equilibrium. From that author provides a great thinking map to explain how the body maintains equilibrium in the body. This is indeed an interesting approach and well worth reading to understand the question posed by this article.

All Systems in Dynamic Equilibrium

The author of this article compares the human body to a couple of systems that are in dynamic equilibrium....a pendulum and a furnace thermostat. He uses these as an analogy of the human bo... See More

The author of this article compares the human body to a couple of systems that are in dynamic equilibrium....a pendulum and a furnace thermostat. He uses these as an analogy of the human body constantly changing temperature to reach a dynamic equilibrium. He also includes an excellent chart of the human body systems working together to maintain dynamic equilibrium.