BIOL 3020 – Week 6 Discussion – Homeostatic Imbalance in the Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems

BIOL 3020 – Week 6 Discussion – Homeostatic Imbalance in the Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems

Alzheimer’s disease has an indirect effect on both the digestive and urinary systems. Nutrients are provided by the digestive system for correct brain functioning (Marieb & Keller, 2018). “Neural controls of digestive function inhibit digestive activity, such as reflex and voluntary controls of defecation” (Marieb & Keller, 2018, p. 505). The kidneys get rid of nitrogenous wastes, maintain fluid, and regulate the balance of electrolytes and blood, which are all essential for usual neural function (Marieb & Keller, 2018). The reproductive system is not as impacted by Alzheimer’s as the digestive and urinary systems because sex hormones in the brain regulate puberty and influence sex drive (Marieb & Keller, 2018). A sex drive is important to many people. However, a person can live without a sex drive. A person would not survive without a functioning digestive or urinary system.

A person with late-stage Alzheimer’s likely has issues with eating, swallowing, and constipation (Hill, 2018). Alzheimer’s causes a homeostatic imbalance in the digestive system because the neural controls in the brain are unable to send the proper messages needed for this system to work correctly (Marieb & Keller, 2018). A person with Alzheimer’s disease may experience problems with bladder function or incontinence (Hill, 2018). Alzheimer’s causes a homeostatic imbalance in the urinary system because the amyloid plaques on the brain prevent the urinary system from receiving messages to dispose of wastes and regulate blood and electrolytes (Marieb & Keller, 2018).

BIOL 3020 – Week 6 Discussion – Homeostatic Imbalance in the Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems

A person with Alzheimer’s disease has lost their internal balance. The body systems of an Alzheimer’s patient are not functioning properly. There are treatments, studies, and medications available for the symptoms of patients with this disease (NIH, n.d.). However, this disease is Progressive, and there is no cure (NIH, n.d.). These approaches help Alzheimer’s patients conserve mental functioning, slow down symptoms, and extend their lives (NIH, n.d.). However, the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease cannot be stopped or reversed.

References

Hill, C. (2018). The late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Retrieved from: https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-late-stages-of-alzheimers-disease-97719

Marieb, E. N. & Keller, S. M. (2018). Essentials of human anatomy and physiology (12th ed.). Glenview, IL: Pearson

National Institute on Aging. (n.d.). Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Retrieved from: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet

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BIOL 3020 – Week 6 Discussion – Homeostatic Imbalance in the Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems

Explain whether the health condition has a direct or indirect effect on the system you chose, explaining why this system was impacted more than the other systems studied during this week.