Objective 1: Understanding Homeostasis with the effect of aging and stress on each system

For me to understand this objective I went on the internet and found a great site that helped me better comprehend the subject matter.  The site is http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/eoa_04/eoa_04_00390.html To be honest I used the internet a great deal this semester. Being in BIO three semesters straight with the same teacher who hones in on homeostasis on just about every lecture, you come to remember the effects of stress very vividly especially when she gives you details into her life with her dealing of stress and what it did to her body.  For example, there was a point in her life where she was handling a lot of stress due to the fact that her daughter was injured in a car accident.  In dealing with that she wasn't compelled to eat, so her digestive system was off track.  She lost a lot of weight she always said it was the best diet she have ever been on.  Her skin got pale and malnourished, her hair probably was not in the best of shape.  In the regards to aging form what I gather the longer we live on this earth I am assuming stress mounts.  People will go through deaths, not being able to pay their bills, injuries.  All these examples could bring about long-term stress.  Which in turn can cause hypertention, hyperglycemia, the immune system can get suppressed, and retention of sodium and water.