Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Commonly used in medicine, the word decubitus is used to mean lying down. It is derived from the Latin verb âdecumbereâ meaning to lie down.
The brain regulates metabolism and manages other functions to keep your body temperature within a normal range. But the brain can only do so much, and a host of outside factors can affect your body temperature. Controlling and managing these outside factors is key to maintaining a normal body temperature.
Human body include mechanisms that help regulate the body, this includes organs, glands, tissues and cells. The adjusting of these enables the body to constantly be in a steady state. The main mechanisms of homeostasis are body temperature, body fluid composition, blood sugar, gas concentrations, and blood pressure. Blood Pressure. Pressure by which the blood is pumped around the body is controlled by a homeostatic mechanism. Body Temperature.