Plus get some simple action steps that you can can start taking now to help avoid getting a hernia when working out and lifting weights. First off, a hernia is when some organ material (i.e. a portion of the intestine) protrudes through a weakness in abdominal lining. This weakness is often caused by genetics.
adaptation. 1. the adjustment of an organism to its environment, or the process by which it enhances such fitness. 2. the normal adjustment of the eye to variations in intensity of light. 3. the decline in the frequency of firing of a neuron, particularly of a receptor, under conditions of constant stimulation.
Adaptations in animals. Adaptations are body features and habits that enable a living thing to live comfortably in its natural surroundings. Let us understand this with the example of a fish. The shape of the body and fins help a fish to swim. It obtains oxygen dissolved in the water with the help of gills.