The incidence of cerebrovascular events and peripheral vascular disease events is similar in patients with RA compared to non-RA subjects. Among patients with RA, the incidence of noncardiac vascular disease has remained stable in recent decades. Copyright Â© 2012 by the American College of Rheumatology.
Definition of homeostasis. : a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group striving to achieve homeostasis.
HOMEOSTASIS is defined as all the processes that help maintain an organism internal environment. The digestive system breaks down food into a form that the cells can use to maintain homeostasis. (Just like in the diffusion lab, the starch was too big and could not go through the artificial membrane. If the food is too big, it will not be able to enter the cell.