Skip to main content

Biological Setpoint Maintenance

Meaning

Biological Setpoint Maintenance describes the inherent physiological process by which the body actively regulates critical internal variables, such as core temperature, blood glucose, or hormone concentrations, around a genetically or adaptively determined optimal value. This regulatory activity utilizes complex negative and positive feedback loops inherent to endocrinology and homeostatic mechanisms. The goal is to preserve functional equilibrium despite external perturbations or internal shifts. Successful maintenance prevents deviations that could precipitate pathology or functional decline.