5.1 Temperature

Question 1

What are the causes of Heat Production ?

Answer 1

1. Ingested food
2. Physical exercise
3. Hormonal actions
4. External application

Question 2

What are the causes of Heat Loss ?

Answer 2

1. Sweating
2. Convection
3. Radiation
4. Conduction
5. Vaporisation

Question 3

What are the types of temperature ?

Answer 3

1. Core temp- temp of deep tissues

2. Surface temp- temp of skin

Question 4

What are the factors affecting temperature ?

Answer 4

1. Age
2. Exercise
3. Hormones
4. Stress
5. Environment

Question 5

What are the common sites of assessing temperature ?

Answer 5

1. Oral (2-3 mins)
2. Axilla (4-5 mins)
3. Rectum
4. Tympanic (2-3 sec)
5. Forehead