Body Temp is Kept at About 37 °C

Question 1

When do all enzymes work the best?

Answer 1

In a certain optimum temperature

Question 2

At what temperature do the enzymes in your body work best?

Answer 2

Around 37 °C

Question 3

What does a part of your brain act as?

Answer 3

Your own personal thermostat

Question 4

What does your own ‘personal thermostat’ do?

Answer 4

It’s sensitive to the blood temperature in the brain, and it receives messages from temperature receptors in the skin that prove information about skin temperature

Question 5

Based on the signals from these receptors, what can the CNS do?

Answer 5

Activate the necessary effectors to make sure your body temperature stays just right