Body temperature

Question 1

reflects the balance between the heat produced and the heat lost from the body and is measured in units called degrees.

Answer 1

body temperature

Question 2

two kinds of body temperature

Answer 2

core temperature and surface temperature

Question 3

temperature of the deep tissues off the body such as the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity. it remains relatively constant

Answer 3

core temperature

Question 4

temperature of the skin, the subcutaneous tissue and fat. it by contrast rises and falls in response to the environment

Answer 4

surface temperature

Question 5

when the amount of heat produced by the body equals the amount of heat lost, the client is in…

Answer 5

heat balance

Question 6

factors that affect the body heat production

Answer 6

1. basal metabolic rate
2. muscle activity
3. thyroxine output
4. epinephrine and norepinephrine and nervous system stimulation
5. fever

Question 7

is the rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain essential activities such as breathing, it decrease with age

Answer 7

basal metabolic rate

Question 8

includes shivering that increases the metabolic rate

Answer 8

muscle activity

Question 9

increases the rage of cellular metabolism throughout the body

Answer 9

thyroxine output

Question 10

immediately increase the rate of cellular metabolism in many body tissue

Answer 10

epinephrine and norepinephrine and sympathetic nervous system stimulation

Question 11

increases the cellular metabolic rate and thus increases the body’s temperature further

Answer 11

fever

Question 12

heat is lost from the body through?

Answer 12

radiation, convection and conduction

Question 13

the transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without contact between the two objects, mostly in the form of infrared rays

Answer 13

radiation

Question 14

the transfer of heat from one molecule to a molecule of lower temperature

Answer 14

conduction

Question 15

_____ transfer cannot take place without contact between the molecules

Answer 15

conduction

Question 16

is the dispersion of heat by air currents

Answer 16

convection

Question 17

continuous vaporization of moisture from the respiratory tract and from the mucosa of the mouth and from the skin

Answer 17

evaporation

Question 18

this continuos and unnoticed water loss is called ____ and the accompanying heta loss is called _____

Answer 18

insensible water loss and insensible heat loss