Chapter 7 - Homeostasis Of Body Temperature Flashcards

1
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What is thermoregulation?

A

Maintaining the balance between heat production and heat loss

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2
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What is the optimum body temperature?

A

37 degrees Celsius

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3
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What causes heat input?

A
  • heat from body processes (metabolism), especially respiration of muscle and liver cells
  • heat gained from surroundings by conduction and radiation
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4
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What causes heat output?

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  • radiation, convection and conduction to surroundings

- evaporation of water from skin and lungs, warm air breathed out, warm urine and faeces

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5
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What does a high temperature above normal cause?

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Enzymes denature, change shape, disrupts cellular activity

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6
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What is higher, internal or external temperature?

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Internal due to metabolism

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7
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Cold conditions: to decrease heat loss

A
  • vasoconstriction
  • reduction in sweating
  • conscious behaviour such as putting on a jumper
  • reduction of surface area by curling into a ball
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8
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Cold conditions: to increase heat production

A
  • shivering
  • increase in voluntary activity
  • increased metabolic rate
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9
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Hot conditions: to increase heat loss

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  • vasodilation
  • increase in sweating
  • conscious behaviour
  • increase surface area by spreading out
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10
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Hot conditions: to decrease heat production

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  • decrease in voluntary activity

- decreased metabolic rate

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11
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Where are peripheral thermoreceptors found?

A

Skin and mucous membranes

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12
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Where are central thermoreceptors found?

A

Hypothalamus

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13
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What are the two types of peripheral thermoreceptors?

A
  • cold receptors: stimulated by temperatures lower than normal
  • heat receptors: stimulated by temperatures higher than normal
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14
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Where are other central thermoreceptors located?

A

Spinal cord and abdominal organs, connected to hypothalamus

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15
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What is the body’s main temperature regulation centre?

A

Hypothalamus

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16
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What would peripheral receptors alone not be efficient in temperature regulation?

A

Because it is the core body temperature that needs to be controlled

17
Q

What controls vasoconstriction and vasodilation?

A

Autonomic nerves

18
Q

What is sweating?

A

The active secretion of fluid by the sweat glands and the periodic contraction of cells surrounding the ducts to pump sweat to the skin surface

19
Q

What is sweat made of?

A

Water, sodium chloride, urea, lactic acid and potassium ions

20
Q

How does sweat work to increase heat loss?

A

Evaporation of sweat from the body has a cooling effect: heat is removed from the skin when liquid sweat changes into vapour

21
Q

What stimulates secretion of sweat?

A

Sympathetic nerves

22
Q

What is shivering?

A

Rhythmic muscle tremors that occur at a rate of 10-20 per second

23
Q

At what temperature does death occur?

A

Above 45 degrees

24
Q

What causes heat exhaustion?

A

When extreme sweating and vasodilation occurs to lose heat

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What happens when the body is heat exhausted?
- the loss of water in sweating reduces the volume of blood plasma and vasodilation reduces resistance to blood flow - blood pressure is decreased and the output of blood from the heart is reduced
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What is hypothermia?
When a persons core temperature falls below 33 degrees, the metabolic rate is so low that heat production is unable to replace heat lost and body temperatures continue to fall
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What is heat stroke?
When humidity is high and it is difficult for the body to lose heat by radiation or evaporation