Controlling Body Temperature

Question 1

What is the body temp monitored and controlled by

Answer 1

Thermoregulatory centre in the brain

Question 2

How does the thermoregulatory center in the brain detect changing the body

Answer 2

By receiving nervous impulse from temperature receptor in the skin

Question 3

Vasodilation

Answer 3

Blood vessels dilate

Question 4

The process of lowering body temperature

Answer 4

Firstly when exercising you sweat a lot which is produced from sweat glands as then your sweat evaporates making your skin cooler this is a process called vasodilation

Question 5

Vasoconstriction

Answer 5

Blood vessels constrict

Question 6

Raising body temp

Answer 6

You start shivering first then you have an lncrease in respiration to release energy then their are less blood flow near the surface of the skin