Lecture 9 Temp Flashcards
The continuous venous plexus in the subcutaneous tissue is supplied by what?
inflow of blood from capillaries from dermis
what kind of tissue especially acts as heat insulators?
Skin and subcutaneous tissue
how great can the rate of inflow be?
30% of CO
how big of an increases in conductance is there between vasoconstricted to vasodilated?
8x
vasoconstriction is controlled by what?
sympathetic system in response to core and environmental temps
what are the 3 mechanisms of heat loss from the skin?
radiation, convection, conduction
what is convection
heat loss from body bc of air currents
what is conduction?
KE of the skin transferred to air IF air is colder than body
what is radiation?
loss in the form of infared heat rays (most common, 60%)
radiated by all objects NOT at ABSOLUTE ZERO
True or False:
Water has a specific heat several thousand times less than air.
False, greater than air, same with heat loss
what rate does insensible perspiration occur at per day and how many Cals per day?
600-700 ml/day
16-19 Cal/day
what part of the brain does the stimulation for sweating occur?
anterior hypothalamus pre-optic area
what type of nerve fibers and what hormones stimulate it?
cholinergic
Epi and NE
what is the precursor secretion similar in composition to?
plasma w/o proteins
What ions are present in precursor secretion and in what concentration?
Na+: 142
Cl-: 104
Duh, sweat is salt
In strong stimulation of sweat glands what is reabsorbed?
little water
ducts reabsorb only half NaCl
True or False
An acclimated person normally produces 1 liter sweat per hour while a person unacclimated to hot weather produces 2-3 liters sweat per hour?
False, reverse
if you are acclimated, you will sweat more because your body knows how to get rid of heat
what is the heat removal factor? what is acclimation due changes in?
10x
internal sweat glands
what are the 2 areas of the brain that affect body temp?
anterior hypothalamic pre-optic
pre-optic
which area of the brain contains both cold and heat-sensitive neurons?
anterior hypothalamic pre-optic
what happens when the pre-optic area is heated?
immediate dilation of blood vessels, profuse sweating, inhibition of excess heat production
how do you reduce body heat?
vasodilation, sweating, inhibition of thermogenesis
how do you increase body heat?
vasoconstriction, piloerection, increase thermogenesis
what is thermogenesis?
shivering, metabolic pathways, thyroxine secretion