thermoregulation Flashcards
1
Q
what is thermoregulation
A
control of internal body temperature
2
Q
3 ways to heat up and how they help
A
skeletal muscles contract which requires energy from respiration and they heat us up
our hairs stand up which traps a layer of hair
our vessels constrict meaning less heat is loss due to blood being further from the surface
3
Q
3 ways to cool down
A
hairs go down
vessels dilate making it that blood closer to the skin meaning heat is loss
sweating by water evaporating on the skin which takes heat from us
4
Q
where are two main receptors of temperature
A
skin
vessels
