THERMOREGULATION & DRESSING FOR THE OUTDOORS

Question 1

T/F Humans have very efficient cooling systems

Answer 1

True

Question 2

T/F Shivering requires the energy of a slow jog

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T/F A majority of the energy derived from the food we eat goes into heat production

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T/F Tabacco is vasodilator

Answer 4

False, vasoconstrictor

Question 5

T/F Alcohol is a vasoconstrictor

Answer 5

False, vasodilator

Question 6

Sweat is a form of ___ heat loss

Answer 6

Evaporation

Question 7

Loss of body heat to circulating wind is called

Answer 7

Convection

Question 8

T/F Cotton is an effective insulator in wet, and cold conditions

Answer 8

False

Question 9

T/F Down is a good choice as an insulator for wet, rainy conditions

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The kind of air space that exists between fibers and is responsible for trapping body heat is called ___ air space

Answer 10

Dead

Question 11

T/F At rest, the majority of heat production occurs in the head region

Answer 11

False