VOC STANDFORD 02 HEAT

Question 1

AMBIENT

Answer 1

Of or relating to the immediate surroundings of something: the liquid is stored at below ambient temperature.

—In hot and humid weather when the stifling air cannot be escaped, it is an example of something being ambient.

> > Not only do you have significant heat produced from metabolism, but
now you have the potential of heat gain from the surrounding environment.
That gain will be balanced against the
avenues of heat loss, radiation, conduction, convection and evaporation.
The four methods of heat transfer, take on different levels of importance
based on multiple factors such as
ambient temperature, clothing, humidity and exercise.

Question 2

CIRCADIAN

Answer 2

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adjective Physiology
(of biological processes) recurring naturally on a twenty-four-hour cycle, even in the absence of light fluctuations

: a circadian rhythm.

Question 3

SHUNT

Answer 3

To move

> > These vessels serve as special shunts designed as heat radiators in the body.

Question 4

BULGE

Answer 4

Something sticking out from a surface

— A big bump sticking out of a flat surface is an example of a bulge.
— When you eat a really giant meal and your stomach starts to stick out more than normal, this is an example of a time when your stomach bulges.
— a bulge in a wall
— a bulge in my pocket where I kept my wallet
— The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.

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