Thermoregulation

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A quiz on thermoregulation
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What is thermoregulation?
Respuesta
  • Control of body temperature
  • Control of water in the body
  • Control of glucose in the body

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Which part of the brain controls temperature?
Respuesta
  • Cortex
  • Hypothalamus
  • Cerebellum

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
How does the brain sense the skin temperature?
Respuesta
  • Receptor cells in the dermis
  • Hair on the skin surface
  • Levels of sweat are picked up

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
How does hair on the skin surface keep us cool?
Respuesta
  • It acts like a woolly jumper
  • Hair only keeps us warm
  • Lays flat so that a layer of air isn't trapped

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
How does sweat keep us cool?
Respuesta
  • Sweat is cool so cools us down
  • As sweat evaporates it takes heat with it
  • We don't sweat when we are hot

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
What is vasodilation?
Respuesta
  • Blood vessels near the surface widen
  • Blood vessels near the surface narrow
  • Blood vessels move

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
What is the effect of vasoconstriction?
Respuesta
  • More heat is lost
  • Less heat is lost
  • No heat is lost

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
What is the process called when the body makes small changes to return the temperature to normal?
Respuesta
  • Positive feedback
  • Regulation
  • Negative feedback

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Why do we go pink when we are hot?
Respuesta
  • Blood vessels near the skin have widened
  • Blood vessels near the skin have narrowed
  • We are bleeding
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