42 Thermoregulation

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Liz Maas
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Liz Maas
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Question 1

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Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
Answer
  • radiation- loss of heat to surrounding air
  • conduction- heat loss to solids or liquids in contact
  • evaporation- heat loss via evaporation of sweat
  • convection- circulation of air
  • none of the above

Question 2

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Evaporation is one way heat transfer. Urea frost comes from apocrine gland secretions.
Answer
  • T/T
  • T/F
  • F/T
  • F/F

Question 3

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Pyrogens raise the basal body temperature. The hypothalamus contributes to regulation through thirst which leads to behavioral modification
Answer
  • T/T
  • T/F
  • F/T
  • F/F

Question 4

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Which of the following is false?
Answer
  • The sympathetic nervous system can act on brown adipose tissue
  • Urea frost is indicative of a kidney insufficiency
  • Diabetes insipidus is a result of lacking ADH action
  • Renin Angiotensive Aldosterone is involved in thermoregulation through increasing fluid retention and raising blood pressure
  • Epinephrine is a counterregulatory hormone which acts to decrease temperature by reducing generation of heat from glycolysis.

Question 5

Question
Shivering is controlled by the hypothalamus. Medullary addrenal cathecholamines contribute to profuse sweating
Answer
  • T/T
  • T/F
  • F/T
  • F/F
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