VANDER'S HUMAN PHSYIOLOGY
VANDER'S HUMAN PHSYIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781265733759
Author: WIDMAIER
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 19, Problem 1RR
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To describe: The general principles of the control of body temperature.

Introduction: The homeostatic control of body temperature is called thermoregulation. Constant body temperature is maintained through the balance between heat gain and heat loss.

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Human body temperature is controlled due to the external environment and changes in the metabolic rate. In the skin, there are peripheral thermoreceptors that regulate the skin temperature. In the deep body structure, the central thermoreceptors regulate the core temperature of human body.

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To determine: The conditions that make the skin of a lady feel warm and moist.

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A 33-year-old lady discusses with her physician about the repeated increasing irritability, nervousness, and palpitations. She explained that she feels some annoying conditions in a room while everyone is comfortable with the condition. Unusually, her skin is moist and warm. Due to this, she lost some weight.

In the skin, there are peripheral thermoreceptors that regulate the skin temperature. In this case, the peripheral chemoreceptors of the skin have an effect on the hypothalamus that causes the skin to feel warm and moist.

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