Human Body Temperature Control

Questions about human body temperature regulation, homeostasis, thermoregulation mechanisms, and maintaining internal body temperature

14 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Homeostasis is the process which regulates

  1. Formation of food
  2. External environment
  3. Metabolism regulation
  4. Internal environment
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is

  1. 280
  2. 290
  3. 300
  4. 310
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Human temperature is set at

  1. $47.5^0$C
  2. $37^0$C
  3. $37^0$F
  4. $98.4^0$C
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mechanism for cooling of human body is

  1. Sweating
  2. Crying
  3. Laughing
  4. None of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The average temperature of human body is

  1. 30.5$^oC$
  2. 36.9$^oC$
  3. 98.6$^oF$
  4. 97.4$^oC$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is ............ K

  1. 280
  2. 290
  3. 300
  4. 310
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one is correctly matched ?

  1. Tears - Excretion of salts
  2. Sweat - Thermoregulation
  3. Saliva - Testing food
  4. Satoish - Sexual attraction
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Homeothermy in humans is maintained through 

  1. Negative feed-back loop
  2. Thermoreceptors
  3. Cold receptors
  4. Warm receptors
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Temperature of human body is maintained by

  1. Perspiration
  2. Conduction and convection
  3. Radiation
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Temperature has been increased about 2 degree Celsius over

  1. Poles
  2. Temperate region
  3. Taiga
  4. All of above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the effect of shivering in raising the body temperature during cold weather?

  1. Shivering dilates blood vessels
  2. Shivering constricts blood vessels
  3. Shivering increases the heart rate
  4. Shivering stimulates rapid muscle action
  5. Shivering tightens skin to cause goose bumps
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Temperature control centre is located in the

  1. Hypophysis
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Diencephalon
  4. None of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the external temperature is low 

  1. Warm receptors are activated.
  2. Warm receptors are inhibited.
  3. Thermostat becomes operational ordering vasoconstriction of peripheral vessels and stimulation of skeletal muscles.
  4. Thermostat becomes operational ordering vasoconstriction of peripheral vessels and activation of sweat glands.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Animals with built-in thermostat are 

  1. Biothermic
  2. Oliogothermic
  3. Poikilothermic
  4. Homeothermic