Human Body Temperature Control
Questions about human body temperature regulation, homeostasis, thermoregulation mechanisms, and maintaining internal body temperature
Questions
Homeostasis is the process which regulates
- Formation of food
- External environment
- Metabolism regulation
- Internal environment
The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is
- 280
- 290
- 300
- 310
Human temperature is set at
- $47.5^0$C
- $37^0$C
- $37^0$F
- $98.4^0$C
Mechanism for cooling of human body is
- Sweating
- Crying
- Laughing
- None of the above
The average temperature of human body is
- 30.5$^oC$
- 36.9$^oC$
- 98.6$^oF$
- 97.4$^oC$
The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is ............ K
- 280
- 290
- 300
- 310
Which one is correctly matched ?
- Tears - Excretion of salts
- Sweat - Thermoregulation
- Saliva - Testing food
- Satoish - Sexual attraction
Homeothermy in humans is maintained through
- Negative feed-back loop
- Thermoreceptors
- Cold receptors
- Warm receptors
Temperature of human body is maintained by
- Perspiration
- Conduction and convection
- Radiation
- All of the above
Temperature has been increased about 2 degree Celsius over
- Poles
- Temperate region
- Taiga
- All of above
What is the effect of shivering in raising the body temperature during cold weather?
- Shivering dilates blood vessels
- Shivering constricts blood vessels
- Shivering increases the heart rate
- Shivering stimulates rapid muscle action
- Shivering tightens skin to cause goose bumps
Temperature control centre is located in the
- Hypophysis
- Hypothalamus
- Diencephalon
- None of the above
If the external temperature is low
- Warm receptors are activated.
- Warm receptors are inhibited.
- Thermostat becomes operational ordering vasoconstriction of peripheral vessels and stimulation of skeletal muscles.
- Thermostat becomes operational ordering vasoconstriction of peripheral vessels and activation of sweat glands.
Animals with built-in thermostat are
- Biothermic
- Oliogothermic
- Poikilothermic
- Homeothermic