Temperature Regulation

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: 1. List the body temperatures, high and low, at which temperature regulation is lost. 2. Distinguish between Fever and Hyperthermia. 3. Distinguish between Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion. 4. List sources of heat input and mechanisms for heat loss. 5. Describe how heat input and heat output are regulated. 6. Describe the anatomical location and sensitivities of the temperature sensors. 7. Describe how skin and hypothalamic temperatures are combined to make appropriate responses to changes in core and skin temperature. 8. Describe the Set-Point theory of Body Temperature Regulation. 9. Describe how infections produce fevers.