Effect of Air Temperature on Heat Conductance and Frostbite Risk
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What action can help increase body temperature according to the text?

  • Seeking a cooler environment
  • Drinking hot fluids (correct)
  • Wearing light-colored, loose clothing
  • Reducing physical activity

How do monocytes, macrophages, and Kupffer cells contribute to an increase in body temperature?

  • By reducing activity
  • By seeking a cooler environment
  • By resetting the hypothalamic thermostat
  • By producing cytokines like IL-1 and IL-6 (correct)

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to decrease body temperature in the text?

  • Seeking a cooler environment
  • Increasing physical activity (correct)
  • Wearing light-colored, loose clothing
  • Reducing physical activity

What is the role of the hypothalamic 'thermostat' in body temperature regulation?

<p>Resetting to a new set point above 37°C during fever (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cells produce cytokines that act as endogenous pyrogens in the body?

<p>Monocytes, macrophages, and Kupffer cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of light-colored, loose clothing according to the text?

<p>To restrict heat loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major factor that determines how rapidly heat is conducted from the body core to the skin?

<p>The speed at which heat can be conducted to the skin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which body system contributes to resting metabolism primarily through the thermogenic effect of food?

<p>Digestive system (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method is responsible for around half of the body heat loss under normal conditions?

<p>Radiation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does sympathetic stimulation play in metabolic rate?

<p>Leads to extra metabolism through hormonal effects on cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of heat transfer from the body to the environment, what is the primary method involved in heat loss without contact?

<p>Radiation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following contributes most significantly to resting metabolism during exercise according to the text?

<p>Extra metabolism needed for digestion, absorption, and food storage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of fully vasoconstricted state on the conductance of heat from the core to the skin surface?

<p>4 fold increase in heat conductance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to skin cells if blood flow to the skin is restricted for an extended period?

<p>They begin to die due to lack of oxygen and nutrients (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve fibers innervate sweat glands?

<p>Cholinergic nerve fibers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the mechanisms that cause excess heat production which is inhibited when the body is too hot?

<p>Shivering (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of skin vasoconstriction when the body is too cold?

<p>Vasodilation of skin blood vessels (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of sympathetic stimulation in arrector pili muscles?

<p>Contraction for standing hairs upright (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the fever induced by cytokines?

<p>Local synthesis and release of prostaglandins in the hypothalamus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can happen as body core temperature reaches 41°C?

<p>Confusion and loss of consciousness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does excessive hyperthermia (>41°C) affect the body?

<p>Can cause disseminated intravascular coagulation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) on the hypothalamus?

<p>Inhibits prostaglandin synthesis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a very high body temperature (>41°C) cause?

<p>Disseminated intravascular coagulation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What condition arises from overexposure to a hot and humid environment?

<p>Heat stroke (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What controls the vasoconstriction of the arterioles and arteriovenous anastomoses supplying blood to the venous plexus of the skin?

<p>Sympathetic nervous system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the hypothalamus is responsible for mediating temperature increasing mechanisms?

<p>Posterior region (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What provides the main medium for transporting heat from the core to the skin regions?

<p>Blood (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are blood vessels distributed profusely in relation to heat regulation?

<p>Beneath the skin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which areas are directly supplied with blood to the venous plexus from small arteries through arteriovenous anastomoses?

<p>Hands, feet, and ears (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nervous system is primarily responsible for controlling vasoconstriction in response to changes in body core temperature?

<p>Sympathetic nervous system (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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