Veterinary Pathology: Body Temperature Regulation
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What is the primary source of heat gain in the body?

  • Profuse salivation and urination
  • Environmental temperature
  • Sweating and respiration
  • Muscular and metabolic activity (correct)

    • What is the process of breaking down complex substances into simpler substances called?

  • Anabolism
  • Catabolism (correct)
  • Thermolysis
  • Metabolism

    • What is the primary function of the hypothalamus in thermoregulation?

  • To regulate body temperature (correct)
  • To control muscle activity
  • To control the immune system
  • To regulate digestion

    • What is the result of the balance between heat gain and heat loss?

    <p>Maintained body temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the circulating blood in thermoregulation?

    <p>To distribute heat to different parts of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of an imbalance between thermogenesis and thermolysis?

    <p>Increased body temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of surgical fever?

    <p>Breakdown of tissue and blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a stage of fever?

    <p>Resolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs during the acme stage of fever?

    <p>Temperature remains high</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the time it takes for the temperature to return to normal?

    <p>Decline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the period of time after the temperature returns to normal?

    <p>Convalescence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can fevers be classified?

    <p>According to Course, Duration, and temperature variation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the body's heat is lost through conduction?

    <p>3%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary means of cooling the body during exercise?

    <p>Evaporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the elevation of body temperature due to excessive heat production?

    <p>Hyperthermia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the temporary rise in body temperature due to deficient heat loss?

    <p>Hyperthermia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the body's heat is lost through radiation?

    <p>60%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the complex symptoms produced by substance circulating in the bloodstream due to infection?

    <p>Toxemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of a regular fever?

    <p>It is characterized by the appearance of various stages or periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fever is characterized by short fever periods with regular non-febrile intervals?

    <p>Intermittent fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between a remittent fever and a continuous fever?

    <p>The presence of non-febrile intervals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fever is characterized by a prolonged fever period with equal non-febrile periods?

    <p>Recurrent fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of an irregular fever?

    <p>It does not have distinct stages or periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason for constipation in an animal with long-continued fever?

    <p>Increased fluid absorption from the intestines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a symptom of bronchopneumonia fever?

    <p>Decreased respiration rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of body weight that is water in healthy adult animals?

    <p>60%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the lesions characteristic of bronchopneumonia fever?

    <p>Swelling of all parenchymatous structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimum percentage of fluid loss that can cause clinical signs of dehydration in a calf?

    <p>5%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way to determine if a calf is critically dehydrated?

    <p>By looking at the eyes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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