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

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

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

What is the primary cause of surgical fever?

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

Which of the following is NOT a stage of fever?

<p>Resolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during the acme stage of fever?

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

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

<p>Convalescence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can fevers be classified?

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Hyperthermia (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>60% (A)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

What is the lesions characteristic of bronchopneumonia fever?

<p>Swelling of all parenchymatous structures (D)</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% (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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