Veterinary Pathology: Body Temperature Regulation

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

Which method of heat transfer involves the warming of air surrounding the skin?

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

What is the term for a temporary rise in body temperature?

What is the term for an elevation of body temperature that is caused by a substance circulating in the bloodstream?

Which type of fever is caused by a localized infection such as an abscess or cellulitis?

What characterizes a regular fever?

Which type of fever is typically seen in Trypanosomiasis and Equine infectious anemia?

What is the key characteristic of an ephemeral fever?

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

What is the primary difference between a regular fever and an irregular fever?

What is the primary source of heat gain in the body?

What is the balance between in the body?

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

What is the function of the hypothalamus in thermoregulation?

What is the role of the circulating blood in thermoregulation?

How is body heat constantly eliminated from the body?

What is a characteristic of an affected animal in a state of fever?

What is the effect of long-continued fever on the intestines?

What is the term for the functional parts of an organ in the body?

What is the result of chronic or long-continued fever?

What is a characteristic of normal, healthy animals in terms of fluid and electrolytes balance?

What is the effect of fever on the respiration rate?

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

How can hydration status be determined?

What is the minimum percentage of fluid loss required for clinical signs of dehydration to appear in a calf?

What can be indicated by a prolonged capillary refill time?

What appears in a dehydrated calf’s eyes?

What is the normal capillary refill time in healthy animals?