Thermoregulation

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A quiz on thermoregulation
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

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What is thermoregulation?
Antworten
  • Control of body temperature
  • Control of water in the body
  • Control of glucose in the body

Frage 2

Frage
Which part of the brain controls temperature?
Antworten
  • Cortex
  • Hypothalamus
  • Cerebellum

Frage 3

Frage
How does the brain sense the skin temperature?
Antworten
  • Receptor cells in the dermis
  • Hair on the skin surface
  • Levels of sweat are picked up

Frage 4

Frage
How does hair on the skin surface keep us cool?
Antworten
  • It acts like a woolly jumper
  • Hair only keeps us warm
  • Lays flat so that a layer of air isn't trapped

Frage 5

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How does sweat keep us cool?
Antworten
  • Sweat is cool so cools us down
  • As sweat evaporates it takes heat with it
  • We don't sweat when we are hot

Frage 6

Frage
What is vasodilation?
Antworten
  • Blood vessels near the surface widen
  • Blood vessels near the surface narrow
  • Blood vessels move

Frage 7

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What is the effect of vasoconstriction?
Antworten
  • More heat is lost
  • Less heat is lost
  • No heat is lost

Frage 8

Frage
What is the process called when the body makes small changes to return the temperature to normal?
Antworten
  • Positive feedback
  • Regulation
  • Negative feedback

Frage 9

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Why do we go pink when we are hot?
Antworten
  • Blood vessels near the skin have widened
  • Blood vessels near the skin have narrowed
  • We are bleeding
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