Question 1
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Thermoreceptors are:
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activated only by severe cold or severe hot
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located on the superficial layers of the skin
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a subtype of nociceptors
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on dendritic endings of A6 fibres and C fibres
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all of the above
Question 2
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The most significant heat source in the body is:
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cellular respiration
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conductive heat loss
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convective heat loss
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evaporation
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shivering
Question 3
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A major means for conserving heat is:
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vasodilatation of coetaneous blood vessels
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increased metabolic rate
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vasoconstriction of coetaneous blood vessels
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enhanced sweating
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increased convective loss
Question 4
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The thermoregulatory center is located in:
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cortex
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vascular system
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septal region
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amygdale
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hypothalamus
Question 5
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What is the normal body temperature?
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81.1°C
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36.9°C
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98.6°C
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21.7°C
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39.5°C
Question 6
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At which temperature does the excitation of the thermoreceptors begin to cause pain?
Question 7
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Heat stroke is characteristically associated with:
Question 8
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As ambient temperature increases, heat loss increases by:
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radiation
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convection
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conduction
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evaporation
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none of the above
Question 9
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Which of the following is not a function of skin?
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respiration
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excretion
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sensation
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thermoregulation
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protection
Question 10
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Following adaptation to a hot climate there is an increase in:
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basal metabolic rate
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heat loss by radiation and convection
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urinary output
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the ability to lose heat by sweating
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decreasing arteriovenous shunting of blood to venous plexus near the surface of the skin
Question 11
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Heat - loss mechanisms:
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by radiation and convection increase when the ambient temperature decreases
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by evaporation; depend on the activity of sweat glands being under sympathetic muscarinic control
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are controlled by the anterior hypothalamus
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cause an increase in sympathetic tone to skin blood vessels
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decrease arteriovenous shunting of blood to venous plexus near the surface of the skin
Question 12
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The set-point temperature of the hypothalamus, triggering heat - loss or heat - generating mechanisms is:
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34° C
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37° C
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20° C
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36.3° C
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30° C
Question 13
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When the temperature of environment is above 34°C, the only heat-loss mechanism is:
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convection
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radiation
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shivering
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evaporation
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radiation and convection
Question 14
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The set point level for body temperature is situated in:
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anterior hypothalamus
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skin
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spinal cord
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posterior hypothalamus
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brown mast tissue
Question 15
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The most potent mechanism for increasing heat production is:
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activation of the parasympathetic nervous system
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thyroid hormone increasing the metabolic rate
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shivering
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radiation
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decrease in sympathetic tone to skin blood vessels
Question 16
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Which of the following is a human thermoregulatory response controlled by cholinergic sympathetics
Question 17
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Capability to control body temperture is called
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osmoregulation
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thermoregulation
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regulation
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homeostasis
Question 18
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what is the result of a rise in body temperture
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decrease in the production of sweat
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an increase in blood flow to the skin
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narrowing of the blood vessel in the skin
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raising of ahirs on the skin
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increase in the production of sweat
Question 19
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which response to overcooling does not involve muscle contraction
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blood vessel narrowing
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hairs stand up
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shivering
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reduced sweating
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hyperventilation
Question 20
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What happens to the aarterioles near the surface of the skin when the body temperture rises
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they absorb oxygen from surrounding tissues
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they dilute and become wider
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they move nearer to the surface
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they take in water from the surrounding tissues
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they contract