3461678
Description
Quiz by juliacorbett, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by juliacorbett
over 8 years ago
|
|
Question 1
Question
What is thermoregulation?
Answer
-
Control of body temperature
-
Control of water in the body
-
Control of glucose in the body
Question 2
Question
Which part of the brain controls temperature?
Answer
-
Cortex
-
Hypothalamus
-
Cerebellum
Question 3
Question
How does the brain sense the skin temperature?
Answer
-
Receptor cells in the dermis
-
Hair on the skin surface
-
Levels of sweat are picked up
Question 4
Question
How does hair on the skin surface keep us cool?
Answer
-
It acts like a woolly jumper
-
Hair only keeps us warm
-
Lays flat so that a layer of air isn't trapped
Question 5
Question
How does sweat keep us cool?
Answer
-
Sweat is cool so cools us down
-
As sweat evaporates it takes heat with it
-
We don't sweat when we are hot
Question 6
Question
What is vasodilation?
Answer
-
Blood vessels near the surface widen
-
Blood vessels near the surface narrow
-
Blood vessels move
Question 7
Question
What is the effect of vasoconstriction?
Answer
-
More heat is lost
-
Less heat is lost
-
No heat is lost
Question 8
Question
What is the process called when the body makes small changes to return the temperature to normal?
Answer
-
Positive feedback
-
Regulation
-
Negative feedback
Question 9
Question
Why do we go pink when we are hot?
Answer
-
Blood vessels near the skin have widened
-
Blood vessels near the skin have narrowed
-
We are bleeding
Want to create your own Quizzes for free with GoConqr? Learn more.