Exam 16: Energy Balance and Temperature Regulation

Skin vasoconstriction increases the skin's insulative capacity.

A fever augments the inflammatory response and therefore inhibits the multiplication of ____________________ microorganisms.

How many kilocalories is 5300 calories

How can a person lose heat to an environment warmer than the body

Fat people tend to eat more on a daily basis than thin people.

The transfer of heat between objects by conduction involves direct contact.

Which receptors relay thermal information to the temperature control centres

Oral temperature is the same as core temperature.

An elevation in body temperature due to reasons other than an infection is known as ____________________.

The feeding and satiety centres are located in the hypothalamus.

Which of these statements does NOT describe obesity

Oral temperature is lower than the core temperature.

By which of these means is heat NOT lost from the body when the surrounding temperature is low

Which of these statements describes internal work

____________________ is the rhythmic, oscillating contraction of skeletal muscles.

The normal core temperature is 37°C.

The only means of heat loss when the environmental temperature exceeds core temperature is ____________________.

Which of these statements describes radiation

Sweating is the only mechanism for heat loss when body temperature is the same as environmental temperature.

There is an obligatory increase in metabolic rate resulting from food intake.