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Core body temperature
________ is maintained at a constant 37 degrees.
irregular heart
Severe hypothermia can cause unconsciousness weak and ________ beat, confusion.
Evaporation
________- change of state from a liquid to a gas requires energy.
sodium ions
Sweating, exocrine sweat glands secrete sweat which is mainly water but contains ________ and small amount of urea.
Hyperthermia
________ is a core temperature of 35- 32 degrees or lower.
Convection
________- air movement can add or remove heat to the body.
Body temperature
________ changes when wet or in water because water is a very poor conductor of heat.
Adrenaline
________ releases produces a temporary increase in metabolic rate.
Vasodilation of vessels
________ supplying capillaries in the skin increasing the blood supply to the surface of the skin.more heat is lost to the environment.
Radiation
________- the body will ________ heat if the environment is cooler than the body or gain heat from a hot environment.
metabolic rate
An increase in ________ will increase the rate of heat production.
Body temperature
________ in excess of 43 degrees, hyperthermia is rapidly fatal as brain cells die.
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