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The first homeostatic response is that the blood vessels to the skin narrow, reducing the amount of warm blood flowing through the skin and therefore reducing heat loss. When the body temperature is high, the blood vessels widen near the skin to realease the excess heat in the blood. Another response to high body temperature is sweating... the sweat glands are activated which increases evaporative cooling. Also the chemical reactions of muscle activity( contraction and relaxation) generates heat
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∙ 14y agoSweating causes evaporation of water emitted by sweat glands. The heat of the body turns the water into a vapour which takes a large amount of thermal energy to do this. This heat comes from the body and lowers it's temperature rapdly. When cold the skin contracts raising 'goosebumps' which raise the hairs on the skin to trap warmth among the hairs like a blanket. Shivering generates heat by alternate muscular contraction and relaxation.
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Why is it necessary for the testes to be kept above body temperature?
The testicles are outside of the body for temperature control. The sperm develop best when the temperature is lower than the body temperature. If the testicles were kept at body temperature, the sperm would not develop correctly. The body has an ingenious temperature control mechanism, as well, for the testicles. If it is too hot for them, they descend and hang further away from the body. If it is too cold for them, they come up closer to the body!
The control of the temperature of the body is an example of what?
Homeostasis: refers to the constant internal temperature mantained for all the cells of the body.a homeostatic mechanism and a negative feedback system
Does a spider keep its body temperature constant?
No. A spider has no mechanism to maintain its body temperature.
Disscuss the skin's function for thermodynamics?
skin provides a control mechanism to maintain a homeostasis temperature of the whole body. when body temperature too low the body generates a body shaking mechanical force to provide energy to the body. when body temperature too high, the sweat gland releases energy as heat form to reduce body temperature.
Do all vertebrates control their own body temperature?
yes they can control their body temperature
Control of body temperature is important for maintaining what?
Control of body temperature is important for maintaining homeostasis.
Is an ant coldblooded?
Yes insects don't have a mechanism to control the temperature of their blood
What is thermoregulation?
Thermoregulation is the term we give to "temperature control" or the like. For example, the human body likes to run at an internal temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. And we have mechanisms within us that control our internal temperature. The biochemical structures that accomplish this are collectively termed the thermoregulation mechanism of the body. Other animals have them, too, but some lack them - like reptiles. A link is provided below.
Why doesn't a cell burn up as it releases energy from organic molecules?
A cell does not burn up as it releases energy from organic molecules because the temperature at which metabolism occurs is the normal body temperature. This is an important component of the temperature-control mechanism of organisms.
What is the difference between conformers and regulators?
simply, Regulator uses internal control mechanism to have the best temperature it needs for its body. on the other hand, conformer find a place with a good temperature to live in, because they can't regulate.
Is sweating an homeostasis?
No, sweating is a mechanism by which a body maintains internal temperature homeostasis.
Is the fever a signal the body is fighting something and needs help or is the fever itself is a defence mechanism that will fight the virus?
A fever is a defense mechanism itself that tries to kill the invading bacteria by raising body temperature to an inhospitable temperature.
