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A 6 page overview of the homeostatic mechanisms through which the body regulates its internal temperature. This paper notes the importance of external factors such as ambient temperature and disease. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
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Defined simply as the "the control of heat production and heat loss, ...keeping the body temperature normal through physical mechanisms set off by the hypothalamus", thermoregulation is a critical
process for animal life forms (Mosby Medical Encyclopedia, 1996). Thermoregulation can be affected by external factors such as "evaporation, conduction, radiation, and convection" (Mosby Medical Encyclopedia, 1996b).
Internally, thermoregulation can be affected by a variety of forms of illnesses such as Type 2 Diabetes and hormonal changes such as those experienced in menopause (Charkoudian, 2003). Fever
or pyrexia is the bodys resetting of its internal temperature to a higher setting, a response that typically occurs in response to a pyrogen (Nicoll, 2002). Consequently, an understanding
of thermoregulation is critical in nursing practice. The purpose of this paper will be to provide that understanding. The diversity of outside
factors that can affect body temperature emphasizes the importance that the ability to physiologically generate heat has in sustaining life. Animals, of course, differ widely in their physiologies according
to numerous factors. Two of the most widely divergent characteristics are how they regulate their own body temperatures. This introduces two more terms that must be defined if
we are to understand thermoregulation in relation to other animals. We typically separate animals into "cold blooded" animals and "warm blooded animals". Reptiles and fish are representatives of
the first category while mammals and birds represent the second category. Humans, of course, belong to this second category. Thermoregulation separates the higher animals from the lower animals.
From a human standpoint in particular our ability to regulate our temperature is one of the most important aspects of our physiology and, indeed, our well being.
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