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Assignment:
1. What is the difference between endothermic and ectothermic organisms?
2. What is the state of being too hot and too cold?
3. What is released as a result of fever and what is the role of the hypothalamus?
4. What happens when the hypothalamus senses internal temperatures growing too hot or too cold?
5. What can happen to the organ and body systems when thermoregulation is impaired?
6. What are the four different methods for maintaining core temperature?
7. Why are elderly people at risk of thermoregulation disorders?
8. Are there clinical tests to diagnose thermoregulation disorders?
9. Why is hydration paramount while exposed to extreme heat or during physical activity?
10. Describe the physiological response when the core body temperature is lower than 95 F and the organ systems most at risk.
11. Draw a map/pyramid of the physiology of thermoregulation (choose either vasodilation (too hot) or vasoconstriction (too cold)) describing each of the six levels of body organization.