Temperature Regulation & Fever Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• hyperthermia: abnormally high body temperature.
• thermo receptors: sensory receptors that respond to noxious temperature changes (mainly).
• lower: the change in body temperature during sleep compared to the normal 37 degrees.
• sympathetic: arm of the nervous system responsible for coordinating heat generation.
• vasoconstriction: change in blood vessels in an attempt to conserve heat.
• pyrogen: a fever-inducing substance. includes bacterial endotoxins, viruses, or il-1.
• hypothermia: abnormally low body temperature.
• hypothalamus: part of the body responsible for setting body temperature (acts as a thermostat).
• piloerection: the clinical term for goosebumps.
• thyroid: type of hormones released from hypothalamus to increase metabolic rate and therefore heat generation.
• shiver: to shake in response to cold.
• cholinergic: types of sympathetic fibres responsible for innervating sweat glands.
• prostaglandins: lipid-based hormone-lipid involved in vasodilation, inflammation, platelet aggregation, smooth muscle contraction, and other processes.