Category Archives: Body Temperature
By Ashley | January 15, 2010

The ability of the body to produce and eliminate heat is measured in terms of body temperature. The body is naturally able to maintain a safe temperature at all times, irrespective of changes in environmental temperatures. When the body is exposed ...

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By Ashley | December 16, 2009

The human body temperature is a facet of our being warm-blooded creatures and is regulated in an area of the brain called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus regularly increases the body temperature in response to the release of pyrogens during a ...

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By Ashley | December 1, 2009

Medical thermometers, devices used to measure body temperature, are of many types. One type of medical thermometer with a very specific use is known as a basal thermometer. This type of thermometer measures what is known as “basal body ...

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