The temperature of the body is regulated by neural feedback mechanisms which operate primarily through the hypothalmus.
Temperature control (thermoregulation) is part of a homeostatic mechanism that keeps the organism at optimum operating temperature
Food.Still, when i ask what keeps the body at 98 degreees i am asking for the heat source.
(From the homeostasis link.Heat is mainly produced by the liver and muscle contractions.
Food.
Where else do you think we get our energy from?
Or even, if you'd bothered following any links:
(From the homeostasis link.
Heat is mainly produced by the liver and muscle contractions.
Oh dear.Food is not hot. Oh, hot food will cool off...i dont know what that was supposed to mean...food.
Where else do you think we get our energy from?
Apparently you're (at least partially) wrong.Muscle contraction? I dont know but my muscles are not contracting enough to cause a steady 98 degree temerature. Or am i wrong here?
Oh dear.
Read this again:
Apparently you're (at least partially) wrong.
No. Food IS the energy source.So you are saying that food feeds the energy source that keeps the body so warm?
So if you are hungry the body temperature goes down?
Metabolism. The (bio)chemical reactions that take place in the body.Even if food is the energy source...
What is the source of the heat?
Metabolism. The (bio)chemical reactions that take place in the body.
Does the body stay at normal temperature in 20 degree air?And if you go outside and it is 20 degrees you body says 98 degrees. Are you saying that metabolism keeps the body warm in 20 degree weather?
What's body temp? What else causes it?I read about metabolism, where does it say it produces 100 degree heat?
Does the body stay at normal temperature in 20 degree air?
Nope - it loses heat faster than it's produced.
As far as i know my body stays around 98 degrees in 20 degree weather. Where is the heat source?
Er, do you wear clothes in that temperature?As far as i know my body stays around 98 degrees in 20 degree weather.
Already given.Where is the heat source?
OK. Actually i know about regulation of temperature.
Still, when i ask what keeps the body at 98 degreees i am asking for the heat source.
Still, when i ask what keeps the body at 98 degreees i am asking for the heat source.