AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does your body prevent your temperature from rising excessively?
A
by drinking water, that lowers body temperature when it is absorbed in the body cells
B
by shivering that acts as air conditioner in the body
C
by having “goosebumps” that make the hair stand up trapping air that cools the body.
D
by sweating, that lowers body temperature when it exavprates, which draws hear energy away from the body
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When heat activates sweat glands, these glands bring that water, along with the body’s salt, to the surface of the skin as sweat. Once on the surface, the water evaporates. Water evaporating from the skin cools the body, keeping its temperature in a healthy range.

Detailed explanation-2: -That’s because cooling your body via sweating relies on a principle of physics called “heat of vaporization.” It takes energy to evaporate sweat off of your skin, and that energy is heat. As your excess body heat is used to convert beads of sweat into vapor, you start to cool down.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its main function is to control body temperature. As the water in the sweat evaporates, the surface of the skin cools.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your hypothalamus is a section of your brain that controls thermoregulation. When the hypothalamus senses your internal temperature becoming too low or high, it sends signals to your muscles, organs, glands, and nervous system. They respond in various ways to help return your temperature to its typical levels.

Detailed explanation-5: -When you’re out in cold weather, your skin triggers shivering so the blood vessels will contract and keep you as warm as possible. But if there’s a heat wave, you’ll sweat to increase the blood flow to the capillaries, which in turn increases sweating. This process cools you off as the water evaporates from your skin.

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