PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Indeed, all homeotherms maintain high body temperatures in the range of 36 to 42oC (Ivanov 2006) and include the “warm-blooded” animals, such as birds and mammals. Comparison of body temperature response by ectotherm (i.e., poikilotherm ) and endotherm (i.e., homeotherm) to changing ambient temperatures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Humans are homeotherms, i.e. they fix their temperature regardless of their environment. This is vital for normal cellular function and for metabolism to be independent of external temperature. The body has a warm ‘core’ and a cooler peripheral ‘shell’ whose role is to regulate heat transfer in and out of the core.

Detailed explanation-3: -endotherm, so-called warm-blooded animals; that is, those that maintain a constant body temperature independent of the environment. The endotherms primarily include the birds and mammals; however, some fish are also endothermic.