Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan - 2nd Canadian Edition
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Chapter 2: Temperature What is Temperature? Temperature refers to the degree of heat or cold in an object or a human body. In humans, the brain’s hypothalamus acts as the body’s thermostat and is responsible for regulating its temperature (OER #2). See Figure 2.1 of the hypothalamus. The human body is constantly adapting to internal health states and environmental conditions, and the hypothalamus is programmed to tell the body to generate heat if the body temperature is low. For example, the hyp
| Category | health-sciences |
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| Subject | Medicine and Nursing |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 6 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |