Control of Body Temperature

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Explains the mechanism of body-temperature regulation by radiation, conduction, and vaporation. Contrasts the constant temperatures of warm-blooded animals with the fluctuating temperatures of cold-blooded ones. Reveals the relationship of body heat to energy furnished by foods, and depicts the blood stream as a heat distributor. Also shows the function of the hypothalamus in regulating body temperature.

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