Exercise and Thermoregulation — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Numbness is an effect of _____ stress.

Answer: cold

Flashcard 2: Stimulation of nerve endings on the surface of the body by cold water causes _____ leading to Hydrocution/Immersion syndrome

Answer: vasovagal inhibition

Flashcard 3: hot air leads to _____ in relative humidity

Answer: decrease

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Flashcard 4: Sweating in a desert is a cause of _____-osmotic volume contraction

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 5: The volume of sweat normally is about _____/day,

Answer: 100 ml

Flashcard 6: heat stroke occurs due to _____

Answer: failure of heat regulation

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Flashcard 7: heat syncope occurs due to _____

Answer: vasodilation

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Flashcard 8: heat exhaustion occurs due to _____

Answer: impaired salt and water balance in the body

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Flashcard 9: Pyrogens induce fever via increased production of _____, which acts on the anterior hypothalamus to increase local production of prostaglandins

Answer: IL-1

Flashcard 10: Reason for paradoxical undressing is _____-induced paralysis of the vasomotor nerves, leading to vasodilation.

Answer: cold