Skin Color
A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin caused by decreased oxygenation is called this.
What is cyanosis?
The process of producing heat in the body is called this.
What is thermogenesis?
The movement of heat from one object or surface to another through direct contact is called this.
What is conduction?
These glands produce sweat and help regulate body temperature.
What are sweat (sudoriferous) glands?
When a person becomes overheated, sweat production increases to help accomplish this.
What is cooling the body through evaporation?
A yellow discoloration of the skin and sclera is called this.
What is jaundice?
This type of muscle contraction produces heat when a person shivers.
What is skeletal muscle contraction?
The transfer of heat through the movement of air or water is called this.
What is convection?
This type of sweat gland is found throughout most of the body and plays the major role in temperature regulation.
What are eccrine glands?
A patient with extensive burns may have impaired ability to regulate body temperature because these structures can be damaged.
What are sweat glands?
An unusually pale appearance of the skin is called this.
What is pallor?
The body uses this involuntary response to generate heat when exposed to cold temperatures.
What is shivering?
The transfer of heat from the body to a cooler surrounding surface without direct contact is called this.
What is radiation?
Eccrine glands are especially numerous in these areas.
What are the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and forehead?
The primary function of eccrine sweat glands is to help regulate this.
What is body temperature?
A red or flushed appearance of the skin is called this.
What is erythema?
This organ plays a major role in regulating body temperature and triggering responses such as shivering.
What is the hypothalamus?
The loss of heat when liquid on the skin changes into a gas is called this.
What is evaporation?
This type of sweat gland is primarily found in the axilla and groin and becomes active around puberty.
What are apocrine glands?
Apocrine glands are commonly located near these structures.
Answer: What are hair follicles?
This term describes a reddish-purple or dark discoloration caused by blood leaking into the tissues.
What is ecchymosis?
Newborns rely heavily on this specialized type of fat to produce heat without shivering.
What is brown adipose tissue (brown fat)?
A patient lies on a cold examination table and loses body heat through direct contact with the table. What type of heat transfer is occurring?
What is conduction?
Unlike eccrine sweat, secretions from these glands contain proteins and lipids and can contribute to body odor when broken down by bacteria.
What are apocrine glands?
A patient is exercising in a hot environment and sweating heavily. Which heat-loss mechanism allows sweat to cool the body as it changes from liquid to vapor?
What is evaporation?