Controlling body temperature

• • Body temperature needs to be kept at around 37 degrees
  • In order to do this body temperature must be carefully monitored and controlled
• • To keep the body core constant, a part of the brain called the thermoregulatory system comes in
  • It acts as a thermostat
  • It receives information about body temperature from receptors
• These receptors include:

  • Receptors in the thermoregulatory centre that are sensitive to the temperature of the blood flowing through the brain
  • Receptors in the skin that send information about skin temperature via nervous impulses
• How is body temperature controlled?

  Due to a negative feedback system