Question

What are the effects of stimulation of the heat loss center?

Answer 1

Heat loss Center:

1. Humans have a feedback system for regulating body temperature that enables heat gain or loss.
2. When the brain's temperature control center gets information from sensors indicating that the body's temperature has increased above the normal range, it stimulates a set of brain cells known as the heat-loss center.
3. Heat-loss center in turn triggers other responses to normalize body temperature.
4. Blood vessels in the skin begin to dilate, allowing more blood from the center of the body to flow to the surface, allowing heat to radiate into the surroundings.
5. When the blood supply to the skin rises, sweat glands get active and increase output. Sweat generates heat with it as it evaporates from the skin's surface into the environment.
6. The volume of breathing expands. Instead of breathing through the nose, a person might breathe through their mouth, which enhances heat escape from the lungs.