Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 48.8, Problem 1SB
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The mechanism by which thermoreceptors and negative feedback mechanism regulate temperature in the endotherms.

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Endotherms are warm blooded animals (birds and mammals), which obtain energy from the internal metabolic processes. Endotherms maintain the normal temperature (set range) of the body irrespective of the environment. Birds have their normal temperature of body between 39°C and 42°C and mammals have their normal temperature of body between 36°C and 39°C. They use negative feedback mechanism associated with thermoreceptors to maintain the normal temperature of the body.

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