RT Book, Section
A1 Kilbourne, Edwin M.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141970567
T1 Temperature and Health
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071441988
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141970567
RD 2024/10/10
AB Humans  are  a  homeothermic  (warm-blooded)  species.  Although  the  temperature  of  the  arms,  legs,  and  superficial  areas  (acral  body  parts)  may  vary  greatly,  the  body  maintains  a  relatively  constant  deep  body  (core)  temperature.  Substantial  deviations  from  normal  core  body  temperatures  cause  adverse  effects  ranging  from  minor  annoyance  to  life-threatening  illness.  Although  far  less  affected  by  temperature  changes  than  the  core,  acral  body  parts  can  be  adversely  affected  by  cold  temperatures,  particularly  if  the  exposure  is  prolonged  or  repeated.1