what happens to the homeostasis of body temperature when you have a fever?
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Fevers are the result of the actions of white blood cells and mast cells fighting a viral/bacterial infection.  They secrete substances, such as histamine, that trigger inflammation and fever.\nYour body's homeostasis system helps to keep the degree of fever in check to prevent overheating.  Normal body temperature is resumed when the cells have finished fighting off infection.
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Homeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments, controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms.  The main examples of homeostasis in mammals are as follows:\n\n- The regulation of the amounts of water and minerals in the body. This is known as osmoregulation. This happens in the kidneys.\n- The removal of metabolic waste. This is known as excretion. This is done by the excretory organs such as the kidneys and lungs.\n- The regulation of body temperature. This is mainly done by the skin.\n- The regulation of blood glucose level. This is mainly done by the liver and the insulin secreted by the pancreas in the body.\n\nIt is important to note that while organisms exhibit equilibrium, their physiological state is not necessarily static. Many organisms exhibit endogenous fluctuations in the form of circadian (period 20 to 28 hours), ultradian (period <20 hours) and infradian (period > 28 hours) rhythms. Thus even in homeostasis, body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate and most metabolic indicators are not always at a constant level, but vary predictably over time.
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Symptoms of the flu include fever of 100° to 104°, which can reach 106° when symptoms first develop. Fever is usually continuous, but it may come and go. Fever may be lower in older adults than in children and younger adults. \nShaking chills, body aches and muscle pain (often severe), commonly in the back, arms, or legs, headache, pain when you move your eyes, fatigue, a general feeling of sickness (malaise), and loss of appetite, a dry cough, runny nose, and a dry or sore throat.
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That is fine. as long as is not a major,sudden change. Your bodys temperature changes due to a lot of factors like: activity, stress or even what you eat. Lack of sleep or activity also makes a difference . you are fine.
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Your body runs at a certain temp...when it gets too hot, cells get damaged.......just like a car that get over heated and things break down.
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Homeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments, controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms. The term was coined in 1932 by Walter Cannon from the Greek homoios (same, like, resembling) and stasis (to stand, posture).\n\nThe term is most often used in the sense of biological homeostasis. Multicellular organisms require a homeostatic internal environment, in order to live; many environmentalists believe this principle also applies to the external environment. Many ecological, biological, and social systems are homeostatic. They oppose change to maintain equilibrium. If the system does not succeed in reestablishing its balance, it may ultimately lead the system to stop functioning.\n\nComplex systems, such as a human body, must have homeostasis to maintain stability and to survive. These systems do not only have to endure to survive; they must adapt themselves and evolve to modifications of the environment.\n\nExamples\nThermoregulation \nThe skeletal muscles can shiver to produce heat if the body temperature is too low. \nNon-shivering thermogenesis involves the decomposition of fat to produce heat. \nSweating cools the body with the use of evaporation. \nChemical regulation \nThe pancreas produces insulin and glucagon to control blood-sugar concentration. \nThe lungs take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide. \nThe kidneys remove urea, and adjust the concentrations of water and a wide variety of ions. \nMost of these organs are controlled by hormones secreted from the pituitary gland, which in turn is directed by the hypothalamus.
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what kind of homeostasis?\n\ntemperature, pH, calcium levels...
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go see a doctor - high fevers can be dangerous this is not exactly the place to get sound medical advice - but keep drinking liquids and keep cool - don't cover up more than you have too
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That is actually an interesting question.  Scientists have shown that shivering is actually a very effective means to move the body around, which in turn is a good way to generate some heat quickly.  Going for a run would do the same, but the brain sends a signal to shiver just to get your body heat up.  \n\nYou also may shiver when you are sick.  Fever is one of the body's defense mechanisms.  (It helps kill germs, although it is dangerous when it gets too high.)  So you run a fever, and one way to heat up is to send the word to shiver.\n\nGood luck!!
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Very few enzymes that work at body temp will break down at fever temps.  So that's not why fevers are effective.\n\nLooking around, most sites say that the immune system works a bit better when you have a fever.
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yes, and also the water..possibly lowered your resistance to illness. plus heat fever happens...drink more water.
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Unfotunately, those new digital home thermometers are not very accurate.  But, if you stick with the old fashioned glass and mercury ones you will have better luck.  As far as your question goes, everyone's temperature varies.  From person to person and from hour to hour.  Depending on your health, your mood, your time of the month and the time of the day your temperature can vary.  Normal is 98.6 degrees Farenheit.  But, mine varies from 97.5 to 100.0 when I am totally healthy.  And yes, your temperature can drop when you are sick just like it usually rises when you are sick.  Hope that helps.
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Your body is releasing excess heat as a way to regulate body temperature. Skin in any area can become hot to the touch and red as a means to do this, but it's very common on the face and ears. You don't necessarily have a fever, but your body is constantly trying to maintain its normal body temperature.
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maybe what your teacher is trying to say here is the body temperature. now search for that answer. it's your homework.
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It all depends on what your normal temp is.  The avg 'normal' temp is 98.6.  But for me that is a fever.\nMy normal temp is 96-97.\nBut sometimes when you are sick your temp goes down.\n\nFor an adult a temp difference of a degree or so, ususally isn't cause for worry.
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Exercise involves lots of aerobic respiration, which is WORK, esp as all the muscles are contracting=WORKING.  98.6F is an approximate temp. we do NOT stay there all the time and our temp changes all day depending what we are doing.  In fact in females who are not on the pill or other hormones, the body temp fluctuates all during the month due to the different hormones in the blood (say 96 to 99 deg F) , but 98.6F is "normal" homeostasis body temp for the "sleeping-idle person...we are close to homeostasis at this temp, but during exercise, the body temp will naturally go up, but the body wants to cool you off so you don't FRY-COOK-DENATURE all your metabolic enzymes and go into HYPERTHERMIA.  If you are in good shape you may be able to cool off better than others!\n\nThis cell respiration process during exercise produces lots of ATP and body-muscle heat, which is lost as well. Body needs to cool off from doing all this WORK!  Skin can help us with thermo-regulation in several ways.  When we sweat, the moisure of sweat plus the heat helps reduce body temp by evaporative cooling.  Also,when we get red-overheated,the blood goes to perpheral circulation in skin to bring blood-heat to the surface to be lost by convection with the air currents.  Heat can also leave skin by radiation too.  You can feel heat coming off red sun burned or fevered people.
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All air that comes out of our mouths is hot its just the way you breath that changes the temp. eg: an open mouth will Release hot air due to it traveling slower out your mouth and when you blow hard the air rushes faster out your mouth giving it quicker to cool down. our bodies temp will change to the way we feel, hot when we sick etc