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What is it called when there is a dangerous drop in body temperature?
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Hypothermia
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Why would your body temperature drop to dangerous levels during the night?
Because of a reduced metabolism and poor insulation against the cold.
What is a steady drop in temperature called?
a steady drop in temperature is called a gradual front
When an animal hibernates why does its body temperature drop?
no
What best describes hypothermia?
Hypothermia is the condition when your body's core temperature becomes dangerously low, usually below 35 degrees C. apex- A potentially fatal drop in core body temperature.
Why does you body temperature drop during flu?
Body temperature drops when someone has gotten swine flu. The virus causes a spike in fever and a sudden drop -hypothermia - which results in chills. The sudden drop requires outside measures to return the body temperature to rise to normal.
How fast does urine temperature drop out of body?
98.6 degrees.
When does an animal's body temperature drop?
It drops during hibernation
Does it hurt when a boys balls drop?
Yes , the balls drop to reduce the testis temperature. If they remain in body, the sperm may die due to the higher temperature.
Is there anything dangerous on the planet Mercury?
Mercury's surface temperature can reach 801 Fahrenheit during the day! Nightime temperatures can drop to -279 Fahrenheit. That is dangerous!
What is called when liquid forming due to a drop in temperature during the night?
Condensation
Which describe the body's ability to maintain it's normal state?
A mechanism called hemostasis helps the body maintain a steady state (but within a range and not exact). There are lot of examples: exercising causes the muscles to produce heat which causes you to sweat which causes your body temperature to drop back to close to the normal temperature.
An involuntary response to a drop in the temperature outside or inside the body of a warm-blooded animal is?
shivering.
