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Questions Related to homeostasis

Homeostasis is the process which regulates

  1. Formation of food

  2. External environment

  3. Metabolism regulation

  4. Internal environment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Homeostasis is the ability of an open system to regulate its internal environment to maintain stable conditions by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms. All living organisms, whether unicellular or multicellular exhibit homeostasis. Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is

  1. 280

  2. 290

  3. 300

  4. 310


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Normal body temperature is 37 degree Celsius. To convert from Celsius to Kelvin add 273. So 37 + 273 = 310 degrees Kelvin.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Human temperature is set at

  1. $47.5^0$C

  2. $37^0$C

  3. $37^0$F

  4. $98.4^0$C


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • In humans, the average internal temperature is 37.0 °C (98.6 °F).
  • Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.
  • Hypothermia occurs as your body temperature falls below 35.0 °C.
  • Hence Human temperature is set at 37.0 °C.
  • So, the correct answer is '37.0 °C'.

Mechanism for cooling of human body is

  1. Sweating

  2. Crying

  3. Laughing

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Sweating from sweat glands, often in response to heat, exercise or stress.
  • Sweating is also called as Perspiration. is the production of fluids secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. 
  • In humans, sweating is primarily a means of thermoregulation, which is achieved by the water-rich secretion of the eccrine glands. 
  •  Evaporation of sweat from the skin surface has a cooling effect due to evaporative cooling. Hence, Mechanism for cooling of the human body is Sweating. 
 So, the correct answer is 'Sweating'.

Which of the following is not a type of tactile sensation

  1. Heat

  2. Touch

  3. Vibration

  4. Pressure


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tactile sensations are produced by the pressure receptors in the skin. The tactual sensation is related to touch.


So, the correct option is 'heat'.

The average temperature of human body is

  1. 30.5$^oC$

  2. 36.9$^oC$

  3. 98.6$^oF$

  4. 97.4$^oC$


Correct Option: C

The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is ............ K

  1. 280

  2. 290

  3. 300

  4. 310


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kelvin is the unit of measurement of temperature on an absolute scale. Kelvin temperature scale has an absolute zero below which temperatures do not exist. Absolute zero, is the temperature corresponds to a temperature of 273.15° on the Celsius scale.The normal temperature of human body is 36.85$^0 $C.   

Temperature in kelvin = temperature in celsius + 273.15
Temperature in kelvin = 36.85 + 273.15 = 310 K.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which one is correctly matched ?

  1. Tears - Excretion of salts

  2. Sweat - Thermoregulation

  3. Saliva - Testing food

  4. Satoish - Sexual attraction


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.
  • When the body becomes hotter than the normal temperature the sweat glands releases sweat which in turns cools the skin as it evaporates. This helps the lower internal temperature of the body.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sweat-Thermoregulation'.

Homeothermy in humans is maintained through 

  1. Negative feed-back loop

  2. Thermoreceptors

  3. Cold receptors

  4. Warm receptors


Correct Option: A

Temperature of human body is maintained by

  1. Perspiration

  2. Conduction and convection

  3. Radiation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Core temperature is regulated by the hypothalamus (in the brain), which is often called the body’s thermostat. 
  • The hypothalamus responds to various temperature receptors located throughout the body and makes physiological adjustments to maintain constant core temperature. 
  • The human body regulates temperature by keeping a tight balance between heat gain(conduction) and heat loss(convention). And in humans, perspiration (sweating) is primarily a means of thermoregulation. Hence, Temperature of the human body is maintained by Perspiration, Conduction and convection and Radiation. So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.