Thermoregulation
Across
- 3. This feedback is most common across all biological systems.
- 4. Fur helps prevent ____ loss.
- 7. Temperature transfer via direct contact with an object.
- 13. The optimum internal body temperature in dogs.
- 14. The maintenance of a constant internal environment.
- 16. The maintenance of internal bodily temperature.
- 17. - Occurs when extremities turn blue due to decreased blood flow.
- 18. - Occurs when the blood vessels widen to allow heat to escape.
- 19. Ectotherms rely on heat from the _____ environment.
Down
- 1. Enzymes bind to this like a lock and key.
- 2. This bodily process causes a lot of heat production in the body.
- 3. This bodily system is involved with homeostasis along with the endocrine system.
- 5. Water moving away from the body and into the air.
- 6. - Use homeostasis to maintain their internal body temperature.
- 8. This feedback reinforces change in the body.
- 9. This is where the thermoregulatory system is found.
- 10. - Occurs when hairs stand erect to trap air.
- 11. Animals that use their external environment to maintain body temperature.
- 12. - Bats and hummingbirds undergo this process to conserve energy.
- 15. Animals that live in colder climates have a layer of blubber for ______.