Thermoregulation

Scientific papers are extremely important in the field of science because of the way that they allow scientists to communicate their findings with each other. Primary literature is the most important source of information for scientists because it includes the most current reports on the topic of interest. Primary literature includes first-hand reports of discoveries and is written by scientists, with a target reading audience of both other scientists and science students. For this assignment, I…

Bearded dragon Feeding and Accommodation The bearded dragon is an omnivore which means that it can eat other animals so for bearded dragons they can be fed; locusts, meal worms, crickets, and butter worms (Drs Foster and Smith, 2015). Furthermore the bearded dragon will also eat plants such as dandelion greens, clover and mustard greens (Drs Foster and Smith, 2015). The bearded dragon eats vegetables as well for example broccoli, okra, grated carrots (Drs Foster and Smith, 2015) Moreover the…

The environment is a valuable addition as a treatment providing not only a modality for treatment, but adds to patient and staff satisfaction for the psychosocial benefits and meaningful participation opportunities it provides. The outdoor environment can provide opportunities for the therapists to address goals in a different context, address, and new goal areas such as leisure skills, addressing challenges in a controlled environment and providing real life situations in which to address…

Baby A.J. was born 10/22/15 03:19 at 33.0 weeks age via vaginal delivery. A.J. was admitted to NICU 10/22/15 at 4:00 secondary to respiration problems including grunting and bradycardic events. The Baby’s Apgars were 8 and 9. His birth weight was 2.090 Kg. Information regarding the baby’s mother, she had a cerclage placed at 14 weeks which is a cervical stitch. This was placed as a treatment for her cervix which started to shorten and open too early in her pregnancy. She had been in the…

Select only ONE of the following environmental stresses: (a) heat, (b) high levels of solar radiation, (c) cold, or (d) high altitude. Discuss specifically how this environmental stress negatively impacts the survival of humans by disturbing homeostasis. (5 pts) Cold climates create stress on the body that disturbs homeostasis by lowering our normal core body temperate range of 97.6 ˚- 99.6˚ to subnormal levels. When our core body temperate declines to 94 ˚, we begin to develop a condition known…

providing vitamin D. The integumentary system provides temperature homeostasis that helps get rid of excess water through sweating and helps regulate our body temperatures. Some of the functions of the integumentary system are sensation, protection, thermoregulation, and secretion. For the cardiovascular system, it serves as the primary transport system in the human body. It transports…

Burn Care, Pediatric A burn is an injury to the skin or the tissues under your skin. There are three types of burns: First degree. These burns may cause the skin to be red and slightly swollen. Second degree. These burns are very painful and cause the skin to be very red. The skin may also leak fluid, look shiny, and develop blisters. Third degree. These burns cause permanent damage. They either turn the skin white or black and make it look charred, dry, and leathery. Taking…

stores excess energy and heat. Although, on it’s own the layer of blubber is not sufficient enough to ensure the penguins body temperature remains constant and stable. Therefore the penguin needs a varying combination of adaptations to ensure thermoregulation. One of these furthermore adaptations is the penguins size. The Emperor Penguin is the largest and tallest of all living penguin species by considerable margins. It is twice the size of the next largest penguin, the King. Both the female…

muscle function (Vanputte, Regan, & Russo 156). The integumentary system also plays a small part in excretion through the removal of waste products through sweat (Vanputte, Regan, & Russo 156). The integumentary system plays a vital role in thermoregulation, keeping internal body temperature constant despite variable external conditions (Boundless). An increase in body temperature, from exercise, fever, or increased environmental temperature, necessitates that excess heat be lost in order to…

SOME DINOSAURS WERE LIKELY TO BE WARM BLOODED Dinosaurs belong to class Reptilia and so for many years scientists thought that they were cold blooded, with slow metabolisms and dominated the planet for about 135 million years. However, birds evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic, with fast metabolic rates, raising the question of whether or not their extinct dinosaur relatives were also warm-blooded. Whether the extinct dinosaurs were ectothermic or endothermic or…