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Thermoregulation

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Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when temperature surrounding is very different.

 


thermoregulation The regulation of body temperature.
thigmotropism Plants' response to contact with a solid object; e.g., tendrils' twining around a pole. Plant response to touch.

thermoregulation
The maintenance of internal temperature within a tolerable range.
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Blood circulation transports heat through the body, and adjustments to this flow are an important part of thermoregulation.

thermoregulation Heat regulation.
thermoset polymers Hard plastics composed of cross-linked molecular networks, such as acrylic, phenolic, or epoxy resins, that cannot be remelted or recycled.

A section of the brain that is involved in many regulatory functions like osmoregulation and thermoregulation. The hypothalamus has a degree of control over the pituitary gland, and also controls sleeping patterns, eating and drinking and speech.

See also: Blood, Plant, Organ, Human, Environment

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