Monday, April 27, 2009

Question - Body temperature regulation

Paraolympic athletes who are paraplegic may have difficulty regulating body temperature when they perform. Why?

These are my notes, scattered as usual-
*hypothalamus responsible for regulating temperature
*thermoreceptors in floor of 3rd ventricles
*main control of sympathetic division of autonomic nervous system (ANS)
*injury in region T1 to L2

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