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  2. Warm-blooded - Wikipedia

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    Thermographic image: a cold-blooded snake is shown eating a warm-blooded mouse. Warm-blooded is a term referring to animal species whose bodies maintain a temperature higher than that of their environment. In particular, homeothermic species (including birds and mammals) maintain a stable body temperature by regulating metabolic processes.

  3. Diving reflex - Wikipedia

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    In humans, the diving reflex is not induced when limbs are introduced to cold water. Mild bradycardia is caused by subjects holding their breath without submerging the face in water. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] When breathing with the face submerged, the diving response increases proportionally to decreasing water temperature. [ 8 ]

  4. Endotherm - Wikipedia

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    In equatorial climates and during temperate summers, overheating (hyperthermia) is as great a threat as cold. In hot conditions, many warm-blooded animals increase heat loss by panting, which cools the animal by increasing water evaporation in the breath, and/or flushing, increasing the blood flow to the skin so the heat will radiate into the ...

  5. Physiology of underwater diving - Wikipedia

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    They have well-developed hearing which is adapted for both air and water and is so well developed that some can survive even if they are blind. Some species are well adapted for diving to great depths. They have a layer of fat, or blubber, under the skin to keep warm in the cold water. The thickness of the blubber layer can be limited by ...

  6. Homeothermy - Wikipedia

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    The group that includes mammals and birds, both "warm-blooded" homeothermic animals (in red) is polyphyletic.. Homeothermy, homothermy, or homoiothermy [1] (from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios) ' similar ' and θέρμη (thérmē) ' heat ') is thermoregulation that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence.

  7. How to Get Rid of Wrinkles (and What Really Causes Them) - AOL

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    Symptoms of Wrinkles. Wrinkles are a symptom of aging, but some early signs of wrinkles can include fine lines. Later, deep wrinkles may form, particularly around the mouth, nose, eyes, and forehead.

  8. Thermal balance of the underwater diver - Wikipedia

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    The wearer gets wet in a semi-dry suit but the water that enters is soon warmed up and does not readily leave the suit, so the wearer remains relatively warm. The trapped layer of water does not add to the suit's insulating ability, and any water circulation past the seals still causes heat loss, but semi-dry suits are cheap and simple to use ...

  9. Human thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Simplified control circuit of human thermoregulation. [8]The core temperature of a human is regulated and stabilized primarily by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain linking the endocrine system to the nervous system, [9] and more specifically by the anterior hypothalamic nucleus and the adjacent preoptic area regions of the hypothalamus.