pyrexia 0.0 / 5 ? NursingAnatomy and PhysiologyUniversityNone Created by: Emma LoughranCreated on: 23-03-22 21:49 WHAT IS PYREXIA??? RISE IN THE BODY TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE NORMAL (37.2) 1 of 7 WHAT REGULATES THE BODYS TEMPERATURE (THERMOSTAT)? HYPOTHALAMUS 2 of 7 WHAT IS PYROGENS??? AGENTS THAT PRODUCES FEVER 3 of 7 SIGNS OF HYPOTHAMALIC THERMOSTAT FEVER SHIVERING ATTACKS TACHYCARDIA MUSCULAR CONTRACTION 4 of 7 WHAT IS HOMEOTASIS? NORMAL BODY TEMP (35.6-37.8) 5 of 7 EXOGENEOUS PYROGENS OUTSIDE OF THE BODY 6 of 7 ENDOGENEOUS PYROGENS PRODUCED BY THE INDIVIDUAL 7 of 7
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