Thermoregulation

Temperature physiology
Definition of heat and temperature
Mechanisms for heat transfer
Mechanisms by which normal body temperature is maintained and regulated
Mechanisms involved in heat production
Normal temperature, thermoneutral zone and inter-threshold range
Mechanisms of thermoregulation

Extremes of Temperature
Physiological responses to hypothermia
Physiological responses to hyperthermia

Temperature measurement
Principles of temperature measurement

Temperature pharmacology
Impact of anaesthesia on thermoregulation
Pharmacological control of temperature and shivering