MA 700 Week 3 Study Guide
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What name is given to the heat-regulating center of the body?
Hypothalamus
Most of the heat produced in the body is through what?
Voluntary muscle contractions
What is the normal range for body temperature?
97-99 F
A temperature of 100 F is classified as what?
Low grade fever
A temperature of 103 F is classified as what?
Pyrexia
Which of the following terms refers to a fever?
Febrile
Which of the following does NOT tend to increase body temperature?
Cold weather
You take Mrs. Main's temperature at 7:00am; it reads 97.8 F. At 3:00pm, you take her temperature
again; it reads 99 F, explain why her temperature rose?
During sleep body metabolism slows down
Name the symptoms experienced by a patient when his or her temperature begins to rise?
Coldness and chills
A vague sense of body discomfort, darkness, and fatigue is known as?
Malaise
Before taking body temperature with an electronic thermometer, what must happen?
The probe must be covered with a disposable cover
The axilla is recommended as the preferred site for taking the temperature of what type of patient?
Preschooler
If an ancillary temperature of 100 F was taken orally, it would register as?
101 F
The rectal site should NOT be used to take the temperature of what type of patient?
(Answered) 2025/2026. 100% Verified.
What name is given to the heat-regulating center of the body?
Hypothalamus
Most of the heat produced in the body is through what?
Voluntary muscle contractions
What is the normal range for body temperature?
97-99 F
A temperature of 100 F is classified as what?
Low grade fever
A temperature of 103 F is classified as what?
Pyrexia
Which of the following terms refers to a fever?
Febrile
Which of the following does NOT tend to increase body temperature?
Cold weather
You take Mrs. Main's temperature at 7:00am; it reads 97.8 F. At 3:00pm, you take her temperature
again; it reads 99 F, explain why her temperature rose?
During sleep body metabolism slows down
Name the symptoms experienced by a patient when his or her temperature begins to rise?
Coldness and chills
A vague sense of body discomfort, darkness, and fatigue is known as?
Malaise
Before taking body temperature with an electronic thermometer, what must happen?
The probe must be covered with a disposable cover
The axilla is recommended as the preferred site for taking the temperature of what type of patient?
Preschooler
If an ancillary temperature of 100 F was taken orally, it would register as?
101 F
The rectal site should NOT be used to take the temperature of what type of patient?
