thermal regulation
Body heat management
Thermal regulation is the process of maintaining temperature within a desired range.
In biology, it describes how organisms control body heat—humans sweat to cool down, shiver to warm up.
In engineering and building design, thermal regulation involves heating, cooling, and insulation systems: The building's thermal regulation keeps offices comfortable year-round.
Also called thermoregulation.
- endothermyInternal body heat generation
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- thermostatAutomatic climate control device
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
bundling up · sweating · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · thermogenesis · brown fat · acclimatization · radiator · set point · metabolic rate · air conditioning · temperature sensor · piloerection · heat exchanger · cooling system · refrigeration · hypothalamus · body heat
thermal regulationthermal runaway
Uncontrolled self-reinforcing temperature rise
temperature fluctuation · temperature extremes · passive cooling · heat dissipation
thermal regulationectothermy
Temperature from surroundings
cold-bloodedness · hypothermia · hyperthermia · heat stroke · heat exhaustion