In Humans, an Increase of Body Temperature a Few Degrees

question 25

Multiple Choice

In humans, an increase of body temperature a few degrees above normal for a prolonged period produces a state called ____.

• A) estivation
• B) hyperthermia
• C) thermal acclimatization
• D) hypothermia
• E) hibernation

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

A measure of variation or dispersion of a set of sample values, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the Sample Mean.

Variance

A statistical measure of dispersion, indicating how spread out the values of a dataset are.

Symbol

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process.

Numerator

The top number in a fraction, indicating how many parts of a whole are being considered.