Biology PYQ 186 of 227 · Human Health, Diseases & Immunity

The temperature of the human body

  1. ADecreases in winters.
  2. BIncreases in summers.
  3. CNeither decreases in winters nor increases in summers.
  4. DIncreases in winters.

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Correct answer: (c) Neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers.

Explanation

Humans are warm-blooded (homeothermic), so body temperature stays near 37 degrees C (98.6 degrees F) regardless of season.

Thermoregulation keeps it steady, so it neither decreases in winter nor increases in summer; only minor daily variations occur.

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