Osmosis video - Body temperature regulation (thermoregulation)

Thermoregulation is the process by which an organism maintains its internal body temperature within a certain range, despite changes in external conditions. For the human body, it ranges between 36.5 �C to 37.5 �C. The main purpose of thermoregulation is to keep the enzyme systems of the body working properly. The part of the brain responsible for thermoregulation is called the hypothalamus. It receives information about the temperature status from some specialized nerve cells called thermoreceptors.