QUESTIONS 313 



The normal body temperature in the axilla is 

 98.6 F. or 37 C. (French). This may be as low 

 as 97.5 to 98 F. in the early morning, and reaching 

 to 99 to 99.3 F. in the evening, and denote no abnor- 

 mal condition of health; by mouth, 98.6 F. or 37 C.; 

 rectum, 100.4 F. or 38' C.; vagina, 100.9 F. or 

 38.3 C. In infancy under six years of age, 99.4 F. 

 or 37.4 C.; in the aged (sixty to eighty years), 98.2 



F. or 36.8 C. 



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QUESTIONS 



1. How does oxidation of the tissues effect heat production? 



2. What mechanical actions of the body aid in heat production? 



3. How is heat dissipation brought about? 



4. What must occur in the tissues to equal heat dissipation in 

 order to maintain an even body temperature? 



5. How are heat values expressed? 



6. How many calories will 1 gram of protein produce? 1 gram 

 of fat? 1 gram of carbohydrates? 



7. What is a calorie. 



8. What is the average number of calories required to maintain 

 an even temperature and promote the normal energy of the body? 



9. What relation should the heat dissipated by the body bear to 

 the heat values of the foods we consume? 



10. Give the normal temperature when taken by mouth, axilla, 

 and rectum. 



