abhas
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 |  Subject: Biology ICSE Reasoning Question Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:24 pm | |
| Q.)Why do old people feel more cold.
Ans.)Body temp. is maintained by thyoid which starts malfunctioning as one become old and therefore the feel colder in the same season.An underactive or hypothyroid causes the body's systems to run too cold and too slow. |
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Candy
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| | Subject: Re: Biology ICSE Reasoning Question Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:52 pm | |
| Thanks for answering  |
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akshay
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| | Subject: Re: Biology ICSE Reasoning Question Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:24 pm | |
| | hey, but doesn't the pituitary perform heat regulatory functions? |
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Anu..i luv icse...:)
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| | Subject: Re: Biology ICSE Reasoning Question Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:28 pm | |
| | no..it doesnt....its thyroid and then also hypothalamus |
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akshay
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| | Subject: Re: Biology ICSE Reasoning Question Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:57 pm | |
| oh sorry i meant the hypothalamus=P
thanks=) |
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eldhojose
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| | Subject: Re: Biology ICSE Reasoning Question Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:35 am | |
| ya of course
it happens due to mal functioning of hypothalamus
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jOhNy
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| | Subject: Re: Biology ICSE Reasoning Question Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:41 am | |
| | nono..abhas is rite...it is due to the ageing of the tyroid...malfunctioning of the hypothalamus has nothin to do with old age.. |
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