How is our body temperature is controlled? Why it increses during high fever?

IIRC it`s the Hypothalamus in the brain that`s responsible for temperature regulation.

Increasing temperature is one of the body's response to some foreign entities like viruses. Generally makes the body less hospitable.

 

 

moved to General Med

How is our body temperature is controlled? Why it increses during high fever?

 

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/heatreg.html

 

http://www.siu.edu/~tw3a/331temp.htm

http://www.ihop-net.org/UniPub/iHOP/pm/9462153.html