What term denotes the amount of heat in the body balanced between production and loss?

• A. Body alignment
• B. Biohazard
• C. Body temperature
• D. Blindness

Answer: (C)

Thermoregulation is about keeping the body's heat in balance, with heat produced by metabolism and activity and lost through the skin, breath, and urine. The term for the amount of heat in the body that reflects this balance is body temperature. If production exceeds loss, the body heat increases, leading to a higher body temperature (fever or heat illness); if loss exceeds production, the temperature drops (hypothermia). Normal ranges vary, but a typical reference is around 97.8–99.1°F (36.5–37.3°C). As a CNA, you monitor temperature to spot abnormal readings and respond appropriately. The other terms don’t fit this idea: body alignment is about posture, biohazard is safety information about infectious materials, and blindness is a vision impairment.