Human body temperature

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Normal human body temperature (normothermia, euthermia) is the typical temperature range found in humans, generally given as 36.5–37.5 °C (97.7–99.5 °F). Human body temperature varies. It depends on sex, age, time of day, exertion level, health status (such as illness and menstruation), what part of the body the measurement is taken at, state of consciousness (waking, sleeping, sedated), and emotions. Body temperature is kept in the normal range by a homeostatic function known as thermoregulation, in which adjustment of temperature is triggered by the central nervous system.

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