How the body responds to extreme temperatures | The Human Body : The Secrets of Your Life Revealed
Chris van Tulleken uses a miniature thermometer to explore what happens to his body's core temperature in extreme cold and extreme heat.
TweetClip Info
- Clip length: 3'36''
- Broadcast year: 2017
Curriculum Connection
- Biology | Homeostasis and response | Homeostasis | Body temperature and the thermoregulatory centre
Access
Licence: ERA Licence required
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: The Human Body : The Secrets of Your Life Revealed
- Episode: Survive
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