19.CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASURED BY

A.AXILLARY TEMPERATURE
B.RECTAL TEMPERATURE
C.BUCCAL TEMPERATURE
D.LOWER ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE

ANS:RECTAL TEMPERATURE


Core temperature is the exact temperature at which all the functions of the human body can go ahead with optimal efficiency. The temperature of human body is not uniform throughout and it is higher in the internal organs, than on the outside. It is considered to be the temperature of internal organs and it is very slightly higher than the temperature in the external skin layers. Normally the rectal temperature or vaginal temperature is considered as the core temperature. The ideal core temperature is considered to be around 98.6° Degree Fahrenheit or 37° degree Celsius. This temperature is however, the average body temperature and the overall normal temperature varies from a minimum of 97.7° Fahrenheit (36.5° Celsius) to a maximum of almost 99.5° Fahrenheit (37.5° Celsius). Any temperature above or below this range is abnormal. At the ideal temperature, all human body systems function with maximum efficiency.