Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance 9th Edition by Scott Powers, Edward Howley

Exercise 3

Explain the comment that the term body temperature is a misnomer.

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The term body temperature is a misnomer since the temperature within different organs or parts of the body varies greatly. There exists variation between core temperature, that is, the temperature of deep central organs, and the shell temperature, that is, the temperature of peripheral organs like skin.