1. Exercise intensity: increase
2. Ambient temperature: increase
3. Illness: increase
4. Hypothermia: decrease
5. Clothing insulation: same (if not thermal insulated)
6. Fever: increase
7. Medication: same (unless specified to affect body temperature)
8. Menstrual cycle: same (unless experiencing menstrual cramps)
9. Pregnancy: increase
10. Age: same (although older adults may have a slightly lower body temperature)
Next to each factor listed below, write “increase,” “decrease,” or “same” based on how you expect that factor to affect body temperature.
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